Advances in radiotherapy and targeted therapies for rectal cancer
Alexandra Sermeus;Wim Leonard;Benedikt Engels;Mark De Ridder;UZ Brussel;Vrije Universiteit Brussel;Department of Gastroenterology;B-1090 Brussels;Belgium;UZ Brussel;Vrije Universiteit Brussel;Department of Radiotherapy;B-1090 Brussels;Belgium;

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Immunopathology of inflammatory bowel disease
Kori L Wallace;Li-Bo Zheng;Yoshitake Kanazawa;David Q Shih;F Widjaja Foundation;Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute;Cedars-Sinai Medical Center;Los Angeles CA 90048;United States;Department of Gastroenterology;The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University;

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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha involvement in liver and intestinal inflammatory networks
Jean-Philippe Babeu;Franois Boudreau;Département d’ Anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire;Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé;Université de Sherbrooke;Sherbrooke J1E 4K8;Québec;Canada;

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Natural history and long-term clinical course of Crohn’s disease
Hugh James Freeman;Department of Medicine;University of British Columbia Hospital;Vancouver;BC V6T 1W5;Canada;

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Gastrointestinal motility disorders in inflammatory bowel diseases
Gabrio Bassotti;Elisabetta Antonelli;Vincenzo Villanacci;Marianna Salemme;Manuela Coppola;Vito Annese;Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine;University of Perugia;06156 Perugia;Italy;Second Pathology Section;Spedali Civili of Brescia;25100 Brescia;Italy;Gastroenterology Unit;Careggi University Hospital;50134 Florence;Italy;

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Current issues in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseaseassociated arthropathies
Sabrina Cardile;Claudio Romano;Department of Pediatrics;University of Messina;98125 Messina;Italy;

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Inflammatory bowel disease:Epidemiology,pathology and risk factors for hypercoagulability
Danuta Owczarek;Dorota Cibor;Mikolaj K Glowacki;Tomasz Rodacki;Tomasz Mach;Department of Gastroenterology;Hepatology and Infectious Diseases;Jagiellonian University Medical College;31-531 Kraków;Poland;

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Inflammatory pathways of importance for management of inflammatory bowel disease
Jannie Pedersen;Mehmet Coskun;Christoffer Soendergaard;Mohammad Salem;Ole Haagen Nielsen;Department of Gastroenterology;Medical Section;University of Copenhagen;Herlev Hospital;DK-2730 Herlev;Denmark;Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine;the Panum Institute;University of Copenhagen;DK-2200 Copenhagen;Denmark;

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Surgery for luminal Crohn’s disease
Takayuki Yamamoto;Toshiaki Watanabe;Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Department of Surgery;Yokkaichi Social Insurance Hospital;Mie 510-0016;Japan;Department of Surgical Oncology;The University of Tokyo;Hongo;Tokyo 113-0033;Japan;

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Inflammatory bowel disease:Pathogenesis
Yi-Zhen Zhang;Yong-Yu Li;Department of Pathophysiology;Tongji University School of Medicine;

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Radiation risks associated with serial imaging in colorectal cancer patients:Should we worry?
Jeong Suk Oh;Jonathan B Koea;Department of Surgery;North Shore Hospital;Auckland 0620;New Zealand;

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Celiac plexus neurolysis in pancreatic cancer:The endoscopic ultrasound approach
Andrada Seicean;Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cluj-Napoca;University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu";400162 Cluj-Napoca;Romania;

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Classification,clinicopathologic features and treatment of gastric neuroendocrine tumors
Ting-Ting Li;Feng Qiu;Zhi Rong Qian;Jun Wan;Xiao-Kun Qi;Ben-Yan Wu;Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology;Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital;Department of Neurology;Chinese Navy General Hospital;Department of Medical Oncology;Dana-Farber Cancer Institute;Boston;MA 02215;United States;

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Role of BMSCs in liver regeneration and metastasis after hepatectomy
Hua-Lian Hang;Qiang Xia;Department of Liver Surgery;Ren Ji Hospital;School of Medicine;Shanghai Jiaotong University;

