World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Alcohol and hepatocellular carcinoma: A review and a point of view

Gianni Testino, Silvia Leone, Paolo Borro

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):15943-15954. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.15943

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Histopathology of hepatocellular carcinoma

Manuel Schlageter, Luigi Maria Terracciano, Salvatore D’Angelo, Paolo Sorrentino

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):15955-15964. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.15955

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New treatments for chronic hepatitis C: An overview for paediatricians

Daniele Serranti, Giuseppe Indolfi, Massimo Resti

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):15965-15974. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.15965

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Impact of lipids and lipoproteins on hepatitis C virus infection and virus neutralization

Koen Vercauteren, Ahmed Atef Mesalam, Geert Leroux-Roels, Philip Meuleman

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):15975-15991. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.15975

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Hepatitis C virus molecular evolution: Transmission, disease progression and antiviral therapy

Maria Victoria Preciado, Pamela Valva, Alejandro Escobar-Gutierrez, Paula Rahal, Karina Ruiz-Tovar, Lilian Yamasaki, Carlos Vazquez-Chacon, Armando Martinez-Guarneros, Juan Carlos Carpio-Pedroza, Salvador Fonseca-Coronado, Mayra Cruz-Rivera

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):15992-16013. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.15992

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Risk of infections associated with biological treatment in inflammatory bowel disease

Nynne Nyboe Andersen, Tine Jess

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16014-16019. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16014

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Colorectal stenting: An advanced approach to malignant colorectal obstruction

Sung Pil Hong, Tae Il Kim

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16020-16028. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16020

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CYP2C19 polymorphism influences Helicobacter pylori eradication

Chao-Hung Kuo, Chien-Yu Lu, Hsiang-Yao Shih, Chung-Jung Liu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Huang-Ming Hu, Wen-Hung Hsu, Fang-Jung Yu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Fu-Chen Kuo

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16029-16036. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16029

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Potent antiviral therapy improves survival in acute on chronic liver failure due to hepatitis B virus reactivation

Cyriac Abby Philips, Shiv Kumar Sarin

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16037-16052. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16037

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Management of chronic hepatitis B in severe liver disease

James Fung, Ching-Lung Lai, Man-Fung Yuen

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16053-16061. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16053

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Archaea and the human gut: New beginning of an old story

Nadia Gaci, Guillaume Borrel, William Tottey, Paul William O’Toole, Jean-François Brugère

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16062-16078. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16062

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Gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome

Davide Festi, Ramona Schiumerini, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Giovanni Marasco, Martina Taddia, Antonio Colecchia

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16079-16094. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16079

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Probiotics in dietary guidelines and clinical recommendations outside the European Union

Stephan Ebner, Linda N Smug, Wolfgang Kneifel, Seppo J Salminen, Mary Ellen Sanders

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16095-16100. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16095

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Enteral nutrition and immune modulation of acute pancreatitis

Refaat A Hegazi, Tiffany DeWitt

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16101-16105. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16101

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Surgical management of necrotizing pancreatitis: An overview

George Kokosis, Alexander Perez, Theodore N Pappas

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16106-16112. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16106

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New tools for optimizing fluid resuscitation in acute pancreatitis

Perrine Bortolotti, Fabienne Saulnier, Delphine Colling, Alban Redheuil, Sebastien Preau

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16113-16122. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16113

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Enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis: A review of the current evidence

Attila Oláh, Laszlo Romics Jr

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16123-16131. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16123

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Management of chronic pancreatitis complicated with a bleeding pseudoaneurysm

Kun-Chun Chiang, Tsung-Hsing Chen, Jun-Te Hsu

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16132-16137. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16132

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Study on acute recent stage pancreatitis

Ye-Chen Feng, Min Wang, Feng Zhu, Ren-Yi Qin

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16138-16145. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16138

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Calcium signaling of pancreatic acinar cells in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis

Jun Li, Rui Zhou, Jian Zhang, Zong-Fang Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16146-16152. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16146

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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal neoplasms: A review

Taku Sakamoto, Genki Mori, Masayoshi Yamada, Yuzuru Kinjo, Eriko So, Seiichiro Abe, Yosuke Otake, Takeshi Nakajima, Takahisa Matsuda, Yutaka Saito

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16153-16158. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16153

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Mitochondrial DNA alterations in the progression of gastric carcinomas: Unexplored issues and future research needs

Luciana Rigoli, Rosario Alberto Caruso

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16159-16166. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16159

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Effect of liver regeneration on malignant hepatic tumors

Ji-Hua Shi, Pål-Dag Line

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16167-16177. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16167

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Management of malignant colon polyps: Current status and controversies

Cary B Aarons, Skandan Shanmugan, Joshua IS Bleier

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16178-16183. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16178

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Ribavirin induced hemolysis: A novel mechanism of action against chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Kaartik Soota, Benedict Maliakkal

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16184-16190. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16184

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Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided endoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis: New technical developments

Barbara Braden, Christoph F Dietrich

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16191-16196. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16191

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Hepatitis C infection and lymphoproliferative disease: Accidental comorbidities?

