Endoplasmic reticulum stress sensitizes human esophageal cancer cell to radiation
Xue-Li Pang;Yang-Bo Liu;Department of Oncology;Southwest Hospital;Third Military Medical University;Chongqing 400038;China Gang He;Yan Wang;Bo Zhang;Department of Medical Genetics;Third Military Medical University;Chongqing 400038;China

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Current concepts on the role of nitric oxide in portal hypertension
Liang Shuo Hu;Jacob George;Jian Hua Wang;Storr Liver Unit;Westmead Millennium Institute and Westmead Hospital;University of Sydney;Westmead;NSW 2145;Australia

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Cancer detection by ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 methylation in pancreatobiliary fluids
Norihiro Kato;Hiroyuki Yamamoto;Yasushi Adachi;Hirokazu Ohashi;Mayumi Nakazawa;Shigeru Sasaki;Yasuhisa Shinomura;First Department of Internal Medicine;Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine;Sapporo 060-8543;Japan Hiroaki Taniguchi;Kohzoh Imai;The Section of Antibody;Vaccine and Molecular Targeted Therapy Research;The Institute of Medical Science;The University of Tokyo;Tokyo 108-8639;Japan Hiromu Suzuki;Department of Molecular Biology;Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine;Sapporo 060-8556;Japan Hiroyuki Kaneto;Division of Gastroenterology;Muroran City General Hospital;Muroran 051-8512;Japan

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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with conscious sedation does not interfere with catheter-based 24-h pH monitoring
Yung-Kuan Tsou;Jau-Min Lien;Cheng-Hui Lin;Mu-Shien Lee;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Chang Gung Memorial Hospital;Chang Gung University College of Medicine;Taoyuan 333;Taiwan Chin-Kuo Chen;Department of Otolaryngology;Chang Gung Memorial Hospital;Chang Gung University College of Medicine;Taoyuan 333;Taiwan Hsing-Yu Chen;Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine;Chang Gung Memorial Hospital;Chang Gung University College of Medicine;Taoyuan 333;Taiwan

..............page:1805-1810

Routine defunctioning stoma after chemoradiation and total mesorectal excision:A single-surgeon experience
Shao-Chieh Lin;Po-Chuan Chen;Bo-Wen Lin;Jenq-Chang Lee;Division of Colorectal Surgery;Department of Surgery;National Cheng Kung University Hospital;College of Medicine;National Cheng Kung University;Tainan 704;Taiwan Chung-Ta Lee;Department of Pathology;National Cheng Kung University Hospital;College of Medicine;National Cheng Kung University;Tainan 704;Taiwan Hong-Ming Tsai;Department of Radiology;National Cheng Kung University Hospital;College of Medicine;National Cheng Kung University;Tainan 704;Taiwan Peng-Chan Lin;Wen-Pin Su;Department of Oncology;National Cheng Kung University Hospital;College of Medicine;National Cheng Kung University;Tainan 704;Taiwan Helen HW Chen;Yuan-Hwa Wu;Department of Radiation Oncology;National Cheng Kung University Hospital;College of Medicine;National Cheng Kung University;Tainan 704;Taiwan

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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

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Common bile duct stones on multidetector computed tomography:Attenuation patterns and detectability
Chang Whan Kim;Jae Hyuck Chang;Tae Ho Kim;In Seok Lee;Sok Won Han;Department of Internal Medicine;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;505 BanpoDong;Seocho-Gu;Seoul 137-701;South Korea Yeon Soo Lim;Department of Radiology;College of Medicine;The Catholic University of Korea;505 Banpo-Dong;Seocho-Gu;Seoul 137-701;South Korea

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Short-type single balloon enteroscope for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with altered gastrointestinal anatomy
Hiroshi Yamauchi;Mitsuhiro Kida;Kosuke Okuwaki;Shiro Miyazawa;Tomohisa Iwai;Miyoko Takezawa;Hidehiko Kikuchi;Maya Watanabe;Hiroshi Imaizumi;Wasaburo Koizumi;Department of Gastroenterology;Kitasato University East Hospital;Sagamihara;Kanagawa 252-0380;Japan

