World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Non-pulmonary allergic diseases and inflammatory bowel disease: A qualitative review

David S Kotlyar, Mili Shum, Jennifer Hsieh, Wojciech Blonski, David A Greenwald

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11023-11032. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11023

Chronic hepatitis C and liver fibrosis

Giada Sebastiani, Konstantinos Gkouvatsos, Kostas Pantopoulos

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11033-11053. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11033

Hepatitis C virus and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Pathogenesis, behavior and treatment

Carlo Visco, Silvia Finotto

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11054-11061. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11054

Beyond the Pediatric end-stage liver disease system: Solutions for infants with biliary atresia requiring liver transplant

Mary Elizabeth M Tessier, Sanjiv Harpavat, Ross W Shepherd, Girish S Hiremath, Mary L Brandt, Amy Fisher, John A Goss

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11062-11068. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11062

Natural history, treatment and prevention of hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation: Past, present and future

Jérôme Dumortier, Olivier Boillot, Jean-Yves Scoazec

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11069-11079. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11069

Postoperative biliary adverse events following orthotopic liver transplantation: Assessment with magnetic resonance cholangiography

Piero Boraschi, Francescamaria Donati

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11080-11094. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11080

Post-liver transplant hepatitis C virus recurrence: An unresolved thorny problem

Alberto Grassi, Giorgio Ballardini

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11095-11115. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11095

Genetic variants of innate immune receptors and infections after liver transplantation

Gemma Sanclemente, Asuncion Moreno, Miquel Navasa, Francisco Lozano, Carlos Cervera

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11116-11130. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11116

Hepatic hemodynamic changes during liver transplantation: A review

An-Chieh Feng, Hsiu-Lung Fan, Teng-Wei Chen, Chung-Bao Hsieh

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11131-11141. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11131

Therapeutic options for the management of pancreatic cancer

Maria L Rossi, Azeem A Rehman, Christopher S Gondi

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11142-11159. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11142

Complex role for the immune system in initiation and progression of pancreatic cancer

Kristin S Inman, Amanda A Francis, Nicole R Murray

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11160-11181. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11160

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Risk factors, screening, and early detection

Andrew E Becker, Yasmin G Hernandez, Harold Frucht, Aimee L Lucas

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11182-11198. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11182

MicroRNAs as emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets for pancreatic cancer

Marion Gayral, Sébastien Jo, Naima Hanoun, Alix Vignolle-Vidoni, Hubert Lulka, Yannick Delpu, Aline Meulle, Marlène Dufresne, Marine Humeau, Maël Chalret du Rieu, Barbara Bournet, Janick Sèlves, Rosine Guimbaud, Nicolas Carrère, Louis Buscail, Jérôme Torrisani, Pierre Cordelier

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11199-11209. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11199

Selection criteria in resectable pancreatic cancer: A biological and morphological approach

Domenico Tamburrino, Stefano Partelli, Stefano Crippa, Alberto Manzoni, Angela Maurizi, Massimo Falconi

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11210-11215. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11210

Pancreatic cancer and its stroma: A conspiracy theory

Zhihong Xu, Srinivasa P Pothula, Jeremy S Wilson, Minoti V Apte

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11216-11229. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11216

Strategies for early detection of resectable pancreatic cancer

Keiichi Okano, Yasuyuki Suzuki

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11230-11240. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11230

Advances in pancreatic cancer research: Moving towards early detection

Xiang-Yi He, Yao-Zong Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11241-11248. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11241

Multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer in 2014: Where are we going?

