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Contents Volume 15 Issue 18 May 14, 2009

Editorial

Gastric carcinoids: Between underestimation and overtreatment

Sara Massironi, Valentina Sciola, Matilde Pia Spampatti, Maddalena Peracchi, Dario Conte

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2177-2183. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2177

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Signal transduction pathways in liver and the influence of hepatitis C virus infection on their activities

Magdalena M Dabrowska, Anatol Panasiuk, Robert Flisiak

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2184-2189. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2184

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Topic Highlight

Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases: Implementation in clinical practice and decisional algorithms

Giada Sebastiani

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2190-2203. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2190

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Review

Review of salt consumption and stomach cancer risk: Epidemiological and biological evidence

Xiao-Qin Wang, Paul D Terry, Hong Yan

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2204-2213. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2204

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Original Article

Feasibility of confocal endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders

Krishnappa Venkatesh, Marta Cohen, Clair Evans, Peter Delaney, Steven Thomas, Christopher Taylor, Ashraf Abou-Taleb, Ralf Kiesslich, Mike Thomson

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2214-2219. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2214

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Intestinal microflora molecular markers of spleen-deficient rats and evaluation of traditional Chinese drugs

Ying Peng, Zhuo Wang, Yuan Lu, Chun-Fu Wu, Jing-Yu Yang, Xiao-Bo Li

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2220-2227. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2220

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FAT10 level in human gastric cancer and its relation with mutant p53 level, lymph node metastasis and TNM staging

Feng Ji, Xi Jin, Chun-Hua Jiao, Qin-Wei Xu, Zi-Wei Wang, Yue-Liang Chen

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2228-2233. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2228

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Induction of apoptosis in human liver carcinoma HepG2 cell line by 5-allyl-7-gen-difluoromethylenechrysin

Xiang-Wen Tan, Hong Xia, Jin-Hua Xu, Jian-Guo Cao

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2234-2239. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2234

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Brief Article

No association between cyclooxygenase-2 and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A6 genetic polymorphisms and colon cancer risk

Cheryl L Thompson, Sarah J Plummer, Alona Merkulova, Iona Cheng, Thomas C Tucker, Graham Casey, Li Li

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2240-2244. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2240

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Contrast-enhanced sonography versus biopsy for the differential diagnosis of thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Paolo Sorrentino, Salvatore D’Angelo, Luciano Tarantino, Umberto Ferbo, Alessandra Bracigliano, Raffaela Vecchione

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2245-2251. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2245

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Estimating glomerular filtration rate preoperatively for patients undergoing hepatectomy

Yoshimi Iwasaki, Tokihiko Sawada, Shozo Mori, Yukihiro Iso, Masato Katoh, Kyu Rokkaku, Junji Kita, Mitsugi Shimoda, Keiichi Kubota

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2252-2257. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2252

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Cancer stem cell markers CD133 and CD24 correlate with invasiveness and differentiation in colorectal adenocarcinoma

Dongho Choi, Hyo Won Lee, Kyung Yul Hur, Jae Joon Kim, Gyeong-Sin Park, Si-Hyong Jang, Young Soo Song, Ki-Seok Jang, Seung Sam Paik

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2258-2264. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2258

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How good is cola for dissolution of gastric phytobezoars?

Beom Jae Lee, Jong-Jae Park, Hoon Jai Chun, Ji Hoon Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jae Seon Kim, Kwan Soo Byun, Sang Woo Lee, Jae Hyun Choi, Chang Duck Kim, Ho Sang Ryu, Young-Tae Bak

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2265-2269. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2265

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TSPAN1 protein expression: A significant prognostic indicator for patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma

Li Chen, Yuan-Yuan Zhu, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Gui-Lan Wang, Xin-Yu Li, Song He, Jian-Bin Zhang, Jian-Wei Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2270-2276. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2270

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Case Report

Jejunoileal bypass: A surgery of the past and a review of its complications

Dushyant Singh, Alexandra S Laya, Wendell K Clarkston, Mark J Allen

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2277-2279. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2277

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Embolization of an unusual metastatic site of hepatocellular carcinoma in the humerus

Andreas Hansch, Rotraud Neumann, Alexander Pfeil, Ivan Marintchev, Stefan Pfleiderer, Mieczyslaw Gajda, Werner A Kaiser

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2280-2282. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2280

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Repair of a mal-repaired biliary injury: A case report

Awad Aldumour, Paolo Aseni, Mohmmad Alkofahi, Luca Lamperti, Elias Aldumour, Paolo Girotti, Luciano Gregorio De Carlis

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2283-2286. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2283

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Mucosal Schwann cell “Hamartoma”: A new entity?

Paola Pasquini, Andrea Baiocchini, Laura Falasca, Dante Annibali, Guido Gimbo, Francesco Pace, Franca Del Nonno

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2287-2289. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2287

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Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis following cytotoxic chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer

Jaime Ceballos-Viro, José M López-Picazo, José L Pérez-Gracia, Jesús J Sola, Gregorio Aisa, Ignacio Gil-Bazo

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2290-2292. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2290

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Successful use of adalimumab for treating fistulizing Crohn’s disease with pyoderma gangrenosum: Two birds with one stone

Eva Zold, Arpad Nagy, Katalin Devenyi, Margit Zeher, Zsolt Barta

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2293-2295. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2293

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Scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma displaying atypical findings on imaging studies

Soo Ryang Kim, Susumu Imoto, Taisuke Nakajima, Kenji Ando, Keiji Mita, Katsumi Fukuda, Ryo Nishikawa, Yu-ichiro Koma, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Masatoshi Kudo, Yoshitake Hayashi

World J Gastroenterol 15(18):2296-2299. Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2296

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