..............page:1728-1735

Muco-submucosal elongated polyps of the gastrointestinal tract:A case series and a review of the literature
Char Loo Tan;Sze Hwa Tan;Fredrik Petersson;Department of Pathology;National University Hospital System;Singapore 119074;Singapore Jimmy BY So;Department of Surgery;National University Hospital System;Singapore 119074;Singapore

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Thiopurines in inflammatory bowel disease revisited
Florian Br;Christian Sina;Klaus Fellermann;Medical Department 1;University Hospital Schleswig Holstein;23538 Lübeck;Germany

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Case of autoimmune hepatitis with markedly enlarged hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes
Hideki Fujii;Naoki Ohnishi;Kazuho Shimura;Masafumi Sakamoto;Tohru Ohkawara;Yoshihiko Sawa;Koichi Nishida;Yasuo Ohkawara;Department of Internal Medicine;Aiseikai Yamashina Hospital;Shichouno-cho;Takehana;Yamashinaku;Kyoto 602-8086;Japan Tatsuro Kobata;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Uji Tokushukai Hospital;Kyoto 611-0042;Japan Kanji Yamaguchi;Yoshito Itoh;Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine;Graduate School of Medical Science;Kyoto 602-8566;Japan

..............page:1834-1840

Double-balloon enteroscopy for mesenchymal tumors of small bowel:Nine years’ experience
Qiong He;Yang Bai;Fa-Chao Zhi;Wei Gong;Hong-Xiang Gu;Zhi-Min Xu;Jian-Qun Cai;De-Shou Pan;Bo Jiang;Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology;Department of Gastroenterology;Nanfang Hospital;Southern Medical University;Guangzhou 510515;Guangdong Province;China

..............page:1820-1826

Multicenter case-control study of the risk factors for ulcerative colitis in China
Yu-Fang Wang;Qin Ou-yang;Department of Gastroenterology;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China Bing Xia;Department of Gastroenterology;Zhongnan Hospital;Wuhan University School of Medicine;Wuhan 430071;Hubei Province;China Li-Na Liu;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University;Dalian 116021;Liaoning Province;China Fang Gu;Department of Gastroenterology;Third Hospital of Beijing University;Beijing 100191;China Kai-Fang Zhou;Department of Gastroenterology;Union Hospital Tongji Medical College;Huazhong Science and Technology University;Wuhan 430074;Hubei Province;China Qiao Mei;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University;Hefei 230022;Anhui Province;China Rui-Hua Shi;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University;Nanjing 210029;Jiangsu Province;China Zhi-Hua Ran;Department of Gastroenterology;School of Medicine;Renji Hospital;Shanghai Jiaotong University;Shanghai 200127;China Xiao-Di Wang;Department of Gastroenterology;Beijing SinoJapan Friendship Hospital;Beijing 10029;China Pin-Jin Hu;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital;Zhongshan Medical University;Guangzhou 528000;Guangdong Province;China Kai-Chun Wu;State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases;Fourth Military Medical University;Xi’an 710032;Shaanxi Province;China Xin-Guang Liu;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital;Peking University;Beijing 100034;China Ying-Lei Miao;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College;Kunming 650032;Yunnan Province;China Ying Han;Department of Gastroenterology;the Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA;Beijing 10026;China Xiao-Ping Wu;Department of Gastroenterology;Xiangya Hospital;Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhongnan University;Changsha 410008;Hunan Province;China Guo-Bing He;Department of Gastroenterology;Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College;Nanyun 637000;Sichuan Province;China Jie Zhong;Department of Gastroenterology;Ruijin Hospital;Shanghai Jiaotong University;Shanghai 200025;China Guan-Jian Liu;Department of Epidemiology;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China

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Clinical features of gastroduodenal injury associated with long-term low-dose aspirin therapy
Junichi Iwamoto;Yoshifumi Saito;Akira Honda;Yasushi Matsuzaki;Department of Gastroenterology;Tokyo Medical University;Ibaraki Medical Center;Ibaraki 300-0395;Japan