Tawfik Khoury, Shmuel Chen, Tomer Adar, E Ollech Jacob, Meir Mizrahi

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16197-16202. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16197

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Polyethylene glycol rinse solution: An effective way to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury

Mohamed Amine Zaouali, Mohamed Bejaoui, Maria Calvo, Emma Folch-Puy, Eirini Pantazi, Gianfranco Pasut, Antoni Rimola, Hassen Ben Abdennebi, René Adam, Joan Roselló-Catafau

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16203-16214. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16203

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Ehealth: Low FODMAP diet vs Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in irritable bowel syndrome

Natalia Pedersen, Nynne Nyboe Andersen, Zsuzsanna Végh, Lisbeth Jensen, Dorit Vedel Ankersen, Maria Felding, Mette Hestetun Simonsen, Johan Burisch, Pia Munkholm

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16215-16226. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16215

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MK-0626, a selective DPP-4 inhibitor, attenuates hepatic steatosis in ob/ob mice

Tatsuya Ohyama, Ken Sato, Yuichi Yamazaki, Hiroaki Hashizume, Norio Horiguchi, Satoru Kakizaki, Masatomo Mori, Motoyasu Kusano, Masanobu Yamada

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16227-16235. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16227

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Budd-Chiari syndrome: A single-center experience

Tanya M Pavri, Alan Herbst, Rajender Reddy, Kimberly A Forde

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16236-16244. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16236

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Different antibiotic susceptibility between antrum and corpus of the stomach, a possible reason for treatment failure of Helicobacter pylori infection

Michael Selgrad, Ina Tammer, Cosima Langner, Jan Bornschein, Julia Meißle, Arne Kandulski, Mariya Varbanova, Thomas Wex, Dirk Schlüter, Peter Malfertheiner

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16245-16251. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16245

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Characteristics and long-term prognosis of patients with rectal neuroendocrine tumors

Yihebali Chi, Feng Du, Hong Zhao, Jin-Wan Wang, Jian-Qiang Cai

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16252-16257. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16252

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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase CB association with preoperative radiotherapy response in rectal adenocarcinoma

Wei-Dong Yu, Yi-Fan Peng, Hong-Da Pan, Lin Wang, Kun Li, Jin Gu

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16258-16267. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16258

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Insulin-like growth factor receptor-1 overexpression is associated with poor response of rectal cancers to radiotherapy

Xiao-Yu Wu, Zhen-Feng Wu, Qin-Hong Cao, Che Chen, Zhi-Wei Chen, Zhe Xu, Wei-Su Li, Fu-Kun Liu, Xue-Quan Yao, Gang Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16268-16274. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16268

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Feasibility and safety of sorafenib treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with spontaneous rupture

Shun-Zhen Zheng, De-Jie Liu, Ping Sun, Guang-Sheng Yu, Yan-Tian Xu, Wei Gong, Jun Liu

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16275-16281. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16275

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Preventing and localizing esophagogastric anastomosis leakage by sleeve-wrapping of the pedicled omentum

Quan-Xing Liu, Xu-Feng Deng, Bing Hou, Jia-Xin Min, Ji-Gang Dai

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16282-16286. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16282

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Multipurpose use of the over-the-scope-clip system (“Bear claw”) in the gastrointestinal tract: Swiss experience in a tertiary center

Michael Christian Sulz, Reto Bertolini, Remus Frei, Gian-Marco Semadeni, Jan Borovicka, Christa Meyenberger

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16287-16292. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16287

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Functional gastrointestinal disorders in eating disorder patients: Altered distribution and predictors using ROME III compared to ROME II criteria

Xiaojie Wang, Georgina M Luscombe, Catherine Boyd, John Kellow, Suzanne Abraham

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16293-16299. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16293

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Screening polypectomy rates below quality benchmarks: A prospective study

Maida J Sewitch, Mengzhu Jiang, Mélanie Fon Sing, Alan Barkun, Lawrence Joseph

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16300-16305. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16300

