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    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Volume 28, Issue 2

    vii-x, 207-381
    February 2013
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  • Page: vii
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Forthcoming Articles

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Forthcoming Articles

  • Page: x
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Editorials

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Correcting thrombocytopenia in patients with liver diseases: A difficult hurdle

Chun-Tao Wai, 
  • Pages: 207-208
  • First Published: 22 January 2013
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Functional gastrointestinal diseases in children: Facing the rising tide

Shaman Rajindrajith,  Niranga M Devanarayana, 
  • Pages: 208-210
  • First Published: 22 January 2013
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Development of biliary malignancy after cyst excision for congenital choledochal cysts: What should we do?

Seung Eun Lee,  Jin-Young Jang, 
  • Pages: 210-212
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Advances in Clinical Practice

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Hepatopulmonary syndrome: Update on recent advances in pathophysiology, investigation, and treatment

Josephine A Grace,  Peter W Angus, 
  • Pages: 213-219
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Mechanisms of Disease

Genetics of inflammatory bowel diseases: A comparison between Western and Eastern perspectives

Jae Hee Cheon, 
  • Pages: 220-226
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Meta-analysys and Systematic Reviews

A pooled analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver diseases

Lian-Ming Wu,  Jian-Rong Xu,  Qing Lu,  Jia Hua,  Jie Chen,  Jiani Hu, 
  • Pages: 227-234
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Meta-Analysys and Systematic Reviews

Acid-suppressive therapy is associated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: A meta-analysis

Abhishek Deshpande,  Vinay Pasupuleti,  Priyaleela Thota,  Chaitanya Pant,  Sulaiman Mapara,  Sohaib Hassan,  David D K Rolston,  Thomas J Sferra,  Adrian V Hernandez, 
  • Pages: 235-242
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Hepatobiliary Pancreatic

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Risk of subsequent biliary malignancy in patients undergoing cyst excision for congenital choledochal cysts

Taku Ohashi,  Toshifumi Wakai,  Masayuki Kubota,  Yasunobu Matsuda,  Yuhki Arai,  Toshiyuki Ohyama,  Kengo Nakaya,  Naoki Okuyama,  Jun Sakata,  Yoshio Shirai,  Yoichi Ajioka, 
  • Pages: 243-247
  • First Published: 18 September 2012

Application of three-dimensional reconstruction and visible simulation technique in reoperation of hepatolithiasis

Aowen Xie,  Chihua Fang,  Yanpeng Huang,  Yinfang Fan,  Jiahui Pan,  Fengping Peng, 
  • Pages: 248-254
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the characterization of pancreatic masses: Experience from tropics

Sampath Santhosh,  Bhagwant Rai Mittal,  Deepak Bhasin,  Radhika Srinivasan,  Surinder Rana,  Ashim Das,  Ritambhra Nada,  Anish Bhattacharya,  Rajesh Gupta,  Rakesh Kapoor, 
  • Pages: 255-261
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Endoscopy

Endoscopic submucosal dissection of large gastrointestinal stromal tumors in the esophagus and stomach

Zhankun He,  Chao Sun,  Zhongqing Zheng,  Qingxiang Yu,  Tao Wang,  Xin Chen,  Hailong Cao,  Wentian Liu,  Bangmao Wang, 
  • Pages: 262-267
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Performance of double-balloon enteroscopy for the management of small bowel polyps in hamartomatous polyposis syndromes

Emmanuel C Gorospe,  Jeffrey A Alexander,  David H Bruining,  Elizabeth Rajan,  Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, 
  • Pages: 268-273
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Histological features responsible for brownish epithelium in squamous neoplasia of the esophagus by narrow band imaging

Hiromitsu Kanzaki,  Ryu Ishihara,  Shingo Ishiguro,  Kengo Nagai,  Fumi Matsui,  Takeshi Yamashina,  Takashi Ohta,  Sachiko Yamamoto,  Noboru Hanaoka,  Masao Hanafusa,  Yoji Takeuchi,  Koji Higashino,  Noriya Uedo,  Hiroyasu Iishi,  Yasuhiko Tomita, 
  • Pages: 274-278
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Close observation of gastric mucosal pattern by standard endoscopy can predict Helicobacter pylori infection status

Jun-Hyung Cho,  Young Woon Chang,  Jae Young Jang,  Jae-Jun Shim,  Chang Kyun Lee,  Seok Ho Dong,  Hyo Jong Kim,  Byung-Ho Kim,  Tae Hee Lee,  Joo Young Cho, 
  • Pages: 279-284
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Clinical Gastroenterology

Functional gastrointestinal disorders in adolescents and quality of school life

Toshihiko Sagawa,  Shinichi Okamura,  Satoru Kakizaki,  Yajing Zhang,  Kyoko Morita,  Masatomo Mori, 
  • Pages: 285-290
  • First Published: 18 September 2012

Helicobacter pylori cagA 12-bp insertion can be a marker for duodenal ulcer in Okinawa, Japan

Yuichi Matsuo,  Seiji Shiota,  Osamu Matsunari,  Rumiko Suzuki,  Masahide Watada,  Tran Thanh Binh,  Nagisa Kinjo,  Fukunori Kinjo,  Yoshio Yamaoka, 
  • Pages: 291-296
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Distance between the esophageal tumor and the aorta measured by using the contrast-enhanced attenuation on computed tomography for predicting this tumor invading aorta

