New ultrasound techniques for lymph node evaluation
Xin-Wu Cui;Andre Ignee;Christoph F Dietrich;Med.Klinik 2;Caritas-Krankenhaus;97980 Bad Mergentheim;Germany Christian Jenssen;Klinik für Innere Medizin;Krankenhaus M rkisch Oderland;15334 Strausberg;Germany Adrian Saftoiu;Department of Gastroenterology;Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova;200349 Craiova;Romania

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Bone metastasis from early gastric cancer following non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection
Hiroyuki Kawabata;Ichiro Oda;Haruhisa Suzuki;Satoru Nonaka;Shigetaka Yoshinaga;Yutaka Saito;Endoscopy Division;National Cancer Center Hospital;Tokyo 104-0045;Japan Hiroyuki Kawabata;Department of Internal Medicine;Saiseikai Matsusaka General Hospital;Mie 515-8557;Japan Hitoshi Katai;Gastric Surgery Division;National Cancer Center Hospital;Tokyo 104-0045;Japan Hirokazu Taniguchi;Ryoji Kushima;Pathology Division;National Cancer Center Hospital;Tokyo 104-0045;Japan

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Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the region of CLDN2-MORC4 in relation to inflammatory bowel disease
Jan Sderman;Elisabeth Norén;Malin Christiansson;Hanna Bragde;Division of Medical Diagnostics;Ryhov County Hospital;55185 Jnkping;Sweden Elisabeth Norén;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine;Linkping University;58183 Linkping;Sweden Raphaele Thiébaut;Jean-Pierre Hugot;INSERM;U843;Université Paris Diderot;H?pital Robert Debré;75019 Paris;France Raphaele Thiébaut;Jean-Pierre Hugot;Université ParisDiderot Sorbonne Paris-Cité;UMR843;75018 Paris;France Jean-Pierre Hugot;Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris;Hopital Robert Debré;75019 Paris;France Curt Tysk;Division of Gastroenterology;Department of Medicine;University Hospital;School of Health and Medical Sciences;rebro University;70185 rebro;Sweden Curt Tysk;School of Health and Medical Sciences;rebro University;70185 rebro;Sweden Colm A O’Morain;Department of Gastroenterology;Adelaide and Meath Hospital;Tallaght;Dublin 24;Ireland Colm A O’Morain;Trinity College Dublin;College Green;Dublin 2;Ireland Miquel Gassull;Health Sciences Research Institute;Germans Trias i Pujol;08916 Badalona;Spain Yigael Finkel;Department of Gastroenterology;Sachs’ Children’s Hospital;Sdersjukhuset;11861 Stockholm;Sweden Jean-Frédéric Colombel;EPIMAD group;Registre EPIMAD;Service d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique;H?pital Calmette;Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille;59037 Lille;France Jean-Frédéric Colombel;Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai;New York;NY 10029;United States Marc Lémann;GETAID group;Groupe d’Etude Thérapeutiques des Affections Inflammatoires Digestives;Service de gastroentérologie;H?pital Saint Louis;75010 Paris;France Sven Almer;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine;Linkping University;58183 Linkping;Sweden Sven Almer;Department of Gastroenterology UHL;County Council of stergtland;58185 Link ping;Sweden Sven Almer;Division of Gastroenterology;Karolinska Institutet;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Karolinska university hospital;14186 Stockholm;Sweden

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Residual common bile duct stones on direct peroral cholangioscopy using ultraslim endoscope
Shu-Wei Huang;Cheng-Hui Lin;Mu-Shien Lee;YungKuan Tsou;Kai-Feng Sung;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Division of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy;Chang Gung Memorial Hospital;Chang Gung University College of Medicine;Taoyuan 333;Taiwan

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Histopathology of type C liver disease for determining hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors
Hiroshi Matsumura;Kazushige Nirei;Hitomi Nakamura;Teruhisa Higuchi;Yasuo Arakawa;Masahiro Ogawa;Naohide Tanaka;Mitsuhiko Moriyama;Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Department of Medicine;Nihon University School of Medicine;Tokyo173-8610;Japan

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Low-dose amitriptyline combined with proton pump inhibitor for functional chest pain
Se Woo Park;Hyuk Lee;Hyun Jik Lee;Jun Chul Park;Sung Kwan Shin;Sang Kil Lee;Yong Chan Lee;Department of Internal Medicine;Institute of Gastroenterology;Yonsei University College of Medicine;Seoul 120-752;South Korea Ji Eun Kim;Biostatistics Collaboration Unit;Yonsei University College of Medicine;Seoul 120-752;South Korea

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A systematic analysis of pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis
Li-Li Wu;Yun-Sheng Yang;Yan Dou;Qing-Sen Liu;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Chinese People’s Liberation Army Genaral Hospital;Beijing 100853;China

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Mucocele of the appendix due to endometriosis:A rare case report
Motoyuki Tsuda;Yukitaka Yamashita;Shunjiro Azuma;Takuji Akamatsu;Takeshi Seta;Shunji Urai;Yoshito Uenoyama;Department of Gastroenterology;Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center;Wakayama 640-8558;Japan Yasunori Deguchi;Department of Surgery;Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center;Wakayama 640-8558;Japan Kazuo Ono;Department of Pathology;Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center;Wakayama 640-8558;Japan Tsutomu Chiba;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine;Kyoto 606-8507;Japan

