Limited endoscopic sphincterotomy plus large balloon dilation for choledocholithiasis with periampullary diverticula
Hyung Wook Kim; Dae Hwan Kang; Cheol Woong Choi; Jong Hwan Park; Jin Ho Lee; Min Dae Kim; Il Doo Kim; Ki Tae Yoon; Mong Cho; Department of Internal Medicine; Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute; Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital; Yangsan-si; Gyeongsangnam-do 626-770; South Korea Ung Bae Jeon; Jun Woo Lee; Department of Radiology; Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute; Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital; Yangsan-si; Gyeongsangnam-do 626-770; South Korea Suk Kim; Chang Won Kim; Department of Radiology; Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute; Pusan National University Hospital; 1-10 Ami-done; Seo-Gu; Busan 602-739; South Korea

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Antitumor effect of matrine in human hepatoma G2 cells by inducing apoptosis and autophagy
Jun-Qiang Zhang; Yu-Min Li; Tao Liu; Second Hospital of Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730030; Gansu Province; China; Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors; Lanzhou 730030; Gansu Province; ChinaWen-Ting He; Xun Li; Wen-Ce Zhou; Department of General Surgery; First Hospital of Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000; Gansu Province; ChinaYing-Tai Chen; Xiao-Hui Chen; Jian-Feng Yi; Zhi-Jian Ren; First Clinical Medical School of Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000; Gansu Province; China

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HCV genotype distribution and possible transmission risks in Lahore, Pakistan
Waqar Ahmad; Bushra Ijaz; Shah Jahan; Imran Shahid; Sajida Hassan; Applied and Functional Genomics Lab; Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology; University of the Punjab; Lahore 53700; Pakistan Fouzia Tahir Javed; Department of Pathology; Jinnah Hospital; Lahore 54590; Pakistan Fawad Mumtaz Khan; Plastic Surgery Department; Mayo Hospital; Lahore 54000; Pakistan

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Standard triple, bismuth pectin quadruple and sequential therapies for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Xiao-Zhong Gao; Xiu-Li Qiao; Wen-Chong Song; Xiao-Feng Wang; Feng Liu; Division of Gastroenterology; Weihai Municipal Hospital; Weihai 264200; Shandong Province; China

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Pathophysiological significance of gallbladder volume changes in gallstone diseases
Shing-Moo Huang; Chung-Chin Yao; Institute and School of Medicine; Chung Shan Medical University and Division of General Surgery; Department of Surgery; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; Taichung 40201; Taiwan; China Huichin Pan; Department and Institute of Biomedical Sciences; Chung Shan Medical University; and Department of Medical Research; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; Taichung 40201; Taiwan; China Kuang-Ming Hsiao; Department of Life Science; National Chung Cheng University; Minsyong Township; Chiayi County 621; Taiwan; China Ji-Kuen Yu; Division of General Surgery; Department of Surgery; Taichung Metroharbor Tung’s Memorial Hospital; Taichung County; Taiwan 435; China Te-Jen Lai; Institute and School of Medicine; Chung Shan Medical University; Taichung 40201; Taiwan; China Shueh-Ding Huang; Department of Applied Mathematics; National Chengchi University; Wenshan District; Taipei 116; Taiwan; China

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Exertional esophageal pH-metry and manometry in recurrent chest pain
Jacek Budzyński; Department of Gastroenterology; Vascular Diseases and Internal Medicine; Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz; Poland; Ujejskiego 75 Street; 85-168 Bydgoszcz; Poland; Division of Vascular Diseases and Internal Medicine; Dr Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz; Ujejskiego 75 Street; 85-168 Bydgoszcz; Poland

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Instructions to authors

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Acknowledgments to reviewers of World Journal of Gastroenterology

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Association of NOD1 (CARD4) insertion/deletion polymorphism with susceptibility to IBD: A meta-analysis
Wei-Guo Lu; Feng-Lai Yuan; Xia Li; Department of Clinical Pharmacology; The Third Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University; Wuxi 214041; Jiangsu Province; China Yan-Feng Zou; Xiao-Liang Feng; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; School of Public Health; Anhui Medical University; Hefei 230032; Anhui Province; China Yuan-Long Gu; Cheng-Wan Li; Cheng Jin; Jian-Ping Li; Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Center; The Third Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University; Wuxi 214041; Jiangsu Province; China

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Meetings

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Therapy-refractory gastrointestinal motility disorder in a child with c-kit mutations
Christian Breuer; Jun Oh; Ertan Mayatepek; Rüdiger Adam; Department of General Pediatrics; University Children’s Hospital; 40225 Düsseldorf; Germany Jun Oh; Department of Pediatric Nephrology; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; 20246 Hamburg; Germany Gerhard J Molderings; Institute of Human Genetics; University Hospital Bonn; 53127 Bonn; Germany Michael Schemann; Birgit Kuch; Department of Human Biology; Technische Universitt München; 85350 Freising-Weihenstephan; Germany Pediatric Gastroenterology; Department of Pediatrics; University Hospital Mannheim; 68167 Mannheim; Germany