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Pulmonary manifestations of Crohn’s disease
De-Gan Lu;Xiao-Qing Ji;Xun Liu;Hong-Jia Li;Cai-Qing Zhang;Department of Respiratory Medicine;Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital;Department of ENT;Central Hospital of Taian City;

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Targeting of circulating hepatocellular carcinoma cells to prevent postoperative recurrence and metastasis
Yu Zhang;Zhi-Long Shi;Xia Yang;Zheng-Feng Yin;EMolecular Oncology Laboratory;Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital;

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HCV-specific immune responses induced by CIGB-230 in combination with IFN-α plus ribavirin
Yalena Amador-Caizares;Gillian Martínez-Donato;Liz lvarez-Lajonchere;Claudia Vasallo;Mariacarla Dausá;Daylen Aguilar-Noriega;Carmen Valenzuela;Ivette Raíces;Jean Dubuisson;Czeslaw Wychowski;Zurina Cinza-Estévez;Marlén Castellanos;Magdalys Núez;Anny Armas;Yaimé González;Ismariley Revé;Ivis Guerra;ngel Pérez Aguiar;Santiago Dueas-Carrera;Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología;Playa 10600;Havana;Cuba;Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille;Inserm U1019;CNRS UMR8204;Institut Pasteur de Lille;Univ Lille Nord de France;F-59000 Lille;France;Instituto de Gastroenterología;Vedado 10400;Havana;Cuba;Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Amejeiras";Havana 10200;Cuba;Centro de Inmunoensayos;Havana 11300;Cuba;

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Serum and urine metabolomic fingerprinting in diagnostics of inflammatory bowel diseases
Tomasz Dawiskiba;Stanislaw Deja;Agata Mulak;Adam Zabek;Ewa Jawień;Dorota Pawelka;Miroslaw Banasik;Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas;Waldemar Balcerzak;Krzysztof Kaliszewski;Jan Skóra;Piotr Bar;Krzysztof Korta;Kornel Pormańczuk;Przemyslaw Szyber;Adam Litarski;Piotr Mlynarz;Department of Vascular;General and Transplantation Surgery;Wroclaw Medical University;50-556 Wroclaw;Poland;Faculty of Chemistry;Opole University;45-040 Opole;Poland;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Wroclaw Medical University;50-556 Wroclaw;Poland;Bioorganic Chemistry Group;Department of Chemistry;Wroclaw University of Technology;50-370 Wroclaw;Poland;First Department and Clinic of General;Gastroenterological and Endocrinological Surgery;Wroclaw Medical University;50-369 Wroc?aw;Poland;Department and Clinic of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine;Wroclaw Medical University;50-556 Wroclaw;Poland;Department of Family Medicine;Wroclaw Medical University;51-141 Wroclaw;Poland;Department of Urology;4th Military Clinical Hospital;50-981 Wroclaw;Poland;

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Bile acid increases expression of the histamine-producing enzyme,histidine decarboxylase,in gastric cells
Hye Jin Ku;Hye Young Kim;Hyeong Hoe Kim;Hee Ju Park;Jae Hun Cheong;Department of Pediatrics;College of Medicine;Pusan National University;Busan 601-721;South Korea;Department of Molecular Biology;College of Natural Sciences;Pusan National University;Busan 609-735;South Korea;Department of Experimental Medicine;College of Medicine;Pusan National University;Busan 601-721;South Korea;

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ALK gene copy number gain and its clinical significance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Shou-Wei Jia;Sha Fu;Fang Wang;Qiong Shao;Hong-Bing Huang;Jian-Yong Shao;Department of Pharmacy;Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center;State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China;Collaborative Innovation Center on Cancer Medicine;Department of Molecular Diagnostics;Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center;State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China;Collaborative Innovation Center on Cancer Medicine;

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Apoptotic pathway induced by diallyl trisulfide in pancreatic cancer cells
Hong-Bing Ma;Shan Huang;Xiao-Ran Yin;Yang Zhang;Zheng-Li Di;Department of Radiotherapy of Tumor Hospital;the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University;Department of Neurology;Xi’an Center Hospital;Xi’an 710004;Shaanxi Province;China;

