Issue 10/2013
Content (46 Articles)
Geography Lessons: Scrutinizing State-by-State Differences in Inpatient Gastroparesis Care
William L. Hasler
Chronic Pouchitis Versus Recurrent Crohn’s Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge
Christopher R. Weber, David T. Rubin
Treatment of Nonampullary Sporadic Duodenal Adenomas with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection or Ablation
Ryan Perumpail, Shai Friedland
Pain and Opioid Use in Chronic Liver Disease: Optimal Treatment Must Address the Mental Health Care Needs of the Patient
Jennifer M. Loftis, Peter Hauser
Pathobiology and Potential Therapeutic Value of Intestinal Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Gut Inflammation and Obesity
Jessica Soldavini, Jonathan D. Kaunitz
Obliterative Portal Venopathy: A Clinical and Histopathological Review
Sourabh Aggarwal, M. Isabel Fiel, Thomas D. Schiano
Multiple Hepatic Adenomas in a Child with Microvillus Inclusion Disease
Jennifer C. Burgis, C. Allan Pratt, John P. T. Higgins, John A. Kerner
Diagnostic Stringency and Healthcare Needs in Patients with Biliary Dyskinesia
Nitin Aggarwal, Klaus Bielefeldt
Identifying Practice Gaps to Optimize Medical Care for Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Amanda C. Wieland, Matthew Quallick, Aimee Truesdale, Pamela Mettler, Kiran M. Bambha
United States Women Receive More Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Than Men
Stephanie Cauble, Ali Abbas, Luis Balart, Lydia Bazzano, Sabeen Medvedev, Nathan Shores
Abnormal Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Is Associated with Susceptibility to Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury in Mice
Hui-hui Ye, Rong Hua, Le Yu, Ke-jian Wu, Su-juan Fei, Xia Qin, Ying Song, Jun-li Cao, Yong-mei Zhang
The Role of Food for the Formation and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Lesions Induced by Aspirin in Cats
Hiroshi Satoh, Kikuko Amagase, Koji Takeuchi
Methylation Pattern of THBS1, GATA-4, and HIC1 in Pediatric and Adult Patients Infected with Helicobacter pylori
Marisa Claudia Alvarez, Marcelo Sady Placido Ladeira, Isabel Cristina Affonso Scaletsky, José Pedrazzoli Jr., Marcelo Lima Ribeiro
The Myc 3′ Wnt Responsive Element Regulates Neutrophil Recruitment After Acute Colonic Injury in Mice
Wesley M. Konsavage Jr., Jennifer N. Roper, Faoud T. Ishmael, Gregory S. Yochum
Analysis of STK11 Gene Variant in Five Chinese Patients with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
BiXia Zheng, Jian Pan, Yaping Wang, Mei Li, Min Lian, Yucan Zheng, Yu Jin
AEG-1 Is a Target of Perifosine and Is Over-Expressed in Gastric Dysplasia and Cancers
Wenbin Huang, Li Yang, Song Liang, Dongxiao Liu, Xi Chen, Zhuo Ma, Sulan Zhai, Ping Li, Xuerong Wang
Genetic Variants of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor δ Are Associated with Gastric Cancer
Christie Jeon, Shen-Chih Chang, Lina Mu, Jinkou Zhao, Jian-Yu Rao, Qing-Yi Lu, Zuo-Feng Zhang
Downregulation of Beclin1 and Impairment of Autophagy in a Small Population of Colorectal Cancer
Zhihong Chen, Yanchun Li, Chi Zhang, Hongmei Yi, Chang Wu, Junpu Wang, Yuwu Liu, Jieqiong Tan, Jifang Wen
Cyclooxygenase-2 Promotes Hepatocellular Apoptosis by Interacting with TNF-α and IL-6 in the Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Rats
Qi Cheng, Ning Li, Mingquan Chen, Jianming Zheng, Zhiping Qian, Xinyu Wang, Chong Huang, Shuchang Xu, Guangfeng Shi
Neuronostatin Ameliorates Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Rats
Jiarun Mo, Aimin Yang, Zilong Chen, Tingji Shao, Yang Zhang, Qiang Chen
Apamin Attenuated Cerulein-Induced Acute Pancreatitis by Inhibition of JNK Pathway in Mice
Gi-Sang Bae, Kwang-Ho Heo, Kyoung-Chel Park, Sun Bok Choi, Il-Joo Jo, Seung-Hee Seo, Dong-Goo Kim, Joon-Yeon Shin, Dae-Gil Kang, Ho-Sub Lee, Ho-Joon Song, Byung-Cheul Shin, Sung-Joo Park
Is Pyloric Gland Metaplasia in Ileal Pouch Biopsies a Marker for Crohn’s Disease?