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Endoscopic ultrasound in chronic pancreatitis: Where are we now?
Andrada Seicean; Third Medical Clinic; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" 400162 Cluj-Napoca; Romania

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α,β-amyrin, a natural triterpenoid ameliorates L-arginine-induced acute pancreatitis in rats
Caroline Mouro Melo; Karine Maria Martins Bezerra Carvalho; Julliana Catharina de Sousa Neves; Talita Cavalcante Morais; Vietla Satyanarayana Rao; Flávia Almeida Santos; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology; Biomedical Institute of Brazilian Semiarid; Faculty of Medicine; Federal University of Ceará 60430-270; Fortaleza; Ceará Brazil Gerly Anne de Castro Brito; Department of Morphology; Faculty of Medicine; Federal University of Ceará 60416-030; Fortaleza; Ceará Brazil Mariana Helena Chaves; Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry; Federal University of Piauí 64049-550; Teresina; Piauí Brazil

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Intestinal epithelial cells in inflammatory bowel diseases
Giulia Roda; Alessandro Sartini; Elisabetta Zambon; Andrea Calafi ore; Margherita Marocchi; Alessandra Caponi; Andrea Belluzzi; Enrico Roda; Department of Clinical Medicine; University of Bologna; Gastroenterology Unit; S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital; 40138 Bologna; Italy

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Effects of glutamine and curcumin on bacterial translocation in jaundiced rats
Oguzhan Karatepe; Ersin Acet; Muharrem Battal; Gokhan Adas; Merih Altiok; Sedat Kamali; Servet Karahan; Department of Surgery; Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital; Istanbul; 34715; Turkey Ahu Kemik; Department of Biochemistry; Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Istanbul; 34725; Turkey Gulcin Kamali; Department of Surgery; Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital; Istanbul; 34715; Turkey Safiye Koculu; Atahan Catay; Department of Infectious Disease; Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Istanbul; 34715; Turkey

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Pre-illness changes in dietary habits and diet as a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study
Giovanni Maconi; Sandro Ardizzone; Cristina Bezzio; Gabriele Bianchi Porro; Department of Clinical Sciences; L. Sacco University Hospital; 20157 Milan; Italy Claudia Cucino; Endoscopy Unit; Istituto Clinico Santa Rita; 20131 Milan; Italy Antonio Giampiero Russo; Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit; San Carlo Borromeo Hospital; 20153 Milan; Italy

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Gastrojejunostomy followed by induction chemotherapy for incurable gastric cancer with outlet obstruction
Yasuhiro Okumura; Manabu Ohashi; Tomohiro Iwanaga; Yoshiaki Iwasaki; Department of Surgery; Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center; Komagome Hospital; 3-18-22; Honkomagome; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo 113-8677; Japan Souya Nunobe; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Tokyo University Hospital; 7-3-1; Hongo; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo 113-8655; Japan Tatsuo Kanda; Division of Digestive and General Surgery; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; 1-757 Asahimachi-dori; Chuo-ku; Niigata 951-8510; Japan

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Associated factors for a hyperechogenic pancreas on endoscopic ultrasound
Cheol Woong Choi; Gwang Ha Kim; Dae Hwan Kang; Hyung Wook Kim; Dong Uk Kim; Jeong Heo; Geun Am Song; Department of Internal Medicine; Pusan National University School of Medicine and the Medical Research Institute; Pusan National University Hospital; Busan 602-739; South Korea Do Youn Park; Department of Pathology; Pusan National University School of Medicine and the Medical Research Institute; Busan 602-739; South Korea Suk Kim; Department of Radiology; Pusan National University School of Medicine and the Medical Research Institute; Busan 602-739; South Korea

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Peripancreatic collections in acute pancreatitis: Correlation between computerized tomography and operative fi ndings
Santhi Swaroop Vege; Rupjyoti Talukdar; Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases; Rochester; MN 55905; United StatesJoel G Fletcher; Department of Radiology; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN 55905; United StatesMichael G Sarr; Department of Surgery; Mayo Clinic; Rochester; MN 55905; United States

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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and fatty liver: Association or causal link?
Mohamed H Ahmed; Chemical Pathology Department; Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust; Southampton; SO16 6YD; United Kingdom Christopher D Byrne; Endocrinology and Metabolism; DOHaD Division; University of Southampton and Southampton University Hospitals Trust; Southampton; SO16 6YD; United Kingdom

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