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Contents Volume 13 Issue 45 December 7, 2007
Editorial
Use of second generation contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of focal liver lesions
Stanislas HX Morin, Adrian KP Lim, Jeremy FL Cobbold, Simon D Taylor-Robinson 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5963-5970. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5963
Endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement for inflammatory pancreatic diseases
Pier Alberto Testoni 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5971-5978. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5971
Review
Angiogenesis and vascular malformations: Antiangiogenic drugs for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding
Juergen Bauditz, Herbert Lochs 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5979-5984. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5979
Updates on abdominal desmoid tumors
Bernardino Rampone, Corrado Pedrazzani, Daniele Marrelli, Enrico Pinto, Franco Roviello 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5985-5988. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5985
Basic Research
Protective effects of medical ozone combined with traditional Chinese medicine against chemically-induced hepatic injury in dogs
Li-Jie Li, Yun-Gao Yang, Zhi-Ling Zhang, Sui-Feng Nie, Ze Li, Feng Li, He-Yu Hua, Yan-Jun Hu, Hong-Shuan Zhang, Ya-Bing Guo 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5989-5994. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5989
Clinical Research
Selective decrease in colonic CD56+ T and CD161+ T cells in the inflamed mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis
Masaru Shimamoto, Yoshitaka Ueno, Shinji Tanaka, Toshiko Onitake, Rie Hanaoka, Kyoko Yoshioka, Tsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Kazuaki Chayama 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5995-6002. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5995
NAT2*6A, a haplotype of the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene, is an important biomarker for risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity in Japanese patients with tuberculosis
Norihide Higuchi, Naoko Tahara, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Naofumi Suyama, Yuichi Inoue, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Koh-ichiro Yoshiura, Norio Niikawa, Chun-Yang Wen, Hajime Isomoto, Saburou Shikuwa, Katsuhisa Omagari, Yohei Mizuta, Shigeru Kohno, Kazuhiro Tsukamoto 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6003-6008. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6003
Risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease, reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease among Chinese patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination
Juan Du, Jiang Liu, Hong Zhang, Chao-Hui Yu, You-Ming Li 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6009-6015. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6009
Rapid Communication
Breath test for differential diagnosis between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and irritable bowel disease: An observation on non-absorbable antibiotics
I Esposito, A de Leone, G Di Gregorio, S Giaquinto, L de Magistris, A Ferrieri, G Riegler 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6016-6021. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6016
Predictive factors of tumor response to trans-catheter treatment in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multivariate analysis of pre-treatment findings
Roberto Miraglia, Giada Pietrosi, Luigi Maruzzelli, Ioannis Petridis, Settimo Caruso, Gianluca Marrone, Giuseppe Mamone, Giovanni Vizzini, Angelo Luca, Bruno Gridelli 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6022-6026. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6022
Evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite strip tests to detect spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients
Serkan Torun, Enver Dolar, Yusuf Yilmaz, Murat Keskin, Murat Kiyici, Melda Sinirtas, Emre Sarandol, Selim Gurel, Selim Giray Nak, Macit Gulten 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6027-6030. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6027
Alterations in the function of circulating mononuclear cells derived from patients with Crohn’s disease treated with mastic
Andriana C Kaliora, Maria G Stathopoulou, John K Triantafillidis, George VZ Dedoussis, Nikolaos K Andrikopoulos 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6031-6036. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6031
Hepatitis B viral infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients: A three year follow-up
Ya-Li Cao, Shi-Xiang Wang, Zuo-Min Zhu 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6037-6040. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6037
Decreased expression of serotonin in the jejunum and increased numbers of mast cells in the terminal ileum in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Shen-Hao Wang, Lei Dong, Jin-Yan Luo, Jun Gong, Lu Li, Xiao-Lan Lu, Shui-Ping Han 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6041-6047. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6041
Prognostic value of lateral lymph node metastasis for advanced low rectal cancer
Ze-Yu Wu, Jin Wan, Jing-Hua Li, Gang Zhao, Yuan Yao, Jia-Lin Du, Quan-Fang Liu, Lin Peng, Zhi-Du Wang, Zhi-Ming Huang, Hua-Huan Lin 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6048-6052. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6048
