World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Withdrawal of anti-tumour necrosis factor α therapy in inflammatory bowel disease

Konstantinos Papamichael, Severine Vermeire

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4773-4778. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4773

Challenges in animal modelling of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for inflammatory bowel disease

Raghavan Chinnadurai, Spencer Ng, Vijayakumar Velu, Jacques Galipeau

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4779-4787. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4779

Metastatic pancreatic cancer: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Vanja Vaccaro, Isabella Sperduti, Sabrina Vari, Emilio Bria, Davide Melisi, Carlo Garufi, Carmen Nuzzo, Aldo Scarpa, Giampaolo Tortora, Francesco Cognetti, Michele Reni, Michele Milella

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4788-4801. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4788

Vanek’s tumor of the small bowel in adults

Bassam Abboud

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4802-4808. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4802

New endoscopic ultrasound techniques for digestive tract diseases: A comprehensive review

Fan-Sheng Meng, Zhao-Hong Zhang, Feng Ji

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4809-4816. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4809

Murine study of portal hypertension associated endothelin-1 hypo-response

Nicholas Theodorakis, Mary Maluccio, Nicholas Skill

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4817-4828. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4817

Toxoplasma gondii causes death and plastic alteration in the jejunal myenteric plexus

Eduardo José de Almeida Araújo, Larissa Marchi Zaniolo, Suellen Laís Vicentino, Marcelo Biondaro Góis, Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni, Aristeu Vieira da Silva, Débora de Mello Gonçales Sant’Ana

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4829-4839. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4829

Hydrogen sulfide-induced enhancement of gastric fundus smooth muscle tone is mediated by voltage-dependent potassium and calcium channels in mice

Xiang-Min Meng, Xu Huang, Chun-Mei Zhang, Dong-Hai Liu, Hong-Li Lu, Young-chul Kim, Wen-Xie Xu

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4840-4851. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4840

Alterations in serotonin, transient receptor potential channels and protease-activated receptors in rats with irritable bowel syndrome attenuated by Shugan decoction

Hai-Lian Shi, Chu-Hsuan Liu, Li-Li Ding, Yu Zheng, Xiao-Yan Fei, Lu Lu, Xue-Ming Zhou, Jian-Ye Yuan, Jian-Qun Xie

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4852-4863. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4852

Inflammatory microenvironment and expression of chemokines in hepatocellular carcinoma

Ke-Qi Han, Xue-Qun He, Meng-Yu Ma, Xiao-Dong Guo, Xue-Min Zhang, Jie Chen, Hui Han, Wei-Wei Zhang, Quan-Gang Zhu, Hua Nian, Li-Jun Ma

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4864-4874. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4864

Comparison of two different laparotomy methods for modeling rabbit VX2 hepatocarcinoma

Zhu Chen, Zhen Kang, En-Hua Xiao, Min Tong, Yu-Dong Xiao, Hua-Bing Li

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4875-4882. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4875

Intestinal dendritic cells change in number in fulminant hepatic failure

Xu Cao, Mei Liu, Peng Wang, Dong-Yan Liu

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4883-4893. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4883

Estimating steatosis and fibrosis: Comparison of acoustic structure quantification with established techniques

Thomas Karlas, Joachim Berger, Nikita Garnov, Franziska Lindner, Harald Busse, Nicolas Linder, Alexander Schaudinn, Bettina Relke, Rima Chakaroun, Michael Tröltzsch, Johannes Wiegand, Volker Keim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4894-4902. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4894

Clinical impact of endoscopy position detecting unit (UPD-3) for a non-sedated colonoscopy

Masakatsu Fukuzawa, Junichi Uematsu, Shin Kono, Sho Suzuki, Takemasa Sato, Naoko Yagi, Yuichiro Tsuji, Kenji Yagi, Chika Kusano, Takuji Gotoda, Takashi Kawai, Fuminori Moriyasu

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4903-4910. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4903

Palliative chemotherapy for gastroesophageal cancer in old and very old patients: A retrospective cohort study at the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg

Anne Katrin Berger, Stefanie Zschaebitz, Christine Komander, Dirk Jäger, Georg Martin Haag

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4911-4918. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4911

Proton-pump inhibitors for prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients undergoing dialysis

Young Rim Song, Hyung Jik Kim, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Sung Gyun Kim, Sung Eun Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4919-4924. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4919

Hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis: A long-term follow-up study

Tilmann Graeter, Franziska Ehing, Suemeyra Oeztuerk, Richard Andrew Mason, Mark Martin Haenle, Wolfgang Kratzer, Thomas Seufferlein, Beate Gruener

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4925-4932. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4925

Prognostic roles of preoperative α-fetoprotein and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Makoto Meguro, Toru Mizuguchi, Toshihiko Nishidate, Kenji Okita, Masayuki Ishii, Shigenori Ota, Tomomi Ueki, Emi Akizuki, Koichi Hirata

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4933-4945. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4933

Biliary drainage strategy of unresectable malignant hilar strictures by computed tomography volumetry

Ei Takahashi, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Tadashi Sato, Shinichi Takano, Makoto Kadokura, Hiroko Shindo, Yudai Yokota, Nobuyuki Enomoto

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4946-4953. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4946

Characteristics of gastric cancer in peptic ulcer patients with Helicobacter pylori infection

Jae Jin Hwang, Dong Ho Lee, Ae-Ra Lee, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4954-4960. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4954

Prognostic value of neutrophil distribution in cholangiocarcinoma

Zhi-Yuan Mao, Guang-Qing Zhu, Mei Xiong, Li Ren, Li Bai

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4961-4968. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4961

Laparoscopic resection of lower rectal cancer with telescopic anastomosis without abdominal incisions

