Azathioprine-induced fever in autoimmune hepatitis
Tawfik Khoury;Jacob E Ollech;Shmuel Chen;Meir Shalit;Departments of Internal Medicine;Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center;Jerusalem;IL 91120;Israel Meir Mizrahi;Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Institute;Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center;Jerusalem;IL 91120;Israel

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Adipokines and C-reactive protein in relation to bone mineralization in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Lucia Pacifico;Sara Romaggioli;Flavia Ferraro;Stefano Bascetta;Department of Pediatrics;Sapienza University of Rome;00161 Rome;Italy Mario Bezzi;Concetta Valentina Lombardo;Department of Radiological Sciences;Sapienza University of Rome;00161 Rome;Italy Claudio Chiesa;Institute of Translational Pharmacology;National Research Council;00133 Rome;Italy

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Cytokine profiles in patients receiving antioxidant therapy within the ANTICIPATE trial
Nehal Shah;Ajith K Siriwardena;Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Unit;Manchester Royal Infirmary;Manchester M13 9WL;United Kingdom

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Massive presacral bleeding during rectal surgery: From anatomy to clinical practice
Zheng Lou;Wei Zhang;Rong-Gui Meng;Chuan-Gang Fu;Department of Colorectal Surgery;Changhai Hospital;Shanghai 200433;China

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Differential mucin phenotypes and their significance in a variation of colorectal carcinoma
Yasuo Imai;Hidetsugu Yamagishi;Yuko Ono;Yoshihiko Ueda;Department of Pathology;Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital;Saitama 343-8555;Japan Kazunori Fukuda;Joint Research Center;Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital;Saitama 343-8555;Japan Tohru Inoue;Department of Pathology;Tokyo Kosei Nenkin Hospital;Tokyo 162-8543;Japan

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Roles of BN52021 in platelet-activating factor pathway in inflammatory MS1 cells
Shi-Hai Xia;Xiao-Hui Xiang;Kai Chen;Wei Xu;Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Splenic Medicine;Affiliated Hospital of the Logistics University of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force;Tianjin 300162;China

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Caustic injury of the upper gastrointestinal tract: A comprehensive review
Sandro Contini;Department of Surgical Sciences;University of Parma;43125 Parma;Italy Carmelo Scarpignato;Clinical Pharmacology and Digestive Pathophysiology Unit;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine;University of Parma;43125 Parma;Italy

..............page:3918-3930

Safety and efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomies: A meta-analysis
Ping Li;Qing-Guo Li;Tang Qiao;Dao-Rong Wang;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery;Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province;Yangzhou 225001;Jiangsu Province;China Zong-Hui Chen;You-Yong Tian;Department of Neurology;Nanjing First Hospital;Nanjing 211166;Jiangsu Province;China

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Recurrent abdominal liposarcoma: Analysis of 19 cases and prognostic factors
Wei Lu;Mei-Dong Xu;Yong Zhang;Ying Jiang;Han-Xing Tong;Juan Zhu;Wei-Qi Lu;Xin-Yu Qin;General Surgery Department;Zhongshan Hospital;Fudan University;Shanghai 200032;China James Lau;Department of Surgery;Stanford School of Medicine;Stanford;CA 94305;United States

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Neonatal colon perforation due to anorectal malformations: Can it be avoided?
Wei-Dong Tong;Gastric and Colorectal Division;Department of Surgery;Daping Hospital;Third Military Medical University;Chongqing 400042;China Kirk A Ludwig;Division of Colorectal Surgery;Department of Surgery;Medical College of Wisconsin;Milwaukee;WI 53226;United States

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instructions to authors

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Polydatin attenuated food allergy via store-operated calcium channels in mast cell
Bo Yang;Jian-Jie Li;Cheng-Bin Yang;Qiong-Mei Ji;Zhi-Gang Liu;Allergy Branch of the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease;School of Medicine;Shenzhen University;Shenzhen 518060;Guangdong Province;China Ji-Juan Cao;Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau;Dalian 116001;Liaoning Province;China Jie Liu;Department of Pathophysiology;School of Medicine;Shenzhen University;Shenzhen 518060;Guangdong Province;China

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Probiotics improve survival of septic rats by suppressing conditioned pathogens in ascites
Da-Quan Liu;Qiao-Ying Gao;Hong-Bin Liu;Dong-Hua Li;Shang-Wei Wu;Department of Pharmacology;Institute of Acute Abdominal Diseases;Tianjin Nankai Hospital;Tianjin 300100;China

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Clinical significance of melatonin concentrations in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis
Yin Jin;Chun-Jing Lin;Le-Mei Dong;Meng-Jun Chen;Qiong Zhou;Jian-Sheng Wu;Department of Gastroenterology;First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College;Wenzhou 325000;Zhejiang Province;China

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Gastroenterology training in a resource-limited setting: Zambia, Southern Africa
Akwi W Asombang;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Saint Louis University School of Medicine;St. Louis;MO 63110-0250;United States Eleanor Turner-Moss;Paul Kelly;Barts and the London School of Medicine;Queen Mary University of London;London E14NS;United Kingdom Anil Seetharam;Banner Health Liver Center;Phoenix;AZ 85006;United States

