Pancreatic cancer:Translational research aspects and clinical implications
Daniel Ansari;Bi-Cheng Chen;Lei Dong;Meng-Tao Zhou;Roland Andersson;Department of Surgery;Clinical Sciences Lund;Skne University Hospital and Lund University;SE-221 85 Lund;Sweden;Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Discipline in Surgery;Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Surgery;Department of Surgery;First Affiliated Hospital;Wenzhou Medical College;Wenzhou 325000;Zhejiang Province;China;Department of Pathology;First Affiliated Hospital;Wenzhou Medical College;Wenzhou 325000;Zhejiang Province;China

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MEETINGS

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Increased presence of effector lymphocytes during Helicobacter hepaticus-induced colitis
Sarah J McCaskey;Elizabeth A Rondini;Jonathan F Clinthorne;Ingeborg M Langohr;Elizabeth M Gardner;Jenifer I Fenton;Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition;College of Osteopathic Medicine;Michigan State University;East Lansing;MI 48824;United States;Elizabeth M Gardner;Department of Food Science Human Nutrition;Michigan State University;East Lansing;MI 48824;United States;Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation;Michigan State University;East Lansing;MI 48824;United States

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Magnetic resonance imaging:A new tool for diagnosis of acute ischemic colitis?
Francesca Iacobellis;Daniela Berritto;Francesco Somma;Carlo Cavaliere;Marco Corona;Santolo Cozzolino;Franco Fulciniti;Salvatore Cappabianca;Antonio Rotondo;Roberto Grassi;Institute of Radiology;Second University of Naples;80138 Naples;Italy;Biotechnology Center;A.O.R.N.Cardarelli;80131 Naples;Italy;S.S.D.di Citopatologia;A.F.di Anatomia Patologica;Istituto Nazionale Tumori"Fondazione G.Pascale";80131 Naples;Italy

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Multidisciplinary imaging of liver hydatidosis
Gianluca Marrone;Francesca Crino’;Settimo Caruso;Giuseppe Mamone;Vincenzo Carollo;Mariapina Milazzo;Salvatore Gruttadauria;Angelo Luca;Bruno Gridelli;Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology;Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies;University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy;90127 Palermo;Italy;Department of Transplantation Surgery;Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies;University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy;90127 Palermo;Italy

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Acknowledgments to reviewers of World Journal of Gastroenterology

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Comparison of PPIs and H₂-receptor antagonists plus prokinetics for dysmotility-like dyspepsia
Masahiro Sakaguchi;Miyuki Takao;Yasuo Ohyama;Hiroshi Oka;Hiroshi Yamashita;Takumi Fukuchi;Kiyoshi Ashida;Masahiro Murotani;Masuyo Murotani;Kazuo Majima;Hiroshi Morikawa;Takashi Hashimoto;Keisuke Kiyota;Hirohiko Esaki;Kanji Amemoto;Gouhei Isowa;Fumiyuki Takao;Department of Gastroenterology;Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital;Moriguchi;Osaka 570-0021;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital;Osaka 530-0012;Japan;Murotani Clinic;Kadoma;Osaka 571-0008;Japan;Majima Clinic;Neyagawa;Osaka 572-0084;Japan;Morikawa Clinic;Hirakata;Osaka 573-0058;Japan;Hashimoto Clinic;Moriguchi;Osaka 570-0079;Japan;Kiyota Clinic;Matsubara;Osaka 580-0004;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Arisawa General Hospital;Hirakata;Osaka 573-1195;Japan;Amemoto Clinic;Moriguchi;Osaka 570-0021;Japan;Isowa Clinic;Neyagawa;Osaka 572-0062;Japan;Mii Clinic;Neyagawa;Osaka 572-0019;Japan

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Curcumin prevents indomethacin-induced gastropathy in rats
Duangporn Thong-Ngam;Sakonwan Choochuai;Suthiluk Patumraj;Maneerat Chayanupatkul;Naruemon Klaikeaw;Department of Physiol-ogy;Faculty of Medicine;Chulalongkorn University;Bangkok 10330;Thailand;Department of Pathology;Faculty of Medicine;Chulalongkorn University;Bangkok 10330;Thailand

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Diagnostic yield of small bowel capsule endoscopy depends on the small bowel transit time
Jessie Westerhof;Jan J Koornstra;Reinier A Hoedemaker;Wim J Sluiter;Jan H Kleibeuker;Rinse K Weersma;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;University Medical Center Groningen;University of Groningen;PO Box 30001;9700 RB;Groningen;The Netherlands

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Clinical implication of 14-3-3 epsilon expression in gastric cancer
Mariana Ferreira Leal;Danielle Queiroz Calcagno;Smia Demachki;Paulo Pimentel Assumpo;Roger Chammas;Rommel Rodríguez Burbano;Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith;Genetics Division;Department of Morphology and Genetic;Federal University of So Paulo;So Paulo 04023-900;Brazil;Pathology Service;Joo de Barros Barreto University Hospital;Federal University of Pará;Belém 60673-000;Brazil;Surgery Service;Joo de Barros Barreto University Hospital;Federal University of Pará;Belém 60673-000;Brazil;Laboratory of Experimental Oncology;School of Medicine;University of So Paulo;So Paulo 01246-903;Brazil;Human Cytogenetics Laboratory;Institute of Biological Sciences;Federal University of Pará;Belém 66073-000;Brazil

