World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Drug-induced liver injury: Is it somehow foreseeable?

Giovanni Tarantino, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Domenico Capone

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2817-2833. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2817

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Consequences of dysthyroidism on the digestive tract and viscera

Ronald Daher, Thierry Yazbeck, Joe Bou Jaoude, Bassam Abboud

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2834-2838. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2834

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Gastroenterology in developing countries: Issues and advances

Kate L Mandeville, Justus Krabshuis, Nimzing Gwamzhi Ladep, Chris JJ Mulder, Eamonn MM Quigley, Shahid A Khan

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2839-2854. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2839

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CD74 in antigen presentation, inflammation, and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract

Ellen J Beswick, Victor E Reyes

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2855-2861. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2855

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Protective effect of Radix Astragali injection on immune organs of rats with obstructive jaundice and its mechanism

Rui-Ping Zhang, Xi-Ping Zhang, Yue-Fang Ruan, Shu-Yun Ye, Hong-Chan Zhao, Qi-Hui Cheng, Di-Jiong Wu

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2862-2869. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2862

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Alisol B acetate induces apoptosis of SGC7901 cells via mitochondrial and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases/Akt signaling pathways

Yong-Hong Xu, Li-Jie Zhao, Yan Li

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2870-2877. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2870

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Comparison of reflux esophagitis and its complications between African Americans and non-Hispanic whites

Kenneth J Vega, Sian Chisholm, M Mazen Jamal

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2878-2881. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2878

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Factors associated with patient absenteeism for scheduled endoscopy

Victor K Wong, Hong-Bin Zhang, Robert Enns

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2882-2886. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2882

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Lower Bifidobacteria counts in both duodenal mucosa-associated and fecal microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients

Angèle PM Kerckhoffs, Melvin Samsom, Michel E van der Rest, Joris de Vogel, Jan Knol, Kaouther Ben-Amor, Louis MA Akkermans

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2887-2892. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2887

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Glutamine synthetase activity and glutamate uptake in hippocampus and frontal cortex in portal hypertensive rats

Gabriela Beatriz Acosta, María Alejandra Fernández, Diego Martín Roselló, María Luján Tomaro, Karina Balestrasse, Abraham Lemberg

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2893-2899. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2893

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Diagnostic value of maximal-outer-diameter and maximal-mural-thickness in use of ultrasound for acute appendicitis in children

Bo-Kyung Je, Sung-Bum Kim, Seung Hwa Lee, Ki Yeol Lee, Sang Hoon Cha

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2900-2903. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2900

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Experience of limited pancreatic head resection for management of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in a single center

Kwang Yeol Paik, Seong Ho Choi

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2904-2907. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2904

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Ampullary carcinoma: Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical outcome

Sheikh Anwar Abdullah, Tarun Gupta, Khairul Azhar Jaafar, Yaw Fui Alexander Chung, London Lucien Peng Jin Ooi, Steven Joseph Mesenas

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2908-2912. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2908

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Microproteinuria for detecting calcineurin inhibitor-related nephrotoxicity after liver transplantation

Jing Li, Bin Liu, Lu-Nan Yan, Lan-Lan Wang, Wan Y Lau, Bo Li, Wen-Tao Wang, Ming-Qing Xu, Jia-Yin Yang, Fu-Gui Li

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2913-2917. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2913

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Surgical treatment of locally advanced anal cancer after male-to-female sex reassignment surgery

Marco Caricato, Fabio Ausania, Giovanni Francesco Marangi, Ilaria Cipollone, Gerardo Flammia, Paolo Persichetti, Lucio Trodella, Roberto Coppola

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2918-2919. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2918

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Anabolic steroid-induced cardiomyopathy underlying acute liver failure in a young bodybuilder

Miguel Bispo, Ana Valente, Rosário Maldonado, Rui Palma, Helena Glória, João Nóbrega, Paula Alexandrino

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2920-2922. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2920

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Laparoscopic resection of an adrenal pseudocyst mimicking a retroperitoneal mucinous cystic neoplasm

Bum-Soo Kim, Sun-Hyung Joo, Sung-Il Choi, Jeong-Yoon Song

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2923-2926. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2923

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Severe acute cholestatic hepatitis of unknown etiology successfully treated with the Chinese herbal medicine Inchinko-to (TJ-135)

Susumu Ohwada, Isao Kobayashi, Nobuo Harasawa, Kyoichiro Tsuda, Yosikatsu Inui

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2927-2929. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2927

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A case of hepatic angiomyolipoma difficult to distinguish from hepatocellular carcinoma

Masahiro Takahara, Yasuhiro Miyake, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Daisuke Kawai, Eisuke Kaji, Tatsuya Toyokawa, Morihito Nakatsu, Masaharu Ando, Mamoru Hirohata

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2930-2932. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2930

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Medline-based bibliometric analysis of gastroenterology journals between 2001 and 2007

Li-Fang Chou

World J Gastroenterol 15(23):2933-2939. Published online Jun 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2933

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