Effect of Bcl-2 and Bax on survival of side population cells from hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Jing Fan, Ren Li, Rui Zhang, Hai-Liang Liu, Ning Zhang, Fu-Qing Zhang, Ke-Feng Dou 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6053-6059. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6053
Effect of fluoxetine on depression-induced changes in the expression of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and corticotrophin releasing factor in rat duodenum
Yong-Lan Huang, Jie-Ping Yu, Gao-Hua Wang, Zhen-Hua Chen, Qing Wang, Ling Xiao 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6060-6065. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6060
Protective effect of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on pancreas transplantation in rats
Bai-Feng Li, Yong-Feng Liu, Ying Cheng, Ke-Zhong Zhang, Tie-Min Li, Ning Zhao 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6066-6071. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6066
Polypropylene mesh-reinforced pancreaticojejunostomy for periampullar neoplasm
Di-Yu Huang, Xian-Fa Wang, Wei Zhou, Ying Xin, Yi-Ping Mou, Xiu-Jun Cai 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6072-6075. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6072
Correlation of matrix metalloproteinase suppressor genes RECK, VEGF, and CD105 with angiogenesis and biological behavior in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Sheng-Lei Li, Dong-Ling Gao, Zhi-Hua Zhao, Zong-Wen Liu, Qiu-Min Zhao, Jin-Xia Yu, Kui-Sheng Chen, Yun-Han Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6076-6081. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6076
DNA methyltransferase 3B promoter polymorphism and its susceptibility to primary hepatocellular carcinoma in the Chinese Han nationality population: A case-control study
Ying Wu, Ju-Sheng Lin 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6082-6086. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6082
Case Report
Mycophenolate mofetil for drug-induced vanishing bile duct syndrome
S Simona Jakab, A Brian West, Dennis M Meighan, Robert S Brown Jr, William B Hale 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6087-6089. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6087
Sirolimus-induced drug fever and ciclosporin-induced leukencephalopathia with seizures in one liver transplant recipient
Doris Schacherer, Martina Zeitoun, Roland Büttner, Cornelia Gelbmann, Aiman Obed, Hans-Jürgen Schlitt, Jürgen Schölmerich, Gabi I Kirchner 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6090-6093. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6090
Carcinoembryonic antigen-producing adrenal adenoma resected using combined lateral and anterior transperitoneal laparoscopic surgery
Tomohide Hori, Kentaro Taniguchi, Masashi Kurata, Kenji Nakamura, Kenji Kato, Yoshifumi Ogura, Makoto Iwasaki, Shinya Okamoto, Koichiro Yamakado, Shintaro Yagi, Taku Iida, Takuma Kato, Kanako Saito, Linan Wang, Yoshifumi Kawarada, Shinji Uemoto 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6094-6097. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6094
Heterotopic pancreas in the stomach: A case report and literature review
Grigorios Christodoulidis, Dimitris Zacharoulis, Sotiris Barbanis, Emmanuel Katsogridakis, Konstantine Hatzitheofilou 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6098-6100. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6098
Large solitary retroperitoneal echinococcal cyst: A rare case report
Konstantinos Tepetes, Gregory Christodoulidis, Michael Spryridakis, Konstantinos Hatzitheofilou 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6101-6103. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6101
Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as an esophageal intramural tumor: A very rare but important cause for dysphagia
APA Pimenta, JR Preto, AMF Gouveia, E Fonseca, MML Pimenta 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6104-6108. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6104
Malakoplakia of the colon associated with colonic adenocarcinoma diagnosed in colonic biopsies
F Karasavvidou, SP Potamianos, S Barbanis, E Stathakis, A Psychos, AN Kapsoritakis, G Koukoulis 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6109-6111. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6109
Iatrogenic colorectal perforation induced by anorectal manometry: Report of two cases after restorative proctectomy for distal rectal cancer
Jun-Seok Park, Sung-Bum Kang, Duck-Woo Kim, Na-Young Kim, Kyoung-Ho Lee, Young-Hoon Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6112-6114. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6112
Epidermal growth factor receptor antibody plus recombinant human endostatin in treatment of hepatic metastases after remnant gastric cancer resection
Long Sun, Huang-Yang Ye, Ying-Hong Zhang, Yong-Song Guan, Hua Wu 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6115-6118. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6115
Letter to the Editor
Eosinophilic cholecystitis as a rare manifestation of visceral larva migrans
Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masahide Yoshikawa, Kosuke Kaji, Hiroshi Fukui 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6119-6119. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6119
News
Science news release and its benefits to your research
You-De Chang 
World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6120-6121. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6120
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