Andrea Vignali, Paola De Nardi

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11249-11261. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11249

Multimodality magnetic resonance imaging in hepatic encephalopathy: An update

Xiao-Dong Zhang, Long-Jiang Zhang, Sheng-Yong Wu, Guang-Ming Lu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11262-11272. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11262

Enteric glial cells and their role in the intestinal epithelial barrier

Yan-Bo Yu, Yan-Qing Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11273-11280. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11273

Hepatitis C in the pediatric population: Transmission, natural history, treatment and liver transplantation

Saira Khaderi, Ross Shepherd, John A Goss, Daniel H Leung

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11281-11286. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11281

Effect of GP73 silencing on proliferation and apoptosis in hepatocellular cancer

Yu-Long Zhang, You-Cheng Zhang, Wei Han, Yu-Min Li, Geng-Nian Wang, Shao Yuan, Feng-Xian Wei, Jia-Feng Wang, Jian-Jun Jiang, Ya-Wu Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11287-11296. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11287

Role of moxibustion in inflammatory responses during treatment of rat ulcerative colitis

Yang Han, Tie-Ming Ma, Mao-Lin Lu, Lu Ren, Xian-De Ma, Zeng-Hua Bai

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11297-11304. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11297

Role of the ¹³C-methacetin breath test in the assessment of acute liver injury in a rat model

Dong Zhu, Hui Zhang, Jing-Yi Mao, Hong-Yan Wang, Xin Li, You-Qing Xu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11305-11312. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11305

Lower serum folate is associated with development and invasiveness of gastric cancer

Teng-Yu Lee, En-Pei Chiang, Yin-Ting Shih, Hsien-Yuan Lane, Jaw-Town Lin, Chun-Ying Wu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11313-11320. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11313

Electrocardiograms changes in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders on low dose amitriptyline

Ashish Chogle, Miguel Saps

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11321-11325. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11321

Hospitalization for variceal hemorrhage in an era with more prevalent cirrhosis

Nicholas Lim, Michael J Desarno, Steven D Lidofsky, Eric Ganguly

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11326-11332. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11326

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver as a rare indication for liver transplantation

Piotr Remiszewski, Ewa Szczerba, Piotr Kalinowski, Beata Gierej, Krzysztof Dudek, Mariusz Grodzicki, Marcin Kotulski, Rafał Paluszkiewicz, Waldemar Patkowski, Krzysztof Zieniewicz, Marek Krawczyk

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11333-11339. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11333

Decreased expression of miR-133a correlates with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients

Li-Li Wang, Lu-Tao Du, Juan Li, Yi-Min Liu, Ai-Lin Qu, Yong-Mei Yang, Xin Zhang, Gui-Xi Zheng, Chuan-Xin Wang

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11340-11346. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11340

MicroRNA-218 is upregulated in gastric cancer after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and increases chemosensitivity to cisplatin

Xiang-Liang Zhang, Hui-Juan Shi, Ji-Ping Wang, Hong-Sheng Tang, Yin-Bing Wu, Zhi-Yuan Fang, Shu-Zhong Cui, Lian-Tang Wang

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11347-11355. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11347

Effect of low-dose tacrolimus with mycophenolate mofetil on renal function following liver transplantation

Jing-Cheng Hao, Wen-Tao Wang, Lu-Nan Yan, Bo Li, Tian-Fu Wen, Jia-Yin Yang, Ming-Qing Xu, Ji-Chun Zhao, Yong-Gang Wei

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11356-11362. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11356

''Minimizing tacrolimus'' strategy and long-term survival after liver transplantation

Jun-Jun Jia, Bin-Yi Lin, Jiang-Juan He, Lei Geng, Dhruba Kadel, Li Wang, Dong-Dong Yu, Tian Shen, Zhe Yang, Yu-Fu Ye, Lin Zhou, Shu-Sen Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11363-11369. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11363

Gastrointestinal symptoms: A comparison between patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis

Rui Dong, Zhi-Yong Guo, Jia-Rong Ding, Yang-Yang Zhou, Hao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11370-11375. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11370

Laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy in 108 consecutive patients with upper gastric cancer

Ping Li, Chang-Ming Huang, Chao-Hui Zheng, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jian-Xian Lin, Jun Lu, Yi Wang, Qi-Yue Chen

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11376-11383. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11376

Adjuvant heparanase inhibitor PI-88 therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence

