Issue 1/2016
Content (43 Articles)
Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of Hypersplenism: Short Waves, Low Cost, Big Results
Jonathan Ha, Mack Hendrix, Adam G. Guyer
EUS-Guided Drainage of Liver Abscesses: Ultra Uncertain or Sound Practice?
Maria Chiara Petrone, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono
Dumping Syndrome: A Review of the Current Concepts of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Patrick Berg, Richard McCallum
Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Diagnostic Strategies in Primary Diagnosis and After Therapy
Nathan S. S. Atkinson, Barbara Braden
Genetic Biomarkers of Barrett’s Esophagus Susceptibility and Progression to Dysplasia and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
John M. Findlay, Mark R. Middleton, Ian Tomlinson
A New Standard of Care? Standard Dose Sofosbuvir in an HCV-Infected Liver Transplant Recipient Undergoing Hemodialysis
Ryan B. Perumpail, Robert J. Wong, Edward A. Pham, John P. Higgins, Tami J. Daugherty, Aijaz Ahmed
Obscure Occult GI Bleeding: An Iatrogenic Tale?
Ahmed Deabes, Michael Gavin
Outcomes of Next-Day Versus Non-next-Day Colonoscopy After an Initial Inadequate Bowel Preparation
Christopher John Murphy, N. Jewel Samadder, Kristen Cox, Ronak Iqbal, Brian So, Daniel Croxford, John C. Fang
Weekend Admission for Acute Cholangitis Does Not Adversely Impact Clinical or Endoscopic Outcomes
James H. Tabibian, Ju Dong Yang, Todd H. Baron, Sunanda V. Kane, Felicity B. Enders, Christopher J. Gostout
Facility- and Patient-Level Factors Associated with Esophageal Variceal Screening in the USA
Jennifer A. Flemming, Varun Saxena, Hui Shen, Norah A. Terrault, Catherine Rongey
Ghrelin and Leptin Have a Complex Relationship with Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus
Stuart J. Thomas, Lucy Almers, Jennifer Schneider, James E. Graham, Peter J. Havel, Douglas A. Corley
Cortactin Mediates Apoptosis of Gastric Epithelial Cells Induced by VacA Protein of Helicobacter pylori
Hui Chang, Dongfeng Chen, Bosheng Ni, Qianfei Zuo, Chunhua Wang, Ran Han, Chunhui Lan
Soluble Dietary Fibers Can Protect the Small Intestinal Mucosa Without Affecting the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Indomethacin in Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis Rats
Hiroshi Satoh, Hiroki Matsumoto, Tomoe Hirakawa, Naoki Wada
An Increased Serum N-Terminal Telopeptide of Type I Collagen, a Biochemical Marker of Increased Bone Resorption, Is Associated with Infliximab Therapy in Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Ken Sugimoto, Kentaro Ikeya, Takayuki Iida, Shinsuke Kawasaki, Osamu Arai, Keita Umehara, Fumitoshi Watanabe, Shinya Tani, Shinji Oishi, Satoshi Osawa, Takayuki Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Hanai
Population, Epidemiological, and Functional Genetics of Gastric Cancer Candidate Genes in Peruvians with Predominant Amerindian Ancestry
Roxana Zamudio, Latife Pereira, Carolina D. Rocha, Douglas E. Berg, Thaís Muniz-Queiroz, Hanaisa P. Sant Anna, Lilia Cabrera, Juan M. Combe, Phabiola Herrera, Martha H. Jahuira, Felipe B. Leão, Fernanda Lyon, William A. Prado, Maíra R. Rodrigues, Fernanda Rodrigues-Soares, Meddly L. Santolalla, Camila Zolini, Aristóbolo M. Silva, Robert H. Gilman, Eduardo Tarazona-Santos, Fernanda S. G. Kehdy
Fecal Recovery of Ingested Cellular DNA: Implications for Noninvasive Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Benjamin B. Strauss, Tracy C. Yab, Helen M. O’Connor, William R. Taylor, Douglas W. Mahoney, Julie A. Simonson, John Christensen, Suresh T. Chari, David A. Ahlquist
Rifampicin Induces Bicarbonate-Rich Choleresis in Rats: Involvement of Anion Exchanger 2
Wei Wang, Xiaofei Ren, Yi Cai, Lihong Chen, Weiping Zhang, Jianming Xu
Vitamin B5 and N-Acetylcysteine in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Preclinical Study in a Dietary Mouse Model
Mariana Verdelho Machado, Leandi Kruger, Mark L. Jewell, Gregory Alexander Michelotti, Thiago de Almeida Pereira, Guanhua Xie, Cynthia A. Moylan, Anna Mae Diehl
Hypermethylation of ACP1, BMP4, and TSPYL5 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Their Potential Clinical Significance
Xueping Qiu, Bo Hu, Yifang Huang, Yunte Deng, Xuebin Wang, Fang Zheng
Yield of Repeat Endoscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus with No Dysplasia and Low-Grade Dysplasia: A Population-Based Study
Kavel Visrodia, Prasad G. Iyer, Cathy D. Schleck, Alan R. Zinsmeister, David A. Katzka
Gastric Electric Stimulation for Refractory Gastroparesis: A Prospective Analysis of 151 Patients at a Single Center
Jason Heckert, Abhinav Sankineni, William B. Hughes, Sean Harbison, Henry Parkman
Gastric Electrical Stimulation and Sacral Electrical Stimulation: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Dual-Device Treatment
