Issue 12/2012
Content (43 Articles)
The Economic Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clear Problem, Unclear Solution
Christian D. Stone
Methanogenesis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Lot of Hot Air?
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Patrick M. Gillevet, Phillip B. Hylemon
The Impact of Family History on the Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia: Don’t Change the Guidelines Just Yet!
N. Jewel Samadder, Lisa A. Cannon-Albright, Randall W. Burt
Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long Way to Achieve Effectiveness
Hashem B. El-Serag
Establishing a Diagnosis in Indeterminate Pancreaticobiliary Strictures: Is Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy the Answer?
Evangelos Kalaitzakis
Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s Esophagus: Advances in Endoscopic Techniques
Ali Azarm, Ismet Lukolic, Meenal Shukla, Ronald Concha-Parra, Frank Gress
Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Glucocorticoid Resistance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Hong-Lin Chen, Li-Ren Li
Tube to Freedom: Use of a Venting Jejunostomy in a Patient with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Carlene Chun, Sabreen Aulakh, Fabio Komlos, George Triadafilopoulos
Direct Health Care Insurer and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evidence from a US National Survey
Candace Gunnarsson, Jie Chen, John A. Rizzo, Joseph A. Ladapo, Jennifer H. Lofland
Dynamic Telecytology Compares Favorably to Rapid Onsite Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspirates
James L. Buxbaum, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, Christianne J. Lane, Shyam Varadarajulu, Ami Linder, Amanda E. Crowe, Darshana Jhala, Nirag C. Jhala, David R. Crowe, Isam A. Eltoum
Colonoscopy Preparation: Polyethylene Glycol with Gatorade Is as Safe and Efficacious as Four Liters of Polyethylene Glycol with Balanced Electrolytes
Thomas McKenna, Alice Macgill, Gail Porat, Frank K. Friedenberg
Neuroprotective Effect of Quercetin on the Duodenum Enteric Nervous System of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
Cláudia Regina Pinheiro Lopes, Paulo Emílio Botura Ferreira, Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni, Angela Maria Pereira Alves, Éder Paulo Belato Alves, Nilza Cristina Buttow
Effect of Addition of Short Course of Prednisolone to Gluten-Free Diet on Mucosal Epithelial Cell Regeneration and Apoptosis in Celiac Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Shalimar, Prasenjit Das, Vishnubhatla Sreenivas, Siddhartha Datta Gupta, Subrat K. Panda, Govind K. Makharia
Butyrate Enhances Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Function via Up-Regulation of Tight Junction Protein Claudin-1 Transcription
Hong-Bo Wang, Peng-Yuan Wang, Xin Wang, Yuan-Lian Wan, Yu-Cun Liu
Systemic Infusion of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Experimental Colitis in Mice
Xiao-Wen He, Xiao-Sheng He, Lei Lian, Xiao-Jian Wu, Ping Lan
Identification of Disease-Associated DNA Methylation in B Cells from Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Zhenwu Lin, John P. Hegarty, Wei Yu, Jon A. Cappel, Xi Chen, Pieter W. Faber, Yunhua Wang, Lisa S. Poritz, Jian-Bing Fan, Walter A. Koltun
Chromogranin A Cell Density as a Diagnostic Marker for Lymphocytic Colitis
Magdy El-Salhy, Doris Gundersen, Jan G. Hatlebakk, Trygve Hausken
miR-17-5p Inhibitor Enhances Chemosensitivity to Gemcitabine Via Upregulating Bim Expression in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Hai-jiao Yan, Wen-song Liu, Wen-hui Sun, Jun Wu, Mei Ji, Qi Wang, Xiao Zheng, Jing-ting Jiang, Chang-ping Wu
Hepatic Injury Due to Combined Choline-Deprivation and Thioacetamide Administration: An Experimental Approach to Liver Diseases
Hussam Al-Humadi, Stamatios Theocharis, Ismene Dontas, Vasileios Stolakis, Apostolos Zarros, Argyro Kyriakaki, Rafal Al-Saigh, Charis Liapi
Ischemia/Reperfusion in Clamped Lobes Facilitates Liver Regeneration of Non-clamped Lobes After Selective Portal Vein Ligation
Jian-hua Yu, Wei-guang Zhang, Gui-xing Jiang, Jia-yun Zhao, Hui Li, Zhi-dong Wang, Yun-fu Cui
Calcineurin/NFATc1 Pathway Contributes to Cell Proliferation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Shuhuai Wang, Xinmei Kang, Shouqiang Cao, Hui Cheng, Di Wang, Jingshu Geng
Efficacy of S-Pantoprazole 20 mg Compared with Pantoprazole 40 mg in the Treatment of Reflux Esophagitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparative Trial
