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Contents Volume 15 Issue 12 March 28, 2009

Editorial

Is transient elastography a useful tool for screening liver disease?

Paolo Del Poggio, Silvia Colombo

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1409-1414. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1409

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Topic Highlight

Isolated segmental, sectoral and right hepatic bile duct injuries

Radoje B Colovic

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1415-1419. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1415

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Review

Individually administered or co-prescribed thiopurines and mesalamines for inflammatory bowel disease

Giovanni C Actis, Rinaldo Pellicano, Mario Rizzetto, Muhammad Ayoubi, Nicola Leone, Gianfranco Tappero, Paola Pazienza, Floriano Rosina

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1420-1426. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1420

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Acute pancreatitis: Etiology and common pathogenesis

Guo-Jun Wang, Chun-Fang Gao, Dong Wei, Cun Wang, Si-Qin Ding

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1427-1430. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1427

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Original Article

Transforming growth factor-β1 induces intestinal myofibroblast differentiation and modulates their migration

Julia Brenmoehl, Sandra Nicole Miller, Claudia Hofmann, Daniela Vogl, Werner Falk, Jürgen Schölmerich, Gerhard Rogler

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1431-1442. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1431

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Down-regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activity in P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistant hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Feng Yan, Xiao-Min Wang, Chao Pan, Quan-Ming Ma

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1443-1451. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1443

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Melatonin ameliorates experimental hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats

Ru-Tao Hong, Jian-Ming Xu, Qiao Mei

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1452-1458. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1452

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Brief Article

Risk of contrast-induced nephropathy in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis

Nilesh Lodhia, Michael Kader, Thalia Mayes, Parvez Mantry, Benedict Maliakkal

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1459-1464. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1459

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Interleukin-1 and TNF-α polymorphisms and Helicobacter pylori in a Brazilian Amazon population

Hivana Patricia Melo Barbosa, Luisa Caricio Martins, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Samia Demachki, Mônica Baraúna Assumpção, Charliana Damasceno Aragão, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1465-1471. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1465

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Primary epithelial tumours of the appendix in a black population: A review of cases

Rondell Patrell Darrell Graham, Nadia Patricia Williams, Kamille Aisha West

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1472-1474. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1472

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Carbon dioxide for gut distension during digestive endoscopy: Technique and practice survey

Filip Janssens, Jacques Deviere, Pierre Eisendrath, Jean-Marc Dumonceau

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1475-1479. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1475

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Positional effect of mutations in 5'UTR of hepatitis C virus 4a on patients' response to therapy

Mostafa K El Awady, Hassan M Azzazy, Ahmed M Fahmy, Sherif M Shawky, Noha G Badreldin, Samar S Yossef, Moataza H Omran, Abdel Rahman N Zekri, Said A Goueli

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1480-1486. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1480

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Extracolonic findings of computed tomographic colonography in Koreans

Sung Keun Park, Dong Il Park, Sun-Young Lee, Sang Kil Lee, Young-Ho Kim, Soon Jin Lee, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Kyu Chan Huh, Ki-Nam Shim

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1487-1492. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1487

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Hirschsprung’s disease: Is there a relationship between mast cells and nerve fibers?

Amit Kumar Yadav, Kiran Mishra, Anup Mohta, Sarla Agarwal

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1493-1498. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1493

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Expression of phosphatase regenerating liver 3 is an independent prognostic indicator for gastric cancer

Ni Dai, Ai-Ping Lu, Cheng-Chao Shou, Ji-You Li

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1499-1505. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1499

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Intrahepatic transplantation of hepatic oval cells for fulminant hepatic failure in rats

Chen-Xuan Wu, Qi Zou, Zheng-Yan Zhu, Ying-Tang Gao, Yi-Jun Wang

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1506-1511. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1506

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Lung tissue flap repairs esophagus defection with an inner chitosan tube stent

Gang Chen, Wen-Jun Shi

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1512-1517. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1512

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Biotransformation of aesculin by human gut bacteria and identification of its metabolites in rat urine

Wei-Jun Ding, Yun Deng, Hao Feng, Wei-Wei Liu, Rong Hu, Xiang Li, Zhe-Ming Gu, Xiao-Ping Dong

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1518-1523. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1518

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Case Report

A case of Noonan syndrome and Whipple’s disease in the same patient

Sundip S Karsan, Hetal A Karsan, Anand S Karsan, James Ian McMillen

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1524-1527. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1524

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Successful isolation of Helicobacter pylori after prolonged incubation from a patient with failed eradication therapy

Yan Yin, Li-Hua He, Jian-Zhong Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1528-1529. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1528

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Letter to the Editor

DNA-guided hepatitis B treatment: Viral load is insufficient with few exceptions

Pankaj Jain

World J Gastroenterol 15(12):1530-1531. Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1530

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