Anubhav Agrawal, Sean Lamar Francis, Nicolette Elizabeth Deveneau, Shaily Jain, Christopher Abrasley, Jason Trippe McNeese, Shivangi T. Kothari, Christopher J. Lahr, Thomas L. Abell
Predictive Factors of Atelectasis Following Endoscopic Resection
Jung Wan Choe, Sung Woo Jung, Jong Kyu Song, Euddeum Shim, Ji Yung Choo, Seung Young Kim, Jong Jin Hyun, Ja Seol Koo, Hyung Joon Yim, Sang Woo Lee
Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms Are Associated with Higher Serum Total IgE Levels, but Less Atopic Sensitization
Ellen Johanne Vara, Cecilie Svanes, Trude D. Skorge, Aud Berstad, Erik Florvaag, Debbie Jarvis, Ernst Omenaas, Marie Waatevik, Ane Johannessen, Gülen Arslan Lied
Nutritional Status Improved in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with the G551D Mutation After Treatment with Ivacaftor
Drucy Borowitz, Barry Lubarsky, Michael Wilschanski, Anne Munck, Daniel Gelfond, Frank Bodewes, Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg
Correlation Between Capillary and Venous Blood Glucose in the Lactose Tolerance Test
José Luis Domínguez Jiménez, Antonio Fernández Suárez
Exercise and Self-Reported Limitations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ersilia M. DeFilippis, Saniya Tabani, Ryan U. Warren, Paul J. Christos, Brian P. Bosworth, Ellen J. Scherl
Long-Term Benefit of Mesalamine Granules for Patients Who Achieved Corticosteroid-Induced Ulcerative Colitis Remission
Gary R. Lichtenstein, Glenn L. Gordon, Salam Zakko, Uma Murthy, Shahriar Sedghi, Ron Pruitt, Andrew C. Barrett, Enoch Bortey, Craig Paterson, William P. Forbes
Predictors of Thiopurine Treatment Failure in Biologic-Naïve Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Sudeep Dhoj Thapa, Hiba Hadid, Mohammed Usman, Waseem Imam, Ahmad Hassan, Jason Schairer, Syed-Mohammed R. Jafri, Nirmal Kaur
Reduced Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus in Statin Users: Case–Control Study and Meta-Analysis
Ian L. P. Beales, Leanne Dearman, Inna Vardi, Yoon Loke
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Dysplasia and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus
Prashanthi N. Thota, Gaurav Kistangari, Prabhdeep Singh, Linda Cummings, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Rocio Lopez, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka
Frequent Use of Antibiotics Is Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk: Results of a Nested Case–Control Study
Vincent K. Dik, Martijn G. H. van Oijen, Hugo M. Smeets, Peter D. Siersema
Race and Prevalence of Large Bowel Polyps Among the Low-Income and Uninsured in South Carolina
Kristin Wallace, Heather M. Brandt, James D. Bearden, Bridgette F. Blankenship, Renay Caldwell, James Dunn, Patricia Hegedus, Brenda J. Hoffman, Courtney H. Marsh, William H. Marsh, Cathy L. Melvin, March E. Seabrook, Ronald E. Sterba, Mary Lou Stinson, Annie Thibault, Franklin G. Berger, Anthony J. Alberg
Sense of Coherence and Defense Style Predict Sleep Difficulties in Early Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Thomas Hyphantis, Panagiota Goulia, Ioannis Zerdes, Solomis Solomou, Elias Andreoulakis, André F. Carvalho, Nicholas Pavlidis
Probe-Based Confocal Endomicroscopy in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Not All Inflammatory Strictures Are the Same
Kunal Karia, Armeen Jamal-Kabani, Monica Gaidhane, Amy Tyberg, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Michel Kahaleh
Percutaneous Microwave Ablation in the Spleen for Treatment of Hypersplenism in Cirrhosis Patients
XiangWu Jiang, Fei Gao, Yan Ma, ShuFen Feng, XueLian Liu, HongKe Zhou
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Previous Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Single-Center Experience
Byung Kyu Park, Tae Joo Jeon, Vijay Jayaraman, Christopher Hammerle, Kapil Gupta, Laith H. Jamil, Simon K. Lo
Clinical Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Abscess Drainage Using Self-Expandable Covered Metallic Stent (with Video)
Takeshi Ogura, Daisuke Masuda, Onda Saori, Takagi Wataru, Tatsushi Sano, Atsushi Okuda, Akira Miyano, Masayuki Kitano, Usama M. Abdel-aal, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Shinya Fukunishi, Kazuhide Higuchi
Prevalence, Severity, and Impact of Renal Dysfunction in Acute Liver Failure on the US Liver Transplant Waiting List
Nathalie H. Urrunaga, Laurence S. Magder, Matthew R. Weir, Don C. Rockey, Ayse L. Mindikoglu
Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia According to Fatty Liver Severity and Presence of Gall Bladder Polyps
Taeyoung Lee, Kyung Eun Yun, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Dong Il Park, Kyuyong Choi, Yoon Suk Jung
Erratum to: Trimethylamine-N-oxide: A Novel Biomarker for the Identification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Aze Wilson, Wendy A. Teft, Bridget L. Morse, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Woolsey, Marianne K. DeGorter, Robert A. Hegele, Rommel G. Tirona, Richard B. Kim