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Contents Volume 14 Issue 36 September 28, 2008

Editorial

Crohnology: A tale of time and times and inflammatory bowel diseases

Fernando Gomollón, Javier P Gisbert, Miquel Ángel Gassull

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5489-5490. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5489

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Topic Highlight

Inflammatory bowel diseases: A disease (s) of modern times? Is incidence still increasing?

Cristina Saro Gismera, Beatriz Sicilia Aladrén

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5491-5498. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5491

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Crohn’s disease-Defect in innate defence

Michael Gersemann, Jan Wehkamp, Klaus Fellermann, Eduard Friedrich Stange

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5499-5503. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5499

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Severe ulcerative colitis: At what point should we define resistance to steroids?

Maria Esteve, Javier P Gisbert

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5504-5507. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5504

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Treatment of severe steroid refractory ulcerative colitis

Gert Van Assche, Séverine Vermeire, Paul Rutgeerts

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5508-5511. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5508

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Are we giving azathioprine too late? The case for early immunomodulation in inflammatory bowel disease

María Josefina Etchevers, Montserrat Aceituno, Miquel Sans

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5512-5518. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5512

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Are we giving azathioprine too much time?

Fernando Gomollón, Santiago García López

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5519-5522. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5519

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Are we giving biologics too late? The case for early versus late use

Elena Ricart, Orlando García-Bosch, Ingrid Ordás, Julián Panés

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5523-5527. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5523

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Are we giving biologics too much time? When should we stop treatment?

Edouard Louis, J Belaiche, C Reenaers

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5528-5531. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5528

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Timing of surgery in Crohn’s disease: A key issue in the management

Rafael Alós, Joaquín Hinojosa

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5532-5539. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5532

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Postoperative Crohn’s disease recurrence: A practical approach

Pilar Nos, Eugeni Domènech

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5540-5548. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5540

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Gastric Cancer

Relationship between nm23H1 genetic instability and clinical pathological characteristics in Chinese digestive system cancer patients

Yue-Qin Yang, Liang Wu, Jin-Xing Chen, Jian-Zhong Sun, Meng Li, Dong-Mei Li, Hai-Ying Lu, Zhi-Hong Su, Xin-Qiu Lin, Ji-Cheng Li

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5549-5556. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5549

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Liver Cancer

Gene expression and MR diffusion-weighted imaging after chemoembolization in rabbit liver VX-2 tumor model

You-Hong Yuan, En-Hua Xiao, Jian-Bin Liu, Zhong He, Ke Jin, Cong Ma, Jun Xiang, Jian-Hua Xiao, Wei-Jian Chen

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5557-5563. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5557

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Interferon-alpha restrains growth and invasive potential of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by hepatitis B virus X protein

Jian-Qing Yang, Guang-Dong Pan, Guang-Ping Chu, Zhen Liu, Qiang Liu, Yi Xiao, Lin Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5564-5569. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5564

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Basic Research

Potentially probiotic bacteria induce efficient maturation but differential cytokine production in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells

Sinikka Latvala, Taija E Pietilä, Ville Veckman, Riina A Kekkonen, Soile Tynkkynen, Riitta Korpela, Ilkka Julkunen

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5570-5583. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5570

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Rapid Communication

Fecal markers of inflammation used as surrogate markers for treatment outcome in relapsing inflammatory bowel disease

Michael Wagner, Christer GB Peterson, Peter Ridefelt, Per Sangfelt, Marie Carlson

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5584-5589. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5584

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Resection and primary anastomosis with or without modified blow-hole colostomy for sigmoid volvulus

Sacid Coban, Mehmet Yilmaz, Alpaslan Terzi, Fahrettin Yildiz, Dincer Ozgor, Cengiz Ara, Saim Yologlu, Vedat Kirimlioglu

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5590-5594. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5590

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Pancreatic guidewire placement for achieving selective biliary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography

Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Osamu Takasawa, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5595-5600. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5595

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Prolapse gastropathy syndrome may be a predictor of pathologic acid reflux

Jin-Soo Kim, Hyung-Keun Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Hiun-Suk Chae, Byung-Wook Kim, Jin-Il Kim, Sok-Won Han, Kyu-Yong Choi

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5601-5605. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5601

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Tumor suppress genes screening analysis on 4q in sporadic colorectal carcinoma

Li-Xin Jiang, Jie Xu, Zhao-Wen Wang, Da-Peng Li, Zhi-Hai Peng, Jian-Jun Gao, Lin He, Hai-Tao Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 14(36):5606-5611. Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5606

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