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Laparoscopic splenic hilum lymph node dissection for advanced proximal gastric cancer:A modified approach for pancreasand spleen-preserving total gastrectomy
Ting-Yu Mou;Yan-Feng Hu;Jiang Yu;Hao Liu;Ya-Nan Wang;Guo-Xin Li;Department of General Surgery;Nanfang Hospital;Southern Medical University;Guangzhou 510515;Guangdong Province;China

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Stent-grafts for the treatment of TIPS dysfunction:Fluency stent vs Wallgraft stent
Xue-Feng Luo;Zhu Wang;Jiaywei Tsauo;Ling-Jun Liu;Yang Yu;Biao Zhou;Cheng-Wei Tang;Xiao Li;Department of Gastroenterology;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China Xue-Feng Luo;Zhu Wang;Jiaywei Tsauo;Ling-Jun Liu;Yang Yu;Biao Zhou;Cheng-Wei Tang;Xiao Li;Department of Interventional Radiology;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China Ling Nie;Department of Pathology;West China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China

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Acoustic radiation force impulse of the liver
Mirko D’Onofrio;Stefano Crosara;Riccardo De Robertis;Stefano Canestrini;Emanuele Demozzi;Roberto Pozzi Mucelli;Department of Radiology;University Hospital G.B.Rossi;University of Verona;37134 Verona;Italy Anna Gallotti;Department of Radiology;Policlinico San Matteo;27100 Pavia;Italy

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Predicting a novel pathogenicity island in Helicobacter pylori by genomic barcoding
Guo-Qing Wang;Guang-Yu Xu;Fan Li;Department of Pathogenobiology;Norman Bethune Medical College of Jilin University;Changchun 130021;Jilin Province;China Jian-Ting Xu;Cancer Centre;First Hospital of Jilin University;Changchun 130021;Jilin Province;China Guo-Qing Wang;Yang Zhang;Jian Suo;Gastrointestinal Surgery;First Hospital of Jilin University;Changchun 130021;Jilin Province;China

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Anticoagulation and delayed bowel resection in the management of mesenteric venous thrombosis
Hyung-Kee Kim;Jae Min Chun;Seung Huh;Division of Transplantation and Vascular Surgery;Department of Surgery;Kyungpook National University School of Medicine;Daegu 700-721;South Korea

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Is diabetes mellitus a risk factor for pancreatic cancer?
Raffaele Pezzilli;Nico Pagano;Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine;Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital;40138 Bologna;Italy

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MicroRNAs may solve the mystery of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Ying-Feng Wei;Guang-Ying Cui;Ping Ye;Jia-Ning Chen;Hong-Yan Diao;State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases;The FirstAffiliated Hospital;School of Medical;Zhejiang University;Hangzhou 310003;Zhejiang Province;China

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Treatment of hemorrhagic radiation-induced proctopathy with a 4% formalin application under perianal anesthetic infiltration
Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius;Center of Oncosurgery;Institute of Oncology;Clinic of Internal Diseases;Family Medicine and Oncology of Medical Faculty;Vilnius University;LT-08406;Vilnius;Lithuania Audrius Dulskas;Alfredas Kilius;Kestutis Petrulis;Center of Oncosurgery;Institute of Oncology;Vilnius University;LT-08406;Vilnius;Lithuania Darius Norkus;Arvydas Burneckis;Konstantinas Povilas Valuckas;Radiotherapy and Drug Therapy Center;Institute of Oncology;Vilnius University;LT-08406;Vilnius;Lithuania

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Tumor necrosis factor-α mediates JNK activation response to intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Qi Yang;Feng-Ping Zheng;Ya-Shi Zhan;Jin Tao;Si-Wei Tan;Hui-Ling Liu;Bin Wu;Department of Gastroenterology;the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University;Guangzhou 510630;Guangdong Province;China

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Infective severe acute pancreatitis:A comparison of ^99mTc-ciprofloxacin scintigraphy and computed tomography
Jian-Hua Wang;Department of Radiology;the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University;Ningbo 315020;Zhejiang Province;China Gao-Feng Sun;Jian Zhang;Chang-Jing Zuo;Department of Nuclear Medicine;Changhai Hospital;Second Military Medical University;Shanghai 200433;China Cheng-Wei Shao;Department of Radiology;Changhai Hospital;Second Military Medical University;Shanghai 200433;China Jun Hao;Department of Pancreatic Surgery;Changhai Hospital;Second Military Medical University;Shanghai 200433;China Jian-Ming Zheng;Department of Pathology;Changhai Hospital;Second Military Medical University;Shanghai 200433;China Xiao-Yuan Feng;Department of Radiology;Huashan Hospital;Fudan University;Shanghai 200040;China

