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    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Volume 25, Issue 3

    i-ii, 433-648
    March 2010
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  • First Published: 25 February 2010

Forthcoming Articles

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Forthcoming Articles

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Editorials

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Combining transpapillary pancreatic duct stenting with endoscopic transmural drainage for pancreatic fluid collections: two heads are better than one!

Deepak Kumar Bhasin,  Surinder Singh Rana, 
  • Pages: 433-434
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Rejuvenation of atrophic gastritis in the elderly

Jun-Won Chung,  Ki-Baik Hahm, 
  • Pages: 434-435
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Inflammatory bowel disease in Asia

Rupert W L Leong,  Michael A Kamm,  Pin Jin Hu,  Joseph J Y Sung, 
  • Pages: 436-438
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Special Articles

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The 2008 Okuda lecture: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: From surveillance to molecular targeted therapy

Masatoshi Kudo, 
  • Pages: 439-452
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The Asia-Pacific consensus on ulcerative colitis

Choon Jin Ooi,  Kwong Ming Fock,  Govind K Makharia,  Khean Lee Goh,  Khoon Lin Ling,  Ida Hilmi,  Wee Chian Lim,  Thia Kelvin,  Peter R Gibson,  Richard B Gearry,  Qin Ouyang,  Jose Sollano,  Sathaporn Manatsathit,  Rungsun Rerknimitr,  Shu-chen Wei,  Wai Keung Leung,  H Janaka De Silva,  Rupert WL Leong,  for the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease , 
  • Pages: 453-468
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Endoscopy Miniseries

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Optimal sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy: Review and recommendations

Andrew Thomson,  Gabrielle Andrew,  D Brian Jones, 
  • Pages: 469-478
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Epidemiology Miniseries

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Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer in Asia

Kwong Ming Fock,  Tiing Leong Ang, 
  • Pages: 479-486
  • First Published: 25 February 2010

Clinical Trials and Therapeutics

Treatment of functional constipation with the Yun-chang capsule: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial

Guo Jia,  Mao-Bin Meng,  Zong-Wen Huang,  Xia Qing,  Wang Lei,  Xiao-Nan Yang,  Song-Shan Liu,  Jun-Cheng Diao,  Si-Yuan Hu,  Bing-Hui Lin,  Rui-Ming Zhang, 
  • Pages: 487-493
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Factors affecting the efficacy of cyclosporin A therapy for refractory ulcerative colitis

Shigeki Bamba,  Tomoyuki Tsujikawa,  Osamu Inatomi,  Tamio Nakahara,  Yusuke Koizumi,  Yasuharu Saitoh,  Masaya Sasaki,  Yoshihide Fujiyama,  Akira Andoh, 
  • Pages: 494-498
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Endoscopy

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Comparison of temporary stent insertion with pneumatic dilation of the same diameter in the treatment of achalasia patients: A retrospective study

Yue-Qi Zhu,  Ying-Sheng Cheng,  Guang-Yu Tang,  Ming-Hua Li,  Jun-Gong Zhao,  Feng Li, 
  • Pages: 499-505
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Accuracy of high-frequency catheter-based endoscopic ultrasonography according to the indications for endoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer

Gwang Ha Kim,  Do Youn Park,  Mitsuhiro Kida,  Dae Hwan Kim,  Tae Yong Jeon,  Hyun Jeong Kang,  Dong Uk Kim,  Cheol Woong Choi,  Bong Eun Lee,  Jeong Heo,  Geun Am Song, 
  • Pages: 506-511
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Preoperative staging of gastric cancer by endoscopic ultrasonography and multidetector-row computed tomography

Sung Wook Hwang,  Dong Ho Lee,  Sang Hyub Lee,  Young Soo Park,  Jin Hyeok Hwang,  Jin Wook Kim,  Sook Hyang Jung,  Na Young Kim,  Young Hoon Kim,  Kyoung Ho Lee,  Hyung-Ho Kim,  Do Joong Park,  Hye Seung Lee,  Hyun Chae Jung,  In Sung Song, 
  • Pages: 512-518
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Prevalence and risk of colorectal adenoma in asymptomatic Koreans aged 40–49 years undergoing screening colonoscopy

Su Jin Chung,  Young Sun Kim,  Sun Young Yang,  Ji Hyun Song,  Min Jung Park,  Joo Sung Kim,  Hyun Chae Jung,  In Sung Song, 
  • Pages: 519-525
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Successful stenting in ductal disruption favorably impacts treatment outcomes in patients undergoing transmural drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections

Jessica M Trevino,  Ashutosh Tamhane,  Shyam Varadarajulu, 
  • Pages: 526-531
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Characteristics of delayed hemorrhage after endoscopic sphincterotomy

Kyeong Ok Kim,  Tae Nyeun Kim,  Sung Bum Kim,  Jun Young Lee, 
  • Pages: 532-538
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Clinical Gastroenterology

Change in cross-sectional area of esophageal muscle does not correlate with the outcome of achalasia after pneumatic balloon dilatation

Dong Hyun Sinn,  Yong Sung Choi,  Jeong Hwan Kim,  Eun Ran Kim,  Hee Jung Son,  Jae J Kim,  Jong Chul Rhee,  Poong-Lyul Rhee, 
  • Pages: 539-543
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection improved gastric mucosal atrophy and prevented progression of intestinal metaplasia, especially in the elderly population: A long-term prospective cohort study

