Clinical application of liver stiffness measurement using transient elastography in chronic liver disease from longitudinal perspectives
Beom Kyung Kim; James Fung; Man-Fung Yuen; Seung Up Kim Department of Internal Medicine; Institute of Gastroenterology; Yonsei University College of Medicine; Seoul 120-740; South Korea;Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center; Seoul 120-740; South Korea;Department of Medicine; State Key Laboratory for Liver Research; the University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong; China

..............page:1890-1900

Promising effect of Magliasa, a traditional Iranian formula, on experimental colitis on the basis of biochemical and cellular findings
Roja Rahimi; Amir Baghaei; Maryam Baeeri; Gholamreza Amin; Mohammad Reza Shams-Ardekani; Mahnaz Khanavi; Mohammad Abdollahi ; Department of Traditional Pharmacy; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran 1417653761; Iran;Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran 1417614411; Iran; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran 1417614411; Iran;Department of Pharmacognosy; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran 1417614411; Iran

..............page:1901-1911

Decreased prevalence of celiac disease among Brazilian elderly
Lucas Malta Almeida; Luiz Claudio Castro; Rosa Harumi Uenishi; Fernanda Coutinho de Almeida; Patricia Maria Fritsch; Lenora Gandolfi; Riccardo Pratesi; Yanna Karla de Medeiros Nóbrega ; Graduate Program in Medical Sciences; University of Brasilia School of Medicin; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil ; Doctoral fellow of Coordenao de Aperfeioamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil;Graduate Program in Health Sciences; University of Brasilia School of Health Sciences; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil;Research Center for Celiac disease; University of Brasilia School of Medicine; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Brasilia School of Health Sciences; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil;Research Center for Celiac Disease; University of Brasilia School of Medicine; Brasilia DF 70910900; Brazil

..............page:1930-1935

Conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography vs the Olympus V-scope system
Martin Raithel; Andreas Ngel; Jürgen Maiss; Dane Wildner; Alexander Fritzkarl Hagel; Sandra Braun; Hiwot Diebel; Eckhart Georg Hahn ; Department of Medicine 1; Gastroenterology;Endoscopy; University Erlangen-Nuremberg; 91054 Erlangen; Germany

..............page:1936-1942

Factors associated with early virological response to peginterferon-α-2a/ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C
Javier García-Samaniego; Miriam Romero; Liver Unit; Hospital Carlos Ⅲ; Centro de Investigación Biómedica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas; 28029 Madrid; Spain Rafael Granados; Department of Gastroenterology; Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín; 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain Remedios Alemán; Gastroenterology Service; Hospital Universitario de Canarias; 38320 Tenerife; Spain Miguel Jorge Juan; Department of Gastroenterology; Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria; 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain Dolores Suárez; Internal Medicine Service; Hospital Arquitecto Marcide; 15405 Ferrol ; Spain Ramón Pérez; Gastroenterology Service; Hospital Central de Asturias; 33006 Oviedo; Spain Gregorio Castellano; Gastroenterology Service; Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041 Madrid; Spain Carlos González-Portela; Gastroenterology Service; Hospital Policlínico de Vigo; 36211 Vigo; Spain

..............page:1943-1952

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of neoplastic lesions in the gastrointestinal tract
Andrzej Bia ek; Anna Wiechowska-Koz owska; Jan Pertkiewicz; Katarzyna Karpińska; Wojciech Marlicz; Piotr Milkiewicz; Teresa Starzyńska ; Gastroenterology Department; Pomeranian Medical University; 71-242 Szczecin; Poland;Department of Endoscopy; Ministry of Internal Affairs Hospital; 70-382 Szczecin; Poland;Endotherapy Ltd; 02-091 Warsaw; Poland;Cell Pathology Department; Pomeranian Medical University; 71-242 Szczecin; Poland;Liver Unit; Pomeranian Medical University;71-242 Szczecin; Poland

..............page:1953-1961

Curcumin attenuated paracetamol overdose induced hepatitis
Kanjana Somanawat; Duangporn Thong-Ngam; Naruemon Klaikeaw Department of Physiology; Faculty of Medicine; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok 10330; Thailand;Department of Pathology; Faculty of Medicine; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok 10330; Thailand

..............page:1962-1967

Loss of BRCA1 expression leads to worse survival in patients with gastric carcinoma
Zi-Zhen Zhang; Yuan Jie Charles Liu; Xiao-Lu Yin; Ping Zhan; Yi Gu; Xing-Zhi Ni Department of General Surgery;Renji Hospital; School of Medicine; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai 200127; China; Astra-Zeneca; Innovation Center China; Shanghai 201203; China

..............page:1968-1974

Prognostic assessment of different metastatic lymph node staging methods for gastric cancer after D2 resection
Jia Xu; Yu-Hai Bian; Xin Jin; Hui Cao ; Department of General Surgery; Ren Ji Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai 200127; China