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Evaluation of the colorectal cancer risk conferred by rare UNC5C alleles
Sébastien Küry;Céline Garrec;Fabrice Airaud;Flora Breheret;Virginie Guibert;Cécile Frenard;Shuo Jiao;Dominique Bonneau;Pascaline Berthet;Céline Bossard;Olivier Ingster;Estelle Cauchin;Stéphane Bezieau;CHU Nantes;Service de Génétique Médicale;44093 Nantes CEDEX 1;France;Public Health Sciences Division;Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center;Seattle;WA 98109;United States;CHU Angers;Service de Génétique Médicale;4 rue Larrey;49933 Angers;France;Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Fran?ois Baclesse;3 avenue du Général Harris;14076 Caen Cedex 5;France;Université de Nantes;Faculté de Médecine de Nantes;EA 4273 Nantes;France;CHU Nantes;Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif et Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie;44093 Nantes Cedex 1;France;

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Time of infliximab therapy initiation and dose escalation in Crohn’s disease
Mindy CW Lam;Terry Lee;Kenneth Atkinson;Brian Bressler;Division of Gastroenterology;Department of Medicine;University of British Columbia;Vancouver;BC V6Z 2K5;Canada;Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences;Vancouver;BC V6Z 2K5;Canada;

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Susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in Hungarian patients determined by gene-gene interactions
Patricia Sarlos;Dalma Varszegi;Veronika Csongei;Lili Magyari;Luca Jaromi;Lajos Nagy;Bela Melegh;1~ Department of Internal Medicine;University of Pecs;7623 Pecs;Hungary;Department of Dermatology;Venereology and Oncodermatology;University of Pecs;7624 Pecs;Hungary;Department of Immunology and Biotechnology;University of Pecs;7624 Pecs;Hungary;Szentagothai Research Centre;7624 Pecs;Hungary;Department of Medical Genetics;University of Pecs;7624 Pecs;Hungary;Institute of Family Medicine;University of Pecs;7632 Pecs;Hungary;

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Assessment of risk of complications in cirrhosis using portal thallium scans
Hye-Jin Tae;Dae-Won Jun;Yun-Young Choi;Min-Jung Kwak;Min-Ho Lee;Department of Internal Medicine;Hanyang University School of Medicine;Seoul 133-792;South Korea;Department of Nuclear Medicine;Hanyang University College of Medicine;Seoul 133-792;South Korea;Department of Computer Science and Statistics;Pyongtaek University;Pyongtaek 450-701;South Korea;

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Epirubicin,Cisplatin,5-FU combination chemotherapy in sorafenib-refractory metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Ji Eun Lee;Si Hyun Bae;Jong Young Choi;Seung Kew Yoon;Young Kyoung You;Myung Ah Lee;Division of Medical Oncology;Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Cancer Center;Cancer Research Institute Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;Seoul 137-040;South Korea;Department of Internal Medicine;Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Cancer Center;Cancer Research Institute;Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;Seoul 137-040;South Korea;Division of Hepatology;Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Cancer Center;Cancer Research Institute Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;Seoul 137-040;South Korea;Department of Surgery;Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Cancer Center;Cancer Research Institute;Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;Seoul 137-040;South Korea;

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Endoscopic diagnosis of cervical esophageal heterotopic gastric mucosa with conventional and narrow-band images
Chi-Liang Cheng;Cheng-Hui Lin;Nai-Jen Liu;Jui-Hsiang Tang;Yen-Lin Kuo;Yi-Ning Tsui;Department of Gastroenterology;Zhongli Evergreen Hospital;Department of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy;Chang Gung Hospital and Chang Gung University;

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer tissue of patients with Lynch syndrome
Guo-Li Gu;Xiao-Quan Zhu;Xue-Ming Wei;Li Ren;De-Chang Li;Shi-Lin Wang;Department of General Surgery;the Air Force General Hospital PLA;the Affiliated Hospital of Aviation Medical Institute;PLA Air Force;Department of Pathology;the Air Force General Hospital PLA;