..............page:1673-1682

Effects of small interfering RNA inhibit Class Ⅰ phosphoinositide 3-kinase on human gastric cancer cells
Bao-Song Zhu;Li-Yan Yu;Kui Zhao;Yong-You Wu;Yong Wu;Feng-Yun Zhong;Wei Gong;Qiang Chen;Chun-Gen Xing;Department of General Surgery;The Second Affiliated Hospital;Soochow University;Suzhou 215004;Jiangsu Province;China Xiao-Li Cheng;Department of Gastroenterology;Qianfoshan Hospital;Shandong University;Jinan 250014;Shandong Province;China

..............page:1760-1769

Evaluation of the relationship between dietary factors,CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection,and RUNX3 promoter hypermethylation in gastric cancer tissue
Yan-Wei Zhang;Sang-Yong Eom;Dong-Hyuk Yim;YongDae Kim;Heon Kim;Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Research Institute;College of Medicine;Chungbuk National University;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea Young-Jin Song;Hyo-Yung Yun;Department of Surgery;College of Medicine;Chungbuk National University;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea Joo-Seung Park;Department of Surgery;College of Medicine;Eulji University;Daejon 461-713;South Korea Sei-Jin Youn;Department of Internal Medicine;College of Medicine;Chungbuk National University;Cheongju 361-763;South Korea Byung-Sik Kim;Department of Surgery;Asan Medical Center;College of Medicine;Ulsan University;Seoul 138-736;South Korea

..............page:1778-1787

Value of α-fetoprotein in association with clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma
Chang Liu;Guang-Qin Xiao;Lu-Nan Yan;Bo Li;Li Jiang Tian-Fu Wen;Wen-Tao Wang;Ming-Qing Xu;Jia-Yin Yang;Department of Liver and Vascular Surgery;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China

..............page:1811-1819

Synchronous adenocarcinoma and extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma of the colon:A case report and literature review
Chih-En Tseng;Kai-Sheng Liao;Department of Anatomic Pathology;Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital;Chiayi 62247;Taiwan Chih-En Tseng;School of Medicine;Buddhist Tzu Chi University;Hualien 97004;Taiwan Ta-Wen Shu;Department of General Surgery;Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital;Chiayi 62247;Taiwan Chih-Wen Lin;Department of Medical Imaging;Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital;Chiayi 62247;Taiwan

..............page:1850-1854

Psychosocial factors and their association with reflux oesophagitis,Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Paul Denver;Michael Donnelly;Liam J Murray;Lesley A Anderson;Centre for Public Health;Queen’s University Belfast;Belfast BT12 6BJ;Northern Ireland;United Kingdom

..............page:1770-1777

Molecular mechanisms of liver ischemia reperfusion injury:Insights from transgenic knockout models
Gourab Datta;Barry J Fuller;Brian R Davidson;Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Unit;Division of Surgery and Interventional Science;Royal Free Campus;University College London;Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Hospital;London NW 2QG;United Kingdom

..............page:1683-1698

A case of colon perforation due to enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma
Jun Bong Kim;Seong Hwan Kim;Young Kwan Cho;Sang Bong Ahn;Yun Ju Jo;Young Sook Park;Ji Hyun Lee;Department of Internal Medicine;Eulji Medical Center;Eulji University;Seoul 139-711;South Korea Dong Hee Kim;Department of Surgery;Eulji Hospital;Eulji Medical Center;Seoul 139-711;South Korea Hojung Lee;Department of Pathology;Eulji Hospital;Eulji Medical Center;Seoul 139-711;South Korea Yun Young Jung;Department of Radiology;Eulji Hospital;Eulji Medical Center;Seoul 139-711;South Korea

..............page:1841-1844

Effects of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α silencing on the proliferation of CBRH-7919 hepatoma cells
Lin-Feng Xu;Jia-Yan Ni;Hong-Liang Sun;Yao-Ting Chen;Department of Interventional Radiology;Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital;Sun Yat-Sen University;Guangzhou 510210;Guangdong Province;China Yu-Dan Wu;Department of Hematology;Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital;Sun Yat-Sen University;Guangzhou 510210;Guangdong Province;China

..............page:1749-1759