Hironori Tsujimoto,  Yusuke Matsumoto,  Isao Kumano,  Risa Takahata,  Kazumichi Yoshida,  Hiroyuki Horiguchi,  Shinsuke Nomura,  Satoshi Ono,  Junji Yamamoto,  Kazuo Hase, 
  • Pages: 297-302
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Factors affecting short- and long-term effects of leukocyte removal therapy in active ulcerative colitis

Ryo Nakano,  Ryuichi Iwakiri,  Yuji Ikeda,  Tomoya Kishi,  Nanae Tsuruoka,  Ryo Shimoda,  Yasuhisa Sakata,  Kanako Yamaguchi,  Kazuma Fujimoto, 
  • Pages: 303-308
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Nucleotide oligomerization domain 2 polymorphisms in patients with intestinal failure

Juan Francisco Guerra,  Michael Zasloff,  Denver Lough,  Joseph Abdo,  Jason Hawksworth,  Cal Mastumoto,  Raffaele Girlanda,  Eddie Island,  Kirty Shetty,  Stuart Kaufman,  Thomas Fishbein, 
  • Pages: 309-313
  • First Published: 22 November 2012

Clinical Hepatology

Hepatitis B virus exposure and vaccination in a cohort of people who inject drugs: What has been the impact of targeted free vaccination?

Rebecca J Winter,  Paul M Dietze,  Maelenn Gouillou,  Margaret E Hellard,  Priscilla Robinson,  Campbell K Aitken, 
  • Pages: 314-322
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Sex, ethnicity, and slow acetylator profile are the major causes of hepatotoxicity induced by antituberculosis drugs

Julián G Chamorro,  Jorge P Castagnino,  Rosa M Musella,  Mabel Nogueras,  Federico M Aranda,  Ana Frías,  Mabel Visca,  Omar Aidar,  Silvia Perés,  Gabriela F de Larrañaga, 
  • Pages: 323-328
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Interferon-gamma with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in nonresponder patients with chronic hepatitis C (ANRS HC16 GAMMATRI)

Patrice Couzigou,  Sophie Pérusat,  Marc Bourlière,  Pascale Trimoulet,  Thierry Poynard,  Vincent Leroy,  Patrick Marcellin,  Juliette Foucher,  Jean-Pierre Bronowicki,  Geneviève Chêne,  the ANRS HC16 GAMMATRI Trial Group , 
  • Pages: 329-334
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Preoperative use of romiplostim in thrombocytopenic patients with chronic hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis

Mohamed M Moussa,  Nadia Mowafy, 
  • Pages: 335-341
  • First Published: 31 July 2012

Melatonin secretion and metabolism in patients with hepatic encephalopathy

Cezary Chojnacki,  Patrycja Wachowska-Kelly,  Janusz Błasiak,  Russel J Reiter,  Jan Chojnacki, 
  • Pages: 342-347
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Hepatocellular carcinoma in uremic patients: Is there evidence for an increased risk of mortality?

Yun-Hsuan Lee,  Chia-Yang Hsu,  Cheng-Yuan Hsia,  Yi-Hsiang Huang,  Chien-Wei Su,  Han-Chieh Lin,  Rheun-Chuan Lee,  Yi-You Chiou,  Teh-Ia Huo, 
  • Pages: 348-356
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Characteristics of elderly hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Takashi Kumada,  Hidenori Toyoda,  Seiki Kiriyama,  Makoto Tanikawa,  Yasuhiro Hisanaga,  Akira Kanamori,  Toshifumi Tada,  Junko Tanaka, 
  • Pages: 357-364
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Experimental Hepatology

Expression of argininosuccinate synthetase in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Lina Wu,  Li Li,  Shucong Meng,  Ruizhao Qi,  Zebin Mao,  Ming Lin, 
  • Pages: 365-368
  • First Published: 28 November 2012

Advanced glycation end products augment experimental hepatic fibrosis

Michelle Goodwin,  Chandana Herath,  Zhiyuan Jia,  Chris Leung,  Melinda T Coughlan,  Josephine Forbes,  Peter Angus, 
  • Pages: 369-376
  • First Published: 22 November 2012

Education and Imaging

Gastrointestinal: Cholecystoduodenal fistula with gallstone-induced intestinal obstruction

Ervin Toth,  Antoni Zawadski,  Henrik Thorlacius, 
  • Page: 377
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Gastrointestinal: Omental infarction

J Ryan,  P Simpson,  S Mclaughlin, 
  • Page: 378
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Gastrointestinal: Villous adenoma of the ampulla of Vater causing acute pancreatitis

AF Costa,  N Fasih,  S Thipphavong, 
  • Page: 379
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Fatal tumor embolism caused by hepatocellular carcinoma

Cheng-Hsien Wu,  Yon-Cheong Wong,  Meng-Yu Wu,  Yu-Yun Nan,  Wen-Ling Lin, 
  • Page: 380
  • First Published: 22 January 2013

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Clear cell myomelanotic tumor of ligamentum teres

D Coker,  J Kench,  N Ansari,  R Zhou,  C Sandroussi, 
  • Page: 381
  • First Published: 22 January 2013