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Transumbilical single-incision endoscopic splenectomy:Report of ten cases
Zhi-Wei Liang;Yuan Cheng;Ze-Sheng Jiang;Hai-Yan Liu;Yi Gao;Ming-Xin Pan;Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery;Zhujiang Hospital;Southern Medical University;

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Adjuvant chemotherapy,p53,carcinoembryonic antigen expression and prognosis after D2 gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma
Ming-Ming He;Dong-Sheng Zhang;Feng Wang;Zhi-Qiang Wang;Hui-Yan Luo;Chao Ren;Ying Jin;Dong-Liang Chen;Rui-Hua Xu;State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China;Department of Medical Oncology;Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center;

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An accurate predictor of liver failure and death after hepatectomy:A single institution’s experience with 478 consecutive cases
Zheng-Gui Du;Yong-Gang Wei;Ke-Fei Chen;Bo Li;Department of Liver Surgery;Liver Transplantation Center;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;

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Outcome of patients undergoing right lobe living donor liver transplantation with small-for-size grafts
Pei-Xian Chen;Lu-Nan Yan;Wen-Tao Wang;Department of Liver and Vascular Surgery;West China Hospital of Sichuan University;

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Risk factors of lymphatic metastasis complement poor radiological detection in gallbladder cancer
Tu-Nan Yu;Bo Shen;Ning Meng;Hong Yu;Xiu-Jun Cai;The Second Department of General Surgery;Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital;School of Medicine;Zhejiang University;

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Intestinal T-cell lymphomas:A retrospective analysis of 68 cases in China
Zhi-Huan Sun;Hai-Meng Zhou;Guo-Xin Song;Zhong-Xiao Zhou;Liang Bai;Department of Surgery;Weihai Municipal Hospital;Binzhou Medical College Affiliated Hospital;

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Controlled low central venous pressure reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements in hepatectomy
Zhi Li;Yu-Ming Sun;Fei-Xiang Wu;Li-Qun Yang;Zhi-Jie Lu;Wei-Feng Yu;Department of Anesthesiology;Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital;the Second Military Medical University;

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S-1-based combination therapy vs S-1 monotherapy in advanced gastric cancer:A meta-analysis
Guo-Fang Liu;Dong Tang;Ping Li;Su Wang;Ya-Xiang Xu;Ai-Hua Long;Nian-Lan Zhou;Li-Li Zhang;Jie Chen;Xiao-Xing Xiang;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery;Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province;

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Anal canal gastrointestinal stromal tumors:Case report and literature review
Nuno Carvalho;Diogo Albergaria;Rui Lebre;Joo Giria;Vitor Fernandes;Helena Vidal;Maria José Brito;Department of General Surgery;Garcia de Orta Hospital;2801-951 Almada;Portugal;Department of Gastroenterology;Garcia de Orta Hospital;2801-951 Almada;Portugal;Department of Radiology;Garcia de Orta Hospital;2801-951 Almada;Portugal;Department of Pathology;Garcia de Orta Hospital;2801-951 Almada;Portugal;

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Successful endoscopic submucosal dissection of a giant polyp in a 21-month-old female
Eun-Young Jung;Soon-Ok Choi;Kwang Bum Cho;Eun Soo Kim;Kyung Sik Park;Jin-Bok Hwang;Department of Pediatric Surgery;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Keimyung University School of Medicine;Daegu 700-712;South Korea;Department of Internal Medicine;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Keimyung University School of Medicine;Daegu 700-712;South Korea;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Department of Pediatrics;Keimyung University School of Medicine;Daegu 700-712;South Korea;

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Two novel VPS33B mutations in a patient with arthrogryposis,renal dysfunction and cholestasis syndrome in mainland China
Li-Ting Li;Jing Zhao;Rui Chen;Jian-She Wang;Center for Pediatric Liver Diseases;Children’s Hospital of Fudan University;Department of Pediatrics;Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University;

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Digestive tract reconstruction pattern as a determining factor in postgastrectomy quality of life
Xin-Zu Chen;Wei-Han Zhang;Kun Yang;Jian-Kun Hu;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;

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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

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