Chun-Jen Liu, Juliana Chang, Po-Huang Lee, Deng-Yn Lin, Cheng-Chung Wu, Long-Bin Jeng, Yih-Jyh Lin, King-Tong Mok, Wei-Chen Lee, Hong-Zen Yeh, Ming-Chih Ho, Sheng-Shun Yang, Mei-Due Yang, Ming-Chin Yu, Rey-Heng Hu, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Kuan-Lang Lai, Stanley Shi-Chung Chang, Pei-Jer Chen

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11384-11393. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11384

Utility of the Asia-Pacific colorectal screening scoring system and the presence of metabolic syndrome components in screening for sporadic colorectal cancer

Jiang-Yuan Wang, Zhen-Tao Li, Yuan-Min Zhu, Wen-Chao Wang, Yan Ma, Yu-Lan Liu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11394-11399. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11394

Clinical efficacy of tolvaptan for treatment of refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis patients

Xin Zhang, Shu-Zhen Wang, Jun-Fu Zheng, Wen-Min Zhao, Peng Li, Chun-Lei Fan, Bing Li, Pei-Ling Dong, Lei Li, Hui-Guo Ding

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11400-11405. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11400

Glutamine prevents oxidative stress in a model of mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion

Gilmara Pandolfo Zabot, Gustavo Franco Carvalhal, Norma Possa Marroni, Renata Minuzzo Hartmann, Vinícius Duval da Silva, Henrique Sarubbi Fillmann

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11406-11414. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11406

Furazolidone-based triple and quadruple eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection

Yong Xie, Yin Zhu, Hong Zhou, Zhi-Fa Lu, Zhen Yang, Xu Shu, Xiao-Bai Guo, Hui-Zhen Fan, Jian-Hua Tang, Xue-Ping Zeng, Jian-Bo Wen, Xiao-Qing Li, Xing-Xing He, Jiu-Hong Ma, Dong-Sheng Liu, Cai-Bin Huang, Ning-Jian Xu, Nong-Rong Wang, Nong-Hua Lu

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11415-11421. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11415

Efficacy of tandospirone in patients with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea and anxiety

Ling Lan, Yu-Long Chen, Hao Zhang, Bai-Ling Jia, Yan-Jun Chu, Jin Wang, Shi-Xiao Tang, Guo-Dong Xia

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11422-11428. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11422

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and gastric cancer susceptibility

Lei-Zhou Xia, Yi Liu, Xiao-Zhou Xu, Peng-Cheng Jiang, Gui Ma, Xue-Feng Bu, Yong-Jun Zhang, Feng Yu, Ke-Sen Xu, Hua Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11429-11438. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11429

First report of colonoscopic closure of a gastrocolocutaneous PEG migration with over-the-scope-clip-system

Reto Bertolini, Christa Meyenberger, Michael Christian Sulz

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11439-11442. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11439

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A real diagnostic challenge

Carlos Alberto García López, Fernando Laredo-Sánchez, José Malagón-Rangel, Miguel G Flores-Padilla, Haiko Nellen-Hummel

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11443-11450. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11443

Three-dimensional imaging identified the accessory bile duct in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma

Ryoichi Miyamoto, Yukio Oshiro, Shinji Hashimoto, Keisuke Kohno, Kiyoshi Fukunaga, Tatsuya Oda, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11451-11455. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11451

Rare case of omentum-wrapped abscess caused by a fish bone penetrating the terminal ileum

Chuan-Xing Wu, Bao-Qiang Wu, Yun-Fei Duan, Dong-Lin Sun, Yong Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11456-11459. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11456

Role of over the scope clips in the management of iatrogenic gastrointestinal perforations

Kinesh Changela, Muhhamad A Virk, Niravkumar Patel, Sushil Duddempudi, Mahesh Krishnaiah, Sury Anand

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11460-11462. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11460

Nonselective β-blockers may induce development of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis

Xing-Shun Qi, Ming Bai, Dai-Ming Fan

World J Gastroenterol 20(32):11463-11466. Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11463