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Worldwide epidemiology of liver hydatidosis including the Mediterranean area
Giuseppe Grosso;Salvatore Gruttadauria;Antonio Biondi;Stefano Marventano;Antonio Mistretta;Department"G.F.Ingrassia"Section of Hygiene and Public Health;University of Catania;95123 Catania;Italy;Istituto Mediterraneo Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy;90127 Palermo;Italy;Section of General Surgery and Oncology;Department of General Surgery;University of Catania;95123 Catania;Italy

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Esophageal combined carcinomas:Immunohoistochemical and molecular genetic studies
Tadashi Terada;Hirotoshi Maruo;Department of Pathology;Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital;Shizuoka 424-8636;Japan;Department of Surgery;Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital;424-8636 Shizuoka;Japan

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Hepatic echinococcosis:Clinical and therapeutic aspects
Giuseppe Nunnari;Marilia R Pinzone;Salvatore Gruttadauria;Benedetto M Celesia;Giordano Madeddu;Giulia Malaguarnera;Piero Pavone;Alessandro Cappellani;Bruno Cacopardo;Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine;Division of Infectious Diseases;University of Catania;95125 Catania;Italy;Department of Microbiology and Immunology;Jefferson Medical College;Thomas Jefferson University;19107 Philadelphia;United States;Department of Surgery;University of Catania;95100 Catania;Italy;Department of Clinical;Experimental and Oncological Medicine;Division of Infectious Diseases;University of Sassari;07100 Sassari;Italy;Department of Biomedical Sciences;Uni-versity of Catania;95100 Catania;Italy;Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology;Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OVE-Policlinico;University of Catania;95100 Catania;Italy;Department of Surgery;General Surgery and Senology Unit;University of Catania;95100 Catania;Italy

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Immunological milieu in the peritoneal cavity at laparotomy for gastric cancer
Akira Yoneda;Shinichiro Ito;Seiya Susumu;Mitsutoshi Matsuo;Ken Taniguchi;Yoshitsugu Tajima;Susumu Eguchi;Takashi Kanematsu;Yasuhiro Nagata;Department of Surgery;Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;Nagasaki 852-8051;Japan;Department of Surgery;Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical Center;Yamaguchi 747-8511;Japan;Department of Surgery;National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center;Nagasaki 856-8562;Japan

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Identification of individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by the diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome
Masahide Hamaguchi;Noriyuki Takeda;Takao Kojima;Akihiro Ohbora;Takahiro Kato;Hiroshi Sarui;Michiaki Fukui;Chisato Nagata;Jun Takeda;Immunology Frontier Research Center at Osaka University;Osaka 5650871;Japan;Department of Gastroenterology;Murakami Memorial Hospital;Asahi University;Gifu 5008523;Japan;Department of Endocrinology and Metabo lism;Murakami Memorial Hospital;Asahi University;Gifu 5008523;Japan;Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism;Graduate School of Medical Science;Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine;Kyoto 6028566;Japan;Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine;Graduate School of Medicine;Gifu University;Gifu 5008523;Japan;Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology;Division of Molecule and Structure;Graduate School of Medicine;Gifu University;Gifu 5008523;Japan

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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

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Pancreatic schwannoma:Case report and an updated 30-year review of the literature yielding 47 cases
Toshiyuki Moriya;Wataru Kimura;Ichiro Hirai;Akiko Takeshita;Koji Tezuka;Toshihiro Watanabe;Masaomi Mizutani;Akira Fuse;First Department of Surgery;Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine;2-2-2 Iida-Nishi;Yamagata 990-9585;Japan

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Noninvasive Parameters and hepatic fibrosis scores in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Hye Ran Yang;Hae Ryoung Kim;Myung Jin Kim;Jae Sung Ko;Jeong Kee Seo;Department of Pediatrics;Seoul National University College of Medicine;Seoul 110-744;South Korea;Department of Pediatrics;Seoul National University Bundang Hospital;Seongnam-si;Gyonggi-do 463-707;South Korea;Department of Pathology;Seoul National University Bundang Hospital;Seongnam-si;Gyonggi-do 464-894;South Korea

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Esophageal space-occupying lesion caused by Ascaris lumbricoides
Ping-Ping Zheng;Bing-Yuan Wang;Fei Wang;Ran Ao;Ying Wang;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University;Shenyang 110001;Liaoning Province;China

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HBx activates FasL and mediates HepG2 cell apoptosis through MLK3-MKK7-JNKs signal module
Ren-Xian Tang;Fan-Yun Kong;Bao-Feng Fan;Xiao-Mei Liu;Hong-Juan You;Peng Zhang;Kui-Yang Zheng ;Department of Pathogenic Biology and Lab of Infection and Immunology;Xuzhou Medical College;Xuzhou 221002;Jiangsu Province;China

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