Issue 11/2009
Content (35 Articles)
Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Controlled Treatment Trials for Achalasia
Lan Wang, You-Ming Li, Lan Li
Potential Anti-inflammatory Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Review and Discussion of the Clinical Implications
Ramalinga R. Kedika, Rhonda F. Souza, Stuart Jon Spechler
Genetics and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: From Genomics to Intermediate Phenotype and Pharmacogenetics
Michael Camilleri
Understanding Liver Health Using the National Center for Health Statistics
Ma Somsouk, Hal F. Yee Jr., Scott W. Biggins
EUS-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Pain due to Chronic Pancreatitis or Pancreatic Cancer Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Srinivas R. Puli, Jyotsna B. K. Reddy, Matthew L. Bechtold, Mainor R. Antillon, William R. Brugge
Diversion Colitis in a 19-Year-Old Female with Megacystis-Microcolon-Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome
Anita Talisetti, Teri Longacre, Reetesh K. Pai, John Kerner
Clinicopathological Conference: Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis Presenting as Subacute Hepatic Failure in a Non-transplant Patient
Ajay Duseja, Ashim Das, Y. K. Chawla, Anil Bhansali, V. Sakhuja
Sildenafil, an Inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase Subtype 5, Prevents Indomethacin-Induced Small-Intestinal Ulceration in Rats via a NO/cGMP-Dependent Mechanism
Naho Kato, Yuji Mashita, Shinichi Kato, Shoji Mitsufuji, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Koji Takeuchi
Z-LLY-FMK Attenuates Intestinal Apoptosis After Bile Duct Ligation in Rats
Shyr-Ming Sheen-Chen, Hsin-Tsung Ho, Hock-Liew Eng
Association of MicroRNA-223 Expression with Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice
Chao-Hui Yu, Cheng-Fu Xu, You-Ming Li
Involvement of Hepatic Stimulator Substance in Experimentally Induced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in the Rat
Georgios Gribilas, Apostolos Zarros, Athina Zira, Costas Giaginis, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Charis Liapi, Chara Spiliopoulou, Stamatios E. Theocharis
The Validity of a Biomarker Method for Indirect Detection of Gastric Mucosal Atrophy Versus Standard Histopathology
Marcis Leja, Limas Kupcinskas, Konrads Funka, Agnese Sudraba, Laimas Jonaitis, Audrius Ivanauskas, Dainius Janciauskas, Gediminas Kiudelis, Han-Mo Chiu, Jaw-Town Lin
Comparing the Acid-Suppressive Effects of Three Brands of Generic Lansoprazole with the Original: Pharmacokinetic Bioequivalence Tests Do Not Necessarily Guarantee Pharmacodynamic Equivalence
Tomohiko Shimatani, Seiko Hirokawa, Yumiko Tawara, Kazuko Hamai, Mutsuko Matsumoto, Susumu Tazuma, Masaki Inoue
MTHFR 677T Carrier Influences the Methylation Status of H. Pylori-Infected Gastric Mucosa in Older Subjects
Tomomitsu Tahara, Tomoyuki Shibata, Masakatsu Nakamura, Hiromi Yamashita, Daisuke Yoshioka, Masaaki Okubo, Naoko Maruyama, Toshiaki Kamano, Yoshio Kamiya, Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshihito Nakagawa, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Masami Iwata, Kazuya Takahama, Makoto Watanabe, Ichiro Hirata, Tomiyasu Arisawa
Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori vacA Genotypes in Iranian Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease
Zivar Salehi, Ali Saber Hossein Abadi, Patimah B. T. Ismail, Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Mohammad Halimi Jelodar, Behnam Kamalidehghan
Factors Contributing to Hospitalization for Gastroparesis Exacerbations
Sesha S. Uppalapati, Zeeshan Ramzan, Robert S. Fisher, Henry P. Parkman