Shi-Yong Li, Gang Chen, Jun-Feng Du, Guang Chen, Xiao-Jun Wei, Wei Cui, Fu-Yi Zuo, Bo Yu, Xing Dong, Xi-Qing Ji, Qiang Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4969-4974. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4969

Metadoxine improves the three- and six-month survival rates in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis

Fátima Higuera-de la Tijera, Alfredo I Servín-Caamaño, Aurora E Serralde-Zúñiga, Javier Cruz-Herrera, Eduardo Pérez-Torres, Juan M Abdo-Francis, Francisco Salas-Gordillo, José L Pérez-Hernández

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4975-4985. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4975

Moxibustion combined with acupuncture increases tight junction protein expression in Crohn’s disease patients

Hai-Xia Shang, An-Qi Wang, Chun-Hui Bao, Huan-Gan Wu, Wei-Feng Chen, Lu-Yi Wu, Rong Ji, Ji-Meng Zhao, Yin Shi

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4986-4996. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4986

Role of colonoscopy in the diagnostic work-up of bowel endometriosis

Marco Milone, Antonio Mollo, Mario Musella, Paola Maietta, Loredana Maria Sosa Fernandez, Olena Shatalova, Alessandro Conforti, Gianni Barone, Giuseppe De Placido, Francesco Milone

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):4997-5001. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4997

In vivo gastric mucosal histopathology using endocytoscopy

Hiroki Sato, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Chiaki Sato, Chainarong Phlanusittepha, Bu’Hussain Hayee, Esperanza Grace R Santi, Yasutoshi Kobayashi, Shin-ei Kudo

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5002-5008. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5002

Pathophysiology of functional heartburn based on Rome III criteria in Japanese patients

Yasuhiro Tamura, Yasushi Funaki, Shinya Izawa, Akihito Iida, Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, Kazunori Adachi, Naotaka Ogasawara, Makoto Sasaki, Hiroshi Kaneko, Kunio Kasugai

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5009-5016. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5009

Usefulness of two-point Dixon fat-water separation technique in gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver magnetic resonance imaging

Ying Ding, Sheng-Xiang Rao, Cai-Zhong Chen, Ren-Chen Li, Meng-Su Zeng

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5017-5022. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5017

Irsogladine maleate and rabeprazole in non-erosive reflux disease: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Takayoshi Suzuki, Masashi Matsushima, Aya Masui, Shingo Tsuda, Jin Imai, Jun Nakamura, Yoko Tsukune, Tetsufumi Uchida, Hiroki Yuhara, Muneki Igarashi, Jun Koike, Tetsuya Mine

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5023-5031. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5023

Efficacy of moxifloxacin-based sequential therapy for first-line eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastrointestinal disease

Jae Jin Hwang, Dong Ho Lee, Ae-Ra Lee, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5032-5038. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5032

Hepatitis B virus preS1 deletion is related to viral replication increase and disease progression

Seoung-Ae Lee, Ki-Jeong Kim, Hong Kim, Won-Hyuk Choi, Yu-Sub Won, Bum-Joon Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5039-5048. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5039

Anterior rectopexy for full-thickness rectal prolapse: Technical and functional results

Jean-Luc Faucheron, Bertrand Trilling, Edouard Girard, Pierre-Yves Sage, Sandrine Barbois, Fabian Reche

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5049-5055. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5049

Non-physician endoscopists: A systematic review

Maximilian Stephens, Luke F Hourigan, Mark Appleyard, George Ostapowicz, Mark Schoeman, Paul V Desmond, Jane M Andrews, Michael Bourke, David Hewitt, David A Margolin, Gerald J Holtmann

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5056-5071. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5056

Value of bevacizumab in treatment of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis

Chun-Ying Qu, Ying Zheng, Min Zhou, Yi Zhang, Feng Shen, Jia Cao, Lei-Ming Xu

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5072-5080. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5072

Relationship between apurinic endonuclease 1 Asp148Glu polymorphism and gastrointestinal cancer risk: An updated meta-analysis

Zhi-Jun Dai, Yong-Ping Shao, Hua-Feng Kang, Wei Tang, Dan Xu, Yang Zhao, Di Liu, Meng Wang, Peng-Tao Yang, Xi-Jing Wang

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5081-5089. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5081

Case of arterial hemorrhage after endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation for choledocholithiases using a covered self-expandable metallic stent

Shuya Shimizu, Itaru Naitoh, Takahiro Nakazawa, Kazuki Hayashi, Katsuyuki Miyabe, Hiromu Kondo, Yuji Nishi, Shuichiro Umemura, Yasuki Hori, Akihisa Kato, Hirotaka Ohara, Takashi Joh

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5090-5095. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5090

Endoscopic removal of a tablespoon lodged within the duodenum

Takashi Watanabe, Kunihiko Aoyagi, Yoshitaka Tomioka, Hideki Ishibashi, Shotaro Sakisaka

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5096-5098. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5096

Oxyntic gland adenoma endoscopically mimicking a gastric neuroendocrine tumor: A case report

Tae-In Lee, Jae-Young Jang, Seungmin Kim, Jung-Wook Kim, Young-Woon Chang, Youn-Wha Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5099-5104. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5099

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus disguising as hepatic encephalopathy

Yong Min Jo, Sung Wook Lee, Sang Young Han, Yang Hyun Baek, Ji Hye Ahn, Won Jong Choi, Ji Young Lee, Sang Ho Kim, Byeol A Yoon

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5105-5109. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5105

Management of post-gastrectomy anastomosis site obstruction with a self-expandable metallic stent

Ra Ri Cha, Sang Soo Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Hong Jun Kim, Tae-Hyo Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok Jae Lee, Kyung Soo Bae, Sang-Ho Jeong, Chang Yoon Ha

World J Gastroenterol 21(16):5110-5114. Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5110