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    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Volume 27, Issue 3

    v-viii, 417-620
    March 2012
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  • Page: v
  • First Published: 21 February 2012

Forthcoming Articles

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Forthcoming Articles

  • Page: viii
  • First Published: 21 February 2012

Editorials

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Rescue therapy for steroid refractory acute severe ulcerative colitis: More choice, better outcomes?

Richard B Gearry,  James D Falvey, 
  • Pages: 417-418
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Epithelial–mesenchymal transition and the liver: Role in hepatocellular carcinoma and liver fibrosis

Tina Maheswaran,  Simon Matthew Rushbrook, 
  • Pages: 418-420
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Response-guided therapy by hepatitis B surface antigen level for peginterferon therapy: What is next?

Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, 
  • Pages: 420-421
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Should we stop “MaS”ing about with steatotic liver grafts and “MiS” out on potential donor livers?

Narci C Teoh, 
  • Pages: 422-424
  • First Published: 21 February 2012

2011 Okuda Lecture

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Discovery of critical host factor, IL-28B, associated with response to hepatitis C virus treatment

Masashi Mizokami, 
  • Pages: 425-429
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Advances in Clinical Practice

Late evening snack: Exploiting a period of anabolic opportunity in cirrhosis

Cynthia D Tsien,  Arthur J McCullough,  Srinivasan Dasarathy, 
  • Pages: 430-441
  • First Published: 17 October 2011

Mechanisms of Disease

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Role of renin-angiotensin system in gastric oncogenesis

Mitsushige Sugimoto,  Yoshio Yamaoka,  Naohito Shirai,  Takahisa Furuta, 
  • Pages: 442-451
  • First Published: 24 November 2011

Review

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Resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: Is it justifiable to restrict this to the American Association for the Study of the Liver/Barcelona Clinic for Liver Cancer criteria?

Pierce Kah-Hoe Chow, 
  • Pages: 452-457
  • First Published: 06 December 2011
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Gastrointestinal manifestations of leukemia

Ellen C Ebert,  Klaus D Hagspiel, 
  • Pages: 458-463
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews

Endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy in the treatment for choledocholithiasis: A meta-analysis

Yangyang Liu,  Peizhu Su,  Siheng Lin,  Kun Xiao,  Pingyan Chen,  Shengli An,  Fachao Zhi,  Yang Bai, 
  • Pages: 464-471
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to evaluate recurrent gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lian-Ming Wu,  Jia-Ni Hu,  Jia Hua,  Hai-Yan Gu,  Jiong Zhu,  Jian-Rong Xu, 
  • Pages: 472-480
  • First Published: 14 September 2011

Clinical Trials and Therapeutics

Potent hepatitis B surface antigen response to treatment of hepatitis-B-e-antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B with α-interferon plus a nucleos(t)ide analog

Xinyue Chen,  Zhenhuan Cao,  Yali Liu,  Hongwei Zhang,  Yonghong Zhang,  Lina Ma,  Yi Jin,  Haibin Yu,  Bing Ma,  Yanhong Zheng,  Hao Wu, 
  • Pages: 481-486
  • First Published: 18 November 2011

Infliximab or cyclosporine for acute severe ulcerative colitis: A retrospective analysis

Kathryn E Dean,  Joanna Hikaka,  John T Huakau,  Russell S Walmsley, 
  • Pages: 487-492
  • First Published: 18 November 2011

Resistance of Helicobacter pylori strains to antibiotics in Korea with a focus on fluoroquinolone resistance

Jun-Won Chung,  Gin Hyug Lee,  Jin-Yong Jeong,  Sun Mi Lee,  Ji Hoon Jung,  Kee Don Choi,  Ho June Song,  Hwoon-Yong Jung,  Jin-Ho Kim, 
  • Pages: 493-497
  • First Published: 28 July 2011

Sequential therapy achieves a higher eradication rate than standard triple therapy in Taiwan

Feng-Woei Tsay,  Hui-Hwa Tseng,  Ping-I Hsu,  Kai-Ming Wang,  Ching-Chang Lee,  Shiuh-Nan Chang,  Huay-Min Wang,  Hsien-Chung Yu,  Wen-Chi Chen,  Nan-Jing Peng,  Kwok-Hung Lai,  Deng-Chyang Wu, 
  • Pages: 498-503
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Ten-day sequential therapy is more effective than proton pump inhibitor-based therapy in Korea: A prospective, randomized study

Hong Sang Oh,  Dong Ho Lee,  Ji Yeon Seo,  Yu Ri Cho,  Nayoung Kim,  Sook Hyang Jeoung,  Jin Wook Kim,  Jin Hyeok Hwang,  Young Soo Park,  Sang Hyub Lee,  Cheol Min Shin,  Hyun Jin Cho,  Hyun Chae Jung,  In Sung Song, 
  • Pages: 504-509
  • First Published: 14 September 2011

Endoscopy

Impact of endoscopic submucosal dissection for the therapeutic strategy of large colorectal tumors

Kinichi Hotta,  Yutaka Saito,  Mitsuhiro Fujishiro,  Hisatomo Ikehara,  Hiroaki Ikematsu,  Nozomu Kobayashi,  Naoto Sakamoto,  Yoji Takeuchi,  Toshio Uraoka,  Yuichiro Yamaguchi, 
  • Pages: 510-515
  • First Published: 14 September 2011

Results of repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after initial biliary cannulation failure following needle-knife sphincterotomy

Jaihwan Kim,  Ji Kon Ryu,  Dong-Won Ahn,  Joo Kyung Park,  Won Jae Yoon,  Yong-Tae Kim,  Yong Bum Yoon, 
  • Pages: 516-520
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Endoscopic ultrasonography for the diagnosis and selecting treatment of esophageal leiomyoma