..............page:1975-1983

Effect evaluation of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist nanoparticles for mesenchymal stem cell transplantation
Xiao-Lei Shi; Wei Zhu; Jia-Jun Tan; Jiang-Qiang Xiao; Lin Zhang; Qian Xu; Zheng-Liang Ma; Yi-Tao Ding Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery; the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School; Nanjing 210008; Jiangsu Province; China Key Medical Center of Jiangsu Province for Hepatobiliary Diseases; Nanjing 210008; Jiangsu Province; China Gulou Clinical Medical College of Combined TCM and Western Medicine; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Nanjing 210008; Jiangsu Province; China ; Department of Anesthesiology; the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School; Nanjing 210008; Jiangsu Province; China School of Public Health; Southeast University; Nanjing 210009; Jiangsu Province; China

..............page:1984-1991

Transmesocolic hernia with strangulation in a patient without surgical history: Case report
Peel Jung; Min Dae Kim; Tae Hyun Ryu; Sung Ho Choi; Han Se Kim; Kang Hun Lee; Jhong Hyun Park Department of Internal Medicine; Bongseng Memorial Hospital; Busan 601-723; South Korea Department of Gastroenterology; Bongseng Memorial Hospital; Busan 601-723; South Korea Department of General Surgery; Bongseng Memorial Hospital; Busan 601-723; South Korea

..............page:1997-1999

Rare case of Helicobacter pylori -related gastric ulcer: Malignancy or pseudomorphism?
Ting-Ting Li; Feng Qiu; Zhi-Qiang Wang; Lu Sun; Jun Wan ; Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology; Chinese PLA General Hospital; Beijing 100853; China ; Department of Neurology; Chinese Navy General Hospital; Beijing 100037; China ; Department of Geriatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Chinese PLA General Hospital; Beijing 100853; China Department of Pathology; Chinese PLA General Hospital; Beijing 100853; China

..............page:2000-2004

Coexistence of gastrointestinal stromal tumor, esophageal and gastric cardia carcinomas
Yong Zhou; Xu-Dong Wu; Quan Shi; Jing Jia ; Department of General Surgery; Yancheng City No.1 People’s Hospital; Yancheng 224005; Jiangsu Province; China Department of Gastroenterology; Yancheng City No.1 People’s Hospital; Yancheng 224005; Jiangsu Province; China ; Department of Radiology; Yancheng City No.1 People’s Hospital; Yancheng 224005; Jiangsu Province; China Department of Nephrology; Yancheng City No.1 People’s Hospital; Yancheng 224005; Jiangsu Province; China

..............page:2005-2008

Tumor rupture during surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Pay attention!
Nadia Peparini; Piero Chirletti Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma H; 00043 Ciampino; Italy Department of Surgical Sciences; Sapienza University of Rome; 00161 Rome; Italy

..............page:2009-2010

New strategies for colorectal cancer screening
Maria Di Lena; Elisabetta Travaglio; Donato F Altomare Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation; University Aldo Moro of Bari; 11-70124 Bari; Italy

..............page:1855-1860

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

..............page:2011-2016

Mechanisms, prevention and clinical implications of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-enteropathy
John L Wallace; Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute; McMaster University; Hamilton; ON L8S 4K1; Canada ;Inflammation Research Network; University of Calgary; Calgary; AB T2N 4N1; Canada

..............page:1861-1876

Immunohistochemical study of the digestive tract of Oligosarcus hepsetus
Danielle A Vieira-Lopes; Nadja L Pinheiro; Armando Sales; Adriana Ventura; Francisco G Araújo; Iracema D Gomes; Aparecida A Nascimento Departamento de Biologia Animal;Instituto de Biologia; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica; Rio de Janeiro 23890-000; Brazil

..............page:1919-1929

Expression and clinical significance of CD73 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in gastric carcinoma
Xiao-Xia Lu; Yi-Tian Chen; Bing Feng; Xiao-Bei Mao; Bo Yu; Xiao-Yuan Chu Department of Medical Oncology; Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command; Medical School of Nanjing University; Nanjing 210002; Jiangsu Province; China Department of Pathology; Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command; Nanjing 210002; Jiangsu Province; China

..............page:1912-1918

Role of T cell death in maintaining immune tolerance during persistent viral hepatitis
Juan Ramón Larrubia; Megha Uttam Lokhande; Silvia García-Garzón; Joaquín Miquel; Dolores Subirá; Eduardo Sanz-de-Villalobos ; Translational Hepatology Unit; Guadalajara University Hospital; University of Alcalá; 19002 Guadalajara; Spain

..............page:1877-1889

Usefulness of positron emission tomography in primary intestinal follicular lymphoma
Akira Tari; Hideki Asaoku; Masaki Kunihiro; Shinji Tanaka; Tadashi Yoshino Division of Gastroenterology; Department of Internal Medicine; Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital; Hiroshima 734-8551; Japan Department of Clinical Laboratory; Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital and Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital; Hiroshima 734-8551; Japan ; Department of Endoscopy; Hiroshima University Hospital; Hiroshima 734-8551; Japan ; Department of Pathology; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine; Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama 700-8530; Japan

..............page:1992-1996