Tatsuya Toyokawa,  Kin-ichiro Suwaki,  Yasuhiro Miyake,  Morihito Nakatsu,  Masaharu Ando, 
  • Pages: 544-547
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Treatment of type I gastric neuroendocrine tumors with somatostatin analogs

Mehnaaz Sultan Khuroo,  Mohammad Sultan Khuroo,  Naira Sultan Khuroo, 
  • Pages: 548-554
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Polymorphisms in promoter region of FAS and FASL gene and risk of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma

Rong-Miao Zhou,  Na Wang,  Zhi-Feng Chen,  Ya-Nan Duan,  Dong-Lan Sun,  Yan Li, 
  • Pages: 555-561
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Relationship of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to colorectal adenomatous polyps

Sang Tae Hwang,  Yong Kyun Cho,  Jung Ho Park,  Hong Joo Kim,  Dong Il Park,  Chong Il Sohn,  Woo Kyu Jeon,  Byung Ik Kim,  Kyoung Hee Won,  Wook Jin, 
  • Pages: 562-567
  • First Published: 25 February 2010

Experimental Gastroenterology

Bmi-1 is critical for the proliferation and invasiveness of gastric carcinoma cells

Wei Li,  Yan Li,  Yehui Tan,  Kewei Ma,  Jiuwei Cui, 
  • Pages: 568-575
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Investigation of doublecortin and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-like-1-expressing cells in the mouse stomach

Yan Zhang,  Xinlan Huang, 
  • Pages: 576-582
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Clinical Hepatology

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Influential factors of prognosis in lamivudine treatment for patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure

Li-Jie Sun,  Jian-Wu Yu,  Yong-Hua Zhao,  Peng Kang,  Shu-Chen Li, 
  • Pages: 583-590
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Four hundred and twenty-three consecutive adults piggy-back liver transplantations with the three suprahepatic veins: Was the portal systemic shunt required?

Maxime Audet,  Tullio Piardi,  Fabrizio Panaro,  Murat Cag,  Hussein Habibeh,  Federico Gheza,  Nazario Portolani,  Jacques Cinqualbre,  Daniel Jaeck,  Philippe Wolf, 
  • Pages: 591-596
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Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as first-line treatment for small hepatocellular carcinoma: Results and prognostic factors on long-term follow up

Koji Waki,  Hiroshi Aikata,  Yoshio Katamura,  Tomokazu Kawaoka,  Shintaro Takaki,  Akira Hiramatsu,  Shoichi Takahashi,  Naoyuki Toyota,  Katsuhide Ito,  Kazuaki Chayama, 
  • Pages: 597-604
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Favorable α-fetoprotein decrease as a prognostic surrogate in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation

Ming-Chao Tsai,  Jing-Houng Wang,  Chao-Hung Hung,  Kwong-Ming Kee,  Yi-Hao Yen,  Chuan-Mo Lee,  Tsung-Hui Hu,  Chien-Hung Chen,  Sheng-Nan Lu, 
  • Pages: 605-612
  • First Published: 25 February 2010

Experimental Hepatology

Endoplasmic reticulum stress involved in the course of lipogenesis in fatty acids-induced hepatic steatosis

Jiang Liu,  Xi Jin,  Chao-Hui Yu,  Shao-Hua Chen,  Wei-Ping Li,  You-Ming Li, 
  • Pages: 613-618
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Electron microscopic findings in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Is there a difference between hepatosteatosis and steatohepatitis?

Emel Ahishali,  Kadir Demir,  Bulent Ahishali,  Filiz Akyuz,  Binnur Pinarbasi,  Sule Poturoglu,  Duygu Ibrisim,  Mine Gulluoglu,  Sadakat Ozdil,  Fatih Besisik,  Sabahattin Kaymakoglu,  Gungor Boztas,  Yilmaz Cakaloglu,  Zeynel Mungan,  Yurdagul Canberk,  Atilla Okten, 
  • Pages: 619-626
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Hepatitis C virus induces oxidative stress, DNA damage and modulates the DNA repair enzyme NEIL1

Sampa Pal,  Stephen J Polyak,  Nazneen Bano,  Wan Chong Qiu,  Robert L Carithers,  Margaret Shuhart,  David R Gretch,  Aditi Das, 
  • Pages: 627-634
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CCl4-induced hepatic injury in mice fed a Western diet is associated with blunted healing

Monique Allman,  Latausha Gaskin,  Chantal A Rivera, 
  • Pages: 635-643
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Education and Imaging

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Gastrointestinal: Hepatic portal venous gas after cardiogenic shock and intraaortic ballon pulsation therapy

Ferruh Artunc,  Stephan Heller,  Martin Heuschmid,  Reimer Riessen,  Michael Haap, 
  • Page: 644
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Gastrointestinal: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome initially presenting like reflux esophagitis

Min-Cheng Su,  Chih-Hsin Lee,  Chia-Chi Wang, 
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Glycogenic hepatopathy: A reversible condition

Payal Saxena,  Ian Turner,  Robert McIndoe, 
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Carcinoid tumor with cystic liver metastases

SR Wijesuriya,  R Siriwardana,  K Deen, 
  • Page: 647
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Hemobilia caused by bleeding from hepatic artery aneurysms

C-H Wu,  L-J Wang,  Y-C Wong,  S-C Hung,  Y-C Liu,  Y-P Hsu, 
  • Page: 648
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