Shuchi Agarwal, Arthur F. Stucchi, Kleanthis Dendrinos, Sandra Cerda, Michael J. O’Brien, James M. Becker, Timothy Heeren, Francis A. Farraye
Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Treatment for Nonampullary Sporadic Duodenal Adenomas
Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Eun Ran Kim, Jun Haeng Lee, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jong Chul Rhee, Jae J. Kim
The Value of Early Wireless Esophageal pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Functional Heartburn in Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Eun-Young Park, Myung-Gyu Choi, Meonggi Baeg, Chul-Hyun Lim, Jinsu Kim, Yukyung Cho, Jaemyung Park, Inseok Lee, Sangwoo Kim, Kyuyong Choi
Decreasing Trend of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality Risk Over Three Decades
Amir Taefi, Won Kyoo Cho, Mehdi Nouraie
Characteristics and Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
F. Argüelles-Arias, L. Castro-Laria, T. Lobatón, M. Aguas-Peris, M. Rojas-Feria, M. Barreiro-de Acosta, P. Soto-Escribano, M. Calvo-Moya, D. Ginard-Vicens, M. Chaparro-Sánchez, M. Hernández-Durán, B. Castro-Senosiain, A. Fernández-Villaverde, V. García-Sánchez, E. Domínguez-Muñoz, A. Caunedo-Álvarez, J. M. Herrerías-Gutiérrez
Surgical Outcomes in the Elderly with Inflammatory Bowel Disease are Similar to Those in the Younger Population
Marita C. Bautista, Mary F. Otterson, Yelena Zadvornova, Amar S. Naik, Daniel J. Stein, Nanda Venu, Lilani P. Perera
Prevalence of Corticosteroids Use and Disease Course After Initial Steroid Exposure in Ulcerative Colitis
Nabeel Khan, Ali Abbas, Alice Williamson, Luis Balart
Lymphocytic and Collagenous Colitis: Epidemiologic Differences and Similarities
Amnon Sonnenberg, Robert M. Genta
Pain and Opioid Use in Chronic Liver Disease
Shari S. Rogal, Daniel Winger, Klaus Bielefeldt, Eva Szigethy
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Bile Distinguishes Pancreatic Cancer from Other Etiologies of Biliary Stricture: A Pilot Study
Udayakumar Navaneethan, Norma G. Gutierrez, Ramprasad Jegadeesan, Preethi G. K. Venkatesh, Earl Poptic, Xiuli Liu, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Sunguk Jang, John J. Vargo, Mansour A. Parsi
Ultrasonographic Quantification of Hepatic–Renal Echogenicity Difference in Hepatic Steatosis Diagnosis
Jing-Houng Wang, Chao-Hung Hung, Fang-Ying Kuo, Hock-Liew Eng, Chien-Hung Chen, Chun-Mo Lee, Sheng-Nan Lu, Tsung-Hui Hu
Regional Hepatic Regeneration After Liver Resection Correlates Well with Preceding Changes in the Regional Portal Circulation in Humans
Yuji Iimuro, Yuichi Kondo, Kazuhiro Suzumura, Naoki Uyama, Yasukane Asano, Tadamichi Hirano, Junichi Yamanaka, Hiroko Iijima, Shuhei Nishiguchi, Jiro Fujimoto
Intravenous Interferon Administered During Liver Transplantation Is Not Effective in Preventing Hepatitis C Reinfection
Mark W. Russo, Tarun Narang, Lon Eskind, Daniel Hayes, Vincent Casingal, Preston P. Purdum, John S. Hanson, Will Ahrens, James Norton, Herbert Bonkovsky
Predictors of All-Cause Mortality and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Maria Stepanova, Nila Rafiq, Hala Makhlouf, Ritambhara Agrawal, Ishmeet Kaur, Zahra Younoszai, Arthur McCullough, Zachary Goodman, Zobair M. Younossi
Relationship Between 13C-Aminopyrine Breath Test and the MELD Score and Its Long-Term Prognostic Use in Patients with Cirrhosis
Edoardo G. Giannini, Vincenzo Savarino
Frequency and Severity of Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy and Its Possible Relationship with Bacterial Endotoxemia
Dimitrios S. Karagiannakis, Jiannis Vlachogiannakos, Georgios Anastasiadis, Irini Vafiadis-Zouboulis, Spiros D. Ladas
Clinicopathological Significance of Serum Fractalkine in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Kenichi Harada, Yuko Kakuda, Minoru Nakamura, Shinji Shimoda, Yasuni Nakanuma
Peritoneal Fluid Bilirubin to Serum Bilirubin Ratio for the Diagnosis of Bile Leaks in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients
Anthony T. DeBenedet, James M. Scheiman, Grace H. Elta, B. Joseph Elmunzer
An Unusual Cause of Cholestatic Hepatitis: Syphilis
Abhinav Aggarwal, Vishal Sharma, Kim Vaiphei, Ajay Duseja, Yogesh K. Chawla
Parallel TIPS for Treatment of Refractory Ascites and Hepatic Hydrothorax
Ahmad Parvinian, Ron C. Gaba
Fecal Occult Blood Test and Colorectal Cancer: Validation Study with Special Reference to False-Negative Patients
Tomoyuki Kawada
Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Young Males: Do Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Haemoglobin Level Affect Diagnostic Yield?
Rahul Kalla, Kun Kwak, Simon Campbell, Robert Willert