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Clinical and pathological differences between serum immunoglobulin G4-positive and -negative type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis
Woo Hyun Paik;Ji Kon Ryu;Jin Myung Park;Byeong Jun Song;Joo Kyung Park;Yong-Tae Kim;Department of Internal Medicine;Liver Research Institute;Seoul 110-744;South Korea Ji Kon Ryu;Division of Gastroenterology;Department of Internal Medicine;Seoul National University College of Medicine;Seoul 110-744;South Korea Kyoungbun Lee;Department of Pathology;Seoul National University College of Medicine;Seoul 110-744;South Korea

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Rectal arterio-portal fistula: An unusual cause of persistent bleeding per rectum following a proximal spleno-renal shunt
Hao Yun Yap;Ser Yee Lee;Yaw Fui Alexander Chung;Department of General Surgery;Singapore General Hospital;Singapore 169608;Singapore Ser Yee Lee;Department of Surgical Oncology;National Cancer Centre Singapore;Singapore 169608;Singapore Kiang Hiong Tay;Albert Su-Chong Low;Department of Diagnostic Radiology;Singapore General Hospital;Singapore 169608;Singapore Choon Hua Thng;Department of Oncologic Imaging;National Cancer Centre Singapore;Singapore 169608;Singapore Krishnakumar Madhavan;Department of General Surgery;Na- tional University Hospital Singapore;Singapore 119074;Singapore

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Exposure to ambient air particulate matter and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Giovanni Tarantino;Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery;Federico Ⅱ University Medical School of Naples;80131 Naples;Italy Giovanni Tarantino;INT "Fondazione Pascale" - Cancer Research Center of Mercogliano;83013 Mercogliano;Italy Domenico Capone;Unit of Clinical Pharmacology;Department of Neuroscience;Federico Ⅱ University Medical School of Naples;80131 Naples;Italy Carmine Finelli;Center of Obesity and Eating Disorders;Stella Maris Mediterraneum Foundation;C/da S. Lucia;Chiaromonte;80035 Potenza;Italy

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Unusual histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens from patients with suspected acute appendicitis
Mehmet Yilmaz;Sami Akbulut;Koray Kutluturk;Cengiz Ara;Sezai Yilmaz;Department of Surgery;Liver Transplant Institute;Inonu University Faculty of Medicine;44280 Malatya;Turkey Nurhan Sahin;Ebru Arabaci;Department of Pathology;Inonu University Faculty of Medicine;44280 Malatya;Turkey

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A prospective study evaluating emotional disturbance in subjects undergoing defecating proctography
Amit S Kashyap;Divyanshoo R Kohli;Department of Medicine;Washington Hospital Center;Washington;DC 20010;United States Arnold Raizon;Department of Radiology;Washington Hospital Center;Washington;DC 2002;United States Kevin W Olden;Division of Gastroenterology;Washington Hospital Center;Washington;DC 2002;United States Kevin W Olden;Department of Internal Medicine;St. Josephs Medical Center Phoenix;Phoenix;AZ 85013;United States

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CYP1A1 , GSTM1 , GSTT1 and NQO1 polymorphisms and colorectal adenomas in Japanese men
Tadamichi Hamachi;Suminori Kono;Department of Preventive Medicine;Graduate School of Medical Sciences;Kyushu University;Fukuoka 812-8582;Japan Osamu Tajima;Kousaku Uezono;Self Defense Forces Kumamoto Hospital;Kumamoto 862-0902;Japan Tadamichi Hamachi;Shinji Tabata;Hiroshi Abe;Self Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital;Kasuga-shi;Fukuoka 816-0826;Japan Keizo Ohnaka;Department of Geriatric Medicine;Graduate School of Medical Sciences;Kyushu University;Fukuoka 812-8582;Japan

..............page:4023-4030

Endoscopic retrieval of 28 foreign bodies in a 100-year-old female after attempted suicide
Quan-Peng Li;Xian-Xiu Ge;Guo-Zhong Ji;Zhi-Ning Fan;Fa-Ming Zhang;Yun Wang;Lin Miao;Institute of Digestive Endoscopy and Medical Center for Digestive Diseases;Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University;Nanjing 210011;Jiangsu Province;China

..............page:4091-4093

Treatment options of inflammatory appendiceal masses in adults
Jenny Tannoury;Bassam Abboud;Department of General Surgery;Hotel Dieu de France Hospital;Faculty of Medicine;SaintJoseph University;Beirut 6830;Lebanon

..............page:3942-3950

Impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival after radical resection for gastric cancer
Qing-Guo Li;Ping Li;Dong Tang;Jie Chen;Dao-Rong Wang;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery;Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province;Yangzhou 225001;Jiangsu Province;China

..............page:4060-4065

Epstein-Barr virus negative primary hepatic leiomyoma: Case report and literature review
Xian-Zhang Luo;Chang-Sheng Ming;Xiao-Ping Chen;Nian-Qiao Gong;Institute of Organ Transplantation;Department of Surgery;Tongji Hospital;Tongji Medical College;Huazhong University of Science and Technology;Wuhan 430030;Hubei Province;China Xian-Zhang Luo;Chang-Sheng Ming;Xiao-Ping Chen;Nian-Qiao Gong;Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health and Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education;Wuhan 430030;Hubei Province;China

..............page:4094-4098

why interleukin-10 supplementation does not work in crohn s disease patients
Gareth J Marlow;Dominique van Gent;Lynnette R Ferguson;Discipline of Nutrition;Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences;The University of Auckland;Auckland 1142;New Zealand Gareth J Marlow;Lynnette R Ferguson;Nutrigenomics New Zealand;The University of Auckland;Auckland 1142;New Zealand

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