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Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy and quality of life evaluations in hospitalized cirrhotic patients in China
Ji-Yao Wang;Ning-Ping Zhang;Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology;Zhongshan Hospital;Fudan University;Shanghai 200032;China Bao-Rong Chi;Department of Digestive Diseases;The First Hospital of Jilin University;Changchun 130021;Jilin Province;China Yu-Qing Mi;Department of Hepatology;Tianjin Infectious Disease Hospital;Tianjin 300192;China Li-Na Meng;Department of Digestive Diseases;Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Hangzhou 310006;Zhejiang Province;China Ying-Di Liu;Department of Digestive Diseases;Chinese PLA General Hospital;Beijing 100853;China Jiang-Bin Wang;Department of Digestive Diseases;ChinaJapan Union Hospital;Jilin University;Changchun 130031;Jilin Province;China Hai-Xing Jiang;Department of Digestive Diseases;The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University;Nanning 530021;Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;China Jin-Hui Yang;Department of Hepatology;the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College;Kunming 650101;Yunnan Province;China Yun Xu;Department of Digestive Diseases;the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University;Zhengzhou 450003;Henan Province;China Xiao Li;Department of Digestive Diseases;West-China Hospital;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610041;Sichuan Province;China Jian-Ming Xu;Department of Digestive Diseases;the FirstAffiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University;Hefei 230022;Anhui Province;China Guo Zhang;Department of Digestive Diseases;the People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;Nanning 530021;Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;China Xin-Min Zhou;Department of Digestive Diseases;Xijing Hospital;the Fourth Military Medical University;Xi’an 230022;Shaanxi Province;China Yu-Zheng Zhuge;Department of Digestive Diseases;Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital;the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School;Nanjing 210008;Jiangsu Province;China De-An Tian;Tongji Hospital;Tongji Medical College;Huazhong University of Science and Technology;Wuhan 430030;Hubei Province;China Jin Ye;Department of Gastroenterology;Union Hospital;Tongji Medical College;Huazhong University of Science and Technology;Wuhan 430022;Hubei Province;China Yu-Lan Liu;Department of Digestive Diseases;Peking University People’s Hospital;Beijing 100044;China

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Validation of the chronic liver disease questionnaire in Serbian patients
Dusan Dj Popovic;Nada V Kovacevic;Tamara M Alempijevic;Milan M Spuran;Miodrag N Krstic;Rada S Jesic;Clinic for Gastroenterology;Clinical Centre of Serbia;Belgrade 11000;Serbia Nada V Kovacevic;Tamara M Alempijevic;Darija B Kisic Tepavcevic;Goran Z Trajkovic;Miodrag N Krstic;Rada S Jesic;Tatjana D Pekmezovic;Faculty of Medicine;University of Belgrade;Belgrade 11000;Serbia Darija B Kisic Tepavcevic;Tatjana D Pekmezovic;Institute of Epidemiology;Faculty of Medicine;University of Belgrade;Belgrade 11000;Serbia Goran Z Trajkovic;Institute of Statistics and Informatics;Faculty of Medicine;University of Belgrade;Belgrade 11000;Serbia Zobair M Younossi;Center for Liver Diseases;Department of Medicine;Inova Fairfax Hospital;Falls Church;Annandale;VA 22003-6800;United States

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Skp2-RNAi suppresses proliferation and migration of gallbladder carcinoma cells by enhancing p27 expression
Bin Zhang;Lin-Hua Ji;Wei Liu;Gang Zhao;Zhi-Yong Wu;Department of General Surgery;Renji Hospital;Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine;Shanghai 200127;China

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Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy with anal cushion suspension and partial internal sphincter resection for circumferential mixed hemorrhoids
Ming Lu;Guo-Qiang Wang;Yan Wu;Yang Liu;Hao Wen;Department of General Surgery;First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University;Urumqi 830054;Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region;China Guang-Ying Shi;Department of Gastroenterology;Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Hospital;Urumqi 830042;Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region;China

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Appropriate treatment of acute sigmoid volvulus in the emergency setting
Zheng Lou;En-Da Yu;Wei Zhang;Rong-Gui Meng;Li-Qiang Hao;Chuan-Gang Fu;Department of Colorectal Surgery;Changhai Hospital;Shanghai 200433;China

..............page:4979-4983

Pancreatitis in patients with pancreas divisum:Imaging features at MRI and MRCP
Deng-Bin Wang;Department of Radiology;Xinhua Hospital;Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai 200092;China Jinxing Yu;Ann S Fulcher;Mary A Turner;Department of Radiology;Virginia Commonwealth University;Medical College of Virginia;Richmond;VA 23298-0615;United States

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Thiopurines related malignancies in inflammatory bowel disease:Local experience in Granada,Spain
María Gómez-García;Maria José Cabello-Tapia;Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit;Department of Gastroenterology;University Hospital Virgen de Las Nieves;18014 Granada;Spain Antonio Damián Sánchez-Capilla;Javier De Teresa-Galván;Department of Gastroenterology;University Hospital Virgen de Las Nieves;18014 Granada;Spain Eduardo Redondo-Cerezo;Endoscopy Unit;Department of Gastroenterology;University Hospital Virgen de Las Nieves;18014 Granada;Spain

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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

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