Over-Expression of EphA2 and EphrinA-1 in Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Its Prognostic Value for Postoperative Patients
Wei-Jie Yuan, Jie Ge, Zhi-Kang Chen, Shao-Bin Wu, Hong Shen, Pu Yang, Bin Hu, Ge-Wen Zhang, Zi-Hua Chen
Endoscopic Hemostasis in Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Comparison of Physician Practice in the East and the West
Shou-jiang Tang, Sun-Young Lee, Linda S. Hynan, Jingsheng Yan, Fransell C. Riley, Luis Armstrong, Edmundo Rodriguez-Frias, Lin Xu, Ernesto Pruna, Luis F. Lara, Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, Kyoo Wan Choi, Don C. Rockey
Hydrogen Peroxide Improves the Visibility of Ulcer Bases in Acute Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Single-Center Prospective Study
Subbaramiah Sridhar, Sherman Chamberlain, Dharma Thiruvaiyaru, Sankara Sethuraman, Jigneshkumar Patel, Moonkyung Schubert, Francisco Cuartas-Hoyos, Robert Schade
A Pilot Study About Tolerability to Double Balloon Endoscopy: Comparison to Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and Colonoscopy
Jeong-Sik Byeon, Kee Wook Jung, Hyun-Suk Song, Kee Don Choi, Byong Duk Ye, Mi Young Do, Soon Man Yoon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Jin-Ho Kim
Impact of Capsule Endoscopy Findings on Patient Outcomes
Stephen Kim, Prashant S. Kedia, David L. Jaffe, Nuzhat A. Ahmad
Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection Is a Risk Factor in Refractory and Complicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Maha M. Maher, Mahmoud I. Nassar
Home Telemanagement for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC HAT)
Raymond K. Cross, Nadia Cheevers, Joseph Finkelstein
Do Colorectal Cancer Patients Understand That Their Family Is at Risk?
David T. Rubin, Rishi K. Gandhi, Jeremy T. Hetzel, Sydney H. Kinnear, Andrew Aronsohn, Gordon Wood, Nicole Yadron
Outcome of Colonoscopy in Elderly African-American Patients
Duane T. Smoot, Jason Collins, Sharif Dunlap, Amira Ali-Ibrahim, Mehdi Nouraie, Edward L. Lee, Hassan Ashktorab
Chemoprevention of Colonic Polyps with Balsalazide: An Exploratory, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Jonathan P. Terdiman, Lorin K. Johnson, Young S. Kim, Marvin H. Sleisenger, James R. Gum, Ann Hayes, Vivian K. Weinberg, Kenneth R. McQuaid
Time from Positive Screening Fecal Occult Blood Test to Colonoscopy and Risk of Neoplasia
Ziad F. Gellad, Daniel Almirall, Dawn Provenzale, Deborah A. Fisher
Discriminative Value of Anorectal Manometry in Clinical Practice
Naeem Raza, Klaus Bielefeldt
Clinical Significance of Anti-HEV IgA in Diagnosis of Acute Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Infection Negative for Anti-HEV IgM
Shujun Zhang, Deying Tian, Zhengang Zhang, Junhui Xiong, Quan Yuan, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia
Mycophenolate Mofetil for Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Single Practice Experience
David C. Wolf, Lizza Bojito, Marcelo Facciuto, Edward Lebovics
Comparison of Scoring Systems for the Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Study
Beom Jin Kim, Moon Kyung Park, Sang-Jung Kim, Eun Ran Kim, Byung-Hoon Min, Hee Jung Son, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim, Jong Chul Rhee, Jun Haeng Lee
Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels During and After Interferon Therapy and the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Yasushi Tamura, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Yohei Aoki, So Kurita, Takeshi Suda, Shogo Ohkoshi, Minoru Nomoto, Yutaka Aoyagi
Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4 Antibody-Induced Colitis and Its Management with Infliximab
R. L. Johnston, J. Lutzky, A. Chodhry, J. S. Barkin