Issue 9/2008
Content (41 Articles)
Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Implications of the Obesity Epidemic
Nimish Vakil
The Epidemiology of Obesity and Gastrointestinal and Other Diseases: An Overview
Paul Moayyedi
The Association Between Obesity and GERD: A Review of the Epidemiological Evidence
Hashem El-Serag
Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Obesity
Sayeed Ikramuddin
Is Oral l-Acyl-Carnitine an Effective Therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy? Review of the Literature
Nathan J. Shores, Emmet B. Keeffe
Mechanisms of Action and Resistance of Somatostatin Analogues for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Message Not Well Taken
Dimitrios N. Samonakis, George Notas, Nikolaos Christodoulakis, Elias A. Kouroumalis
The Effect of Tegaserod on Esophageal Submucosal Glands Bicarbonate and Mucin Secretion
Solange Abdulnour-Nakhoul, Nelia A. Tobey, Nazih L. Nakhoul, Scott A. Wheeler, Ximena Vanegas, Roy C. Orlando
Prevalence and Associated Features of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in a Caucasian-Predominant Adolescent School Population
T. S. Gunasekaran, Mary Dahlberg, Priya Ramesh, Ganesh Namachivayam
The Effect of Hiatal Hernia on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Influence on Proximal and Distal Esophageal Reflux
Nurten Savas, Ulku Dagli, Burhan Sahin
Yield of 24-Hour Esophageal pH and Bilitec Monitoring in Patients with Persisting Symptoms on PPI Therapy
George Karamanolis, Tim Vanuytsel, Daniel Sifrim, Raf Bisschops, Joris Arts, Philip Caenepeel, Dominiek Dewulf, Jan Tack
Through-the-Scope, Wire-Guided Esophageal Dilation for the Treatment of Food Impaction
Ali Ahmed Siddiqui, William V. Harford, Stuart J. Spechler
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease Treated with Laparoscopic Fundoplication
Eeva Sala, Paulina Salminen, Susanna Simberg, Juha Koskenvuo, Jari Ovaska
Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Distal and Celiac Axis Lymph Node Metastasis in Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Srinivas R. Puli, Jyotsna B. K. Reddy, Matthew L. Bechtold, Mainor R. Antillon, Jamal A. Ibdah
Scoring System for Predicting Response to Chemoradiotherapy, Including 5-Fluorouracil and Platinum, for Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Mari Kogo, Ayako Suzuki, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Keiichiro Yoneyama, Michio Imawari, Yuji Kiuchi
Intravenous Injection of Micafungin Counteracts Candida Albicans-Induced Aggravation of Duodenal Ulcers Caused by Cysteamine in Rats
Tetsuya Nakamura, Masashi Yoshida, Yuko Kitagawa, Longxue Jin, Hideki Ishikawa, Kaori Kameyama, Go Wakabayashi, Minoru Tanabe, Shigeyuki Kawachi, Masahiro Shinoda, Yoshiro Saikawa, Norihito Wada, Tetsuro Kubota, Koichiro Kumai, Katsuko Sano, Masaki Kitajima
Oxygen Radical Induced Gastric Mucosal Cell Death: Apoptosis or Necrosis?