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Magnifying narrow-band imaging with acetic acid to diagnose early colorectal cancer

Norihiro Goto, Toshihiro Kusaka, Yumi Tomita, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yoshio Itokawa, Yorimitsu Koshikawa, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Nakai, Shigehiko Fujii, Hiroyuki Kokuryu

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16306-16310. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16306

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Surveillance using trimodal imaging endoscopy after endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial gastric neoplasia

Hiroyuki Imaeda, Naoki Hosoe, Kazuhiro Kashiwagi, Yosuke Ida, Rieko Nakamura, Hidekazu Suzuki, Yoshimasa Saito, Naohisa Yahagi, Yasushi Iwao, Yuko Kitagawa, Toshifumi Hibi, Haruhiko Ogata, Takanori Kanai

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16311-16317. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16311

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Two-week treatment with proton pump inhibitor is sufficient for healing post endoscopic submucosal dissection ulcers

Makoto Arai, Tomoaki Matsumura, Kenichiro Okimoto, Arata Oyamada, Keiko Saito, Shoko Minemura, Daisuke Maruoka, Takeshi Tanaka, Tomoo Nakagawa, Tatsuro Katsuno, Osamu Yokosuka

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16318-16322. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16318

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Lubiprostone vs Senna in postoperative orthopedic surgery patients with opioid-induced constipation: A double-blind, active-comparator trial

Christina M Marciniak, Santiago Toledo, Jungwha Lee, Michael Jesselson, Jillian Bateman, Benjamin Grover, Joy Tierny

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16323-16333. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16323

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Diagnostic value of interleukin-8 in colorectal cancer: A case-control study and meta-analysis

Wen-Jun Jin, Jin-Ming Xu, Wen-Li Xu, Dong-Hua Gu, Pei-Wei Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16334-16342. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16334

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Isolated repeated anastomotic recurrence after sigmoidectomy

Giovanni Conzo, Claudio Mauriello, Claudio Gambardella, Fabio Cavallo, Ernesto Tartaglia, Salvatore Napolitano, Luigi Santini

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16343-16348. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16343

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Intestinal infarction by internal hernia in Petersen’s space after laparoscopic gastric bypass

Massimiliano Fabozzi, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Paolo Millo, Rosaldo Allieta

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16349-16354. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16349

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Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst with high intra-cystic carbohydrate antigen 19-9 level

Ziv Ben Ari, Oranit Cohen-Ezra, Jonathan Weidenfeld, Tania Bradichevsky, Ella Weitzman, Uri Rimon, Yael Inbar, Michal Amitai, Barak Bar-Zachai, Roni Eshkenazy, Arie Ariche, Daniel Azoulay

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16355-16358. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16355

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Giant primary angiosarcoma of the small intestine showing severe sepsis

Mizuna Takahashi, Masanori Ohara, Noriko Kimura, Hiromitsu Domen, Takumi Yamabuki, Kazuteru Komuro, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Satoshi Hirano, Nozomu Iwashiro

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16359-16363. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16359

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Acute idiopathic pancreatitis in pregnancy: A case study

Ji Yeon Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Hyung Wook Choi, Dong Jin Song, Cheol Yoon Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Il Soon Whang

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16364-16367. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16364

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Fecal microbiota transplantation and prednisone for severe eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Yi-Xuan Dai, Chuan-Bing Shi, Bo-Ta Cui, Min Wang, Guo-Zhong Ji, Fa-Ming Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16368-16371. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16368

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Hepatic actinomycosis: Report of one case and analysis of 32 previously reported cases

Xing-Xiang Yang, Jian-Mei Lin, Kai-Ju Xu, Shu-Qiang Wang, Ting-Ting Luo, Xiao-Xia Geng, Ren-Gang Huang, Nan Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16372-16376. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16372

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Extensive calcifications in portal venous system in a patient with hepatocarcinoma

Cheng-En Wang, Cheng-Jian Sun, Shuai Huang, Yan-Hua Wang, Ling-Ling Xie

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16377-16380. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16377

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A huge adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas with sarcomatoid change: An unusual case report

Bao-Chun Lu, Chen Wang, Jian-Hua Yu, Zhi-Hong Shen, Jian-Hui Yang

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16381-16386. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16381

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Red cell distribution width and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Yasemin Gulcan Kurt, Tuncer Cayci, Fevzi Nuri Aydin, Mehmet Agilli

World J Gastroenterol 20(43):16387-16388. Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16387

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