Yu Kyung Cho, Myung-Gyu Choi, Young-Tae Bak, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Sang Gyun Kim, Hoon-Yong Jung, Sang Young Seol
The Influence of Etiologic Factors on Clinical Outcome in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Neven LJubičić, Željko Puljiz, Ivan Budimir, Alen Bišćanin, Andre Bratanić, Tajana Pavić, Marko Nikolić, Davor Hrabar, Vladimir Supanc
Clinically Significant Endoscopic Findings in a Multi-Ethnic Population With Uninvestigated Dyspepsia
Sanjiv Mahadeva, Khean-Lee Goh
Methanobrevibacter smithii Is the Predominant Methanogen in Patients with Constipation-Predominant IBS and Methane on Breath
Gene Kim, Fnu Deepinder, Walter Morales, Laura Hwang, Stacy Weitsman, Christopher Chang, Robert Gunsalus, Mark Pimentel
Factors Affecting Colonoscope Insertion Time in Patients With or Without a Colostomy After Left-Sided Colorectal Resection
Hui Won Jang, Yoon Nam Kim, Chung Mo Nam, Hyun Jung Lee, Soo Jung Park, Sung Pil Hong, Tae Il Kim, Won Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Could Improve Survival Outcomes for Esophageal Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
Dong-Bin Wang, Xun Zhang, Hong-Li Han, Yi-Jun Xu, Da-Qiang Sun, Zhen-Liang Shi
Impact of a Family History of Colorectal Cancer on the Prevalence of Advanced Neoplasia at Colonoscopy in 4,967 Asymptomatic Patients
Franklin C. Tsai, Williamson B. Strum
Risk of Colorectal Adenomas in Women with Prior Breast Cancer
Ashish Shukla, Sandhya Shukla, Ayodele Osowo, Terry Mashtare, Manoop S. Bhutani, Sushovan Guha
Is Endoscopic Ultrasound Needed as an Add-on Test for Gallstone Diseases Without Choledocholithiasis on Multidetector Computed Tomography?
Byoung Wook Bang, Ji Taek Hong, Young Chul Choi, Seok Jeong, Don Haeng Lee, Hyung Kil Kim, Shin Goo Park, Yong Sun Jeon
Low Yield of Significant Findings on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Pancreatobiliary Pain and No Objective Findings
Timothy D. Imler, Stuart Sherman, Lee McHenry, Evan L. Fogel, James L. Watkins, Glen A. Lehman
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in a Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Korean Population
Seung Ha Park, Nae Yun Heo, Jong Ha Park, Tae Oh Kim, Sung Yeun Yang, Hyun Kuk Kim, Young Soo Moon, Chang Hoon Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Heon Young Lee
Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Non-cirrhotic Patients
Mazen Albeldawi, Mohamed Soliman, Rocio Lopez, Nizar N. Zein
Use of a Pancreatic Duct Stent or Guidewire Facilitates Bile Duct Access with Low Rates of Precut Sphincterotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Gregory A. Coté, Daniel K. Mullady, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Rajesh N. Keswani, Sachin B. Wani, Christine E. Hovis, Tarek Ammar, Abed Al-Lehibi, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Sri Komanduri, Riad R. Azar
Side-by-Side Versus Stent-in-Stent Deployment in Bilateral Endoscopic Metal Stenting for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction
Itaru Naitoh, Kazuki Hayashi, Takahiro Nakazawa, Fumihiro Okumura, Katsuyuki Miyabe, Shuya Shimizu, Michihiro Yoshida, Hiroaki Yamashita, Hirotaka Ohara, Takashi Joh
Comparison of Three Types of Precut Technique to Achieve Common Bile Duct Cannulation: A Retrospective Analysis of 274 Cases
Panagiotis Katsinelos, Stergios Gkagkalis, Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Athanasios Beltsis, Sotiris Terzoudis, Christos Zavos, Anthi Gatopoulou, Georgia Lazaraki, Themistoklis Vasiliadis, Jannis Kountouras
Single-Operator Wire-Guided Cannulation Technique Enables Easier Cannulation of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Qi-Yong Li, Lelin Pan, Qi Ling, Jian-Di He, Li-Xia Zhang, Shu-Sen Zheng
Interpretation of Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: Is There Any Interobserver Agreement?
Jayant P. Talreja, Amrita Sethi, Priya A. Jamidar, Satish K. Singh, Richard S. Kwon, Uzma D. Siddiqui, Mandeep Sawhney, Mihir R. Bakhru, Monica Gaidhane, Pam Kline, Bryan G. Sauer, Michel Kahaleh
Histologically Confirmed IgG4-Related Small Intestinal Lesions Diagnosed via Double Balloon Enteroscopy
Kyohei Fujita, Makoto Naganuma, Eiko Saito, Shinji Suzuki, Akihiro Araki, Mariko Negi, Hiroshi Kawachi, Mamoru Watanabe
Enhanced Gastric Ghrelin-Induced c-Kit Protein Expression in Rats with Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Eisuke Iwasaki, Hidekazu Suzuki, Sachiko Mogami, Toshifumi Hibi
Long-Term Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition for Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Takayuki Yamamoto, Manabu Shiraki