Anna M. Leung, Maria J. Redlak, Thomas A. Miller
The Expression of Msi-1 and Its Significance in Small Intestinal Mucosa Severely Damaged by High-Dose 5-FU
Luo Yuqi, Wu Chengtang, Wen Ying, Lei Shangtong, Liao Kangxiong
Expression of Apoptotic Epithelial Cells Within Lamina Propria Beneath the Basement Membrane Triggers Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis
Kazuko Shichijo, Makoto Ihara, Mohammed Shawkat Razzaque, Mutsumi Matsuu-Matsuyama, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Masahiro Nakashima, Ichiro Sekine
Natural History and Long-Term Clinical Behavior of Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis (Scad Syndrome)
Hugh J. Freeman
Aggressiveness and Hostility in the Family Environment and Chronic Constipation in Children
Valéria Cristina Antunes Lisboa, Maria Cristina Merlim Felizola, Luiz Antônio Nogueira Martins, Soraia Tahan, Ulysses Fagundes Neto, Mauro Batista de Morais
Probiotics and Blueberry Attenuate the Severity of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colitis
Nadia Osman, Diya Adawi, Siv Ahrné, Bengt Jeppsson, Göran Molin
The Clinical Picture of Uncomplicated Versus Complicated Diverticulitis of the Colon
Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, GianMarco Giorgetti, Walter Elisei, Michele Maiorano, Fabio Aiello
Colonoscopic Treatment of Acute Diverticular Hemorrhage Using Endoclips
Eugene F. Yen, Uri Ladabaum, V. Raman Muthusamy, John P. Cello, Kenneth R. McQuaid, Janak N. Shah
Elevated HbA1c Is an Independent Predictor of Aggressive Clinical Behavior in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Case-Control Study
Ali A. Siddiqui, Stuart J. Spechler, Sergio Huerta, Serag Dredar, Bertis B. Little, Byron Cryer
Effects of Lactobacillus salivarius 433118 on Intestinal Inflammation, Immunity Status and In vitro Colon Function in Two Mouse Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Linda M. Feighery, Philip Smith, Liam O’Mahony, Padraic G. Fallon, David J. Brayden
Reduction of Dendritic Cells by Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorption Apheresis in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Grit Waitz, Sebastian Petermann, Stefan Liebe, Joerg Emmrich, Wolfgang Ramlow
Protective Effect of Octreotide and Infliximab in an Experimental Model of Indomethacin-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dídia H. Bismara Cury, José Edson Costa, Kioshi Irika, Luciana Mijji, Alessandre Garcez, Carlos Buchiguel, Ivani Silva, Aytan Sipahi
RDW as an Additional Marker in Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Undifferentiated Colitis
Kofi Clarke, Rabindra Sagunarthy, Sheru Kansal
A Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Probiotics for Maintenance of Remission and Prevention of Clinical and Endoscopic Relapse in Crohn’s Disease
Roja Rahimi, Shekoufeh Nikfar, Fatemeh Rahimi, Behzad Elahi, Saeed Derakhshani, Mohammad Vafaie, Mohammad Abdollahi
Disturbance of Apoptosis and DNA Synthesis by Helicobacter pylori Infection of Hepatocytes
Kyoko Ito, Yoshio Yamaoka, Boris Yoffe, David Y. Graham
Adherence, Internalization, and Persistence of Helicobacter pylori in Hepatocytes
Kyoko Ito, Yoshio Yamaoka, Hiroyoshi Ota, Hala El-Zimaity, David Y. Graham
The Activity of Class I, II, III, and IV Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) Isoenzymes and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) in Liver Cancer
Wojciech Jelski, Bogdan Zalewski, Maciej Szmitkowski
Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, and Hepatic Volume Changes Induced by Intra-arterial Radiotherapy with 90Yttrium Microspheres
T. F. Jakobs, S. Saleem, B. Atassi, E. Reda, R. J. Lewandowski, V. Yaghmai, F. Miller, R. K. Ryu, S. Ibrahim, K. T. Sato, L. M. Kulik, M. F. Mulcahy, R. Omary, R. Murthy, M. F. Reiser, R. Salem
Persistence of Hepatitis C Virus in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Sustained Viral Responders to Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy
Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco, Jorge Rakela, Marianne J. Rosati, Hugo E. Vargas, Vijayan Balan
Primary Culture of Pancreatic (Human) Acinar Cells
Lipi Singh, Dapinder K. Bakshi, Rakesh Kumar Vasishta, Sunil Kumar Arora, Siddarth Majumdar, Jai Dev Wig
The PMAIP1 Gene on Chromosome 18 is a Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene in Human Pancreatic Cancer
Masaharu Ishida, Makoto Sunamura, Toru Furukawa, Liviu P. Lefter, Rina Morita, Masanori Akada, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno, Akira Horii
Des-Acylated Ghrelin, Rather Than Acylated Ghrelin, Might Be More Valuable in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Suleyman Aydin, Fazilet Erman, Nermin Kilic, Fatih Sahpaz
High Recurrence Rates of Helicobacter pylori Infection Can Be Related to False-Positive Histologies
Zsofia Vesza, Laszlo Herszenyi, Zsolt Tulassay, Mark Juhasz