Guo-Qiang Xu,  Jing-Jing Qian,  Miao-Hui Chen,  Guo-Ping Ren,  Hong-Tan Chen, 
  • Pages: 521-525
  • First Published: 14 September 2011

Clinical Hepatology

Outcome of hepatitis C virus infection in Chinese paid plasma donors: A 12–19-year cohort study

Hui-Ying Rao,  De-Gui Sun,  Rui-Feng Yang,  Feng Liu,  Jian Wang,  Bo Feng,  Nan Wu,  Ji-Lian Fang,  Guang-Jun Song,  Hui Ma,  Fang Guo,  Jiang-Hua Wang,  Xiao-Bo Li,  Qian Jin,  Hong Qin,  Hui Zhuang,  Lai Wei, 
  • Pages: 526-532
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Is transient elastography valuable for high-risk esophageal varices prediction in patients with hepatitis-B-related cirrhosis?

Yong Peng Chen,  Qi Zhang,  Lin Dai,  Xie Er Liang,  Jie Peng,  Jin Lin Hou, 
  • Pages: 533-539
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Grade of deceased donor liver macrovesicular steatosis impacts graft and recipient outcomes more than the Donor Risk Index

Esther L de Graaf,  James Kench,  Pamela Dilworth,  Nicholas A Shackel,  Simone I Strasser,  David Joseph,  Henry Pleass,  Michael Crawford,  Geoff W McCaughan,  Deborah J Verran, 
  • Pages: 540-546
  • First Published: 20 July 2011

DR-70 immunoassay for the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma

Shan-Zu Lin,  Chun-Chia Chen,  Kuei-Chuan Lee,  Chih-Wei Tseng,  Hsiao-Yi Lin,  Yi-Chou Chen,  Han-Chieh Lin, 
  • Pages: 547-552
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with mortality in early hepatocellular carcinoma patients after radiofrequency ablation

Tsung-Ming Chen,  Chun-Che Lin,  Pi-Teh Huang,  Chen-Fan Wen, 
  • Pages: 553-561
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Experimental Hepatology

Effect of melatonin and misoprostol on bacterial translocation in portal hypertensive rats

Ömer Topuz,  Yavuz Selim İlhan,  Osman Doğru,  Erhan Aygen,  Selim Sözen, 
  • Pages: 562-565
  • First Published: 28 July 2011

Cyclooxygenase-2 and Akt mediate multiple growth-factor-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Olorunseun O Ogunwobi,  Ton Wang,  Lucy Zhang,  Chen Liu, 
  • Pages: 566-578
  • First Published: 18 November 2011

Clinical Gastroenterology

Comparison of patients of chronic laryngitis with and without troublesome reflux symptoms

An Jiang Wang,  Mao Jin Liang,  Ai Yun Jiang,  Jin Kun Lin,  Ying Lian Xiao,  Sui Peng,  Jie Chen,  Wei Ping Wen,  Min Hu Chen, 
  • Pages: 579-585
  • First Published: 28 July 2011

Male sex, hiatus hernia, and Helicobacter pylori infection associated with asymptomatic erosive esophagitis

Pin-Chao Wang,  Ching-Sheng Hsu,  Tai-Chung Tseng,  Tsung-Cheng Hsieh,  Chien-Hwa Chen,  Wei-Chih Su,  Hans Hsienhong Lin,  Chia-Chi Wang, 
  • Pages: 586-591
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

High-resolution impedance manometry findings in patients with nutcracker esophagus

Masato Hoshino,  Abhishek Sundaram,  Arpad Juhasz,  Fumiaki Yano,  Kazuto Tsuboi,  Tommy H Lee,  Sumeet K Mittal, 
  • Pages: 592-597
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Serum screening for detection of high-risk group for early-stage diffuse type gastric cancer in Japanese

Masanori Ito,  Masaharu Yoshihara,  Shunsuke Takata,  Yoshihiro Wada,  Taiji Matsuo,  Tomoyuki Boda,  Shinji Tanaka,  Kazuaki Chayama, 
  • Pages: 598-602
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Experimental Gastroenterology

Protective role of uncoupling protein-2 against dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis

Hongjie Zhang,  Xiao-yi Kuai,  Pengli Yu,  Lin Lin,  Ruihua Shi, 
  • Pages: 603-608
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Effect of oral hepatocyte growth factor gene mediated by attenuated salmonella on 2-, 4-, 6-trinitro-benzene-sulfonic-acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rat

Xiaoqin Ha,  Qiang Yin,  Ling Hui,  Qinghua Jia,  Meiliang Wang,  Junli Zhang,  Yuebin Xu,  Yewei Chang,  Xiaopeng Yang, 
  • Pages: 609-615
  • First Published: 22 August 2011

Education and Imaging

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Gastrointestinal: Foramen of Morgagni hernia in an adult

A El-Sharkawy,  Y Higashi,  DN Lobo, 
  • Page: 616
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Gastrointestinal: Gastrointestinal involvement of mantle cell lymphoma

VX Nguyen,  BD Nguyen,  G De Petris,  CC Nguyen, 
  • Page: 617
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Gastrointestinal: Double pylorus—an uncommon endoscopic finding in the stomach

GW Johansson,  H Thorlacius,  E Toth, 
  • Page: 618
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Pancreatic VIPomas associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type I

D Masulovic,  R Stevic,  S Knezevic,  M Micev,  DJ Saranovic,  A Filipovic,  DJ Knezevic,  A Ivanovic,  A Djuric-Stefanovic, 
  • Page: 619
  • First Published: 21 February 2012
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Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Giant gallbladder associated with Byler's disease

F Panaro,  L Chastaing,  F Navarro, 
  • Page: 620
  • First Published: 21 February 2012