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Contents Volume 16 Issue 4 January 28, 2010

Editorial

Probiotics and gut health: A special focus on liver diseases

Silvia Wilson Gratz, Hannu Mykkanen, Hani S El-Nezami

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):403-410. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.403

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Endoscope-guided pneumatic dilation for treatment of esophageal achalasia

Seng-Kee Chuah, Keng-Liang Wu, Tsung-Hui Hu, Wei-Chen Tai, Chi-Sin Changchien

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):411-417. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.411

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Review

Present and future possibilities for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Piotr Stefaniuk, Janusz Cianciara, Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):418-424. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.418

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Colonoscopic perforation: Incidence, risk factors, management and outcome

Varut Lohsiriwat

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):425-430. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.425

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Original Article

Hospitalized prevalence and 5-year mortality for IBD: Record linkage study

Lori A Button, Stephen E Roberts, Michael J Goldacre, Ashley Akbari, Sarah E Rodgers, John G Williams

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):431-438. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.431

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Clinical course of subepithelial lesions detected on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Yeun Jung Lim, Hee Jung Son, Jong-Soo Lee, Young Hye Byun, Hyun Joo Suh, Pool Lyul Rhee, Jae J Kim, Jong Chul Rhee

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):439-444. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.439

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Two stomach-originated lactobacillus strains improve Helicobacter pylori infected murine gastritis

Yi Cui, Chun-Lian Wang, Xiao-Wei Liu, Xue-Hong Wang, Lin-Lin Chen, Xin Zhao, Nian Fu, Fang-Gen Lu

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):445-452. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.445

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Brief Article

Diagnostic utility of IgG and IgM immunohistochemistry in autoimmune liver disease

Roger Klein Moreira, Frank Revetta, Elizabeth Koehler, Mary Kay Washington

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):453-457. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.453

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Patient interest in video recording of colonoscopy: A survey

Meghana Raghavendra, Douglas K Rex

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):458-461. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.458

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Gender influence on defecographic abnormalities in patients with posterior pelvic floor disorders

Céline Savoye-Collet, Guillaume Savoye, Edith Koning, Anne-Marie Leroi, Jean-Nicolas Dacher

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):462-466. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.462

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Impact of endoscopy-based research on quality of life in healthy volunteers

Alexander Link, Gerhard Treiber, Brigitte Peters, Thomas Wex, Peter Malfertheiner

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):467-473. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.467

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Clinical relevance of Helicobacter pylori babA2 and babA2/B in Costa Rica and Japan

Sergio A Con, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Mitsuaki Nishioka, Norihito Morimoto, Tetsuro Sugiura, Nobufumi Yasuda, Reinaldo Con-Wong

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):474-478. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.474

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Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase R620W variant and inflammatory bowel disease in Tunisia

Imen Sfar, Walid Ben Aleya, Leila Mouelhi, Houda Aouadi, Thouraya Ben Rhomdhane, Mouna Makhlouf, Salwa Ayed-Jendoubi, Houda Gargaoui, Taoufik Najjar, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Khaled Ayed, Yousr Gorgi

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):479-483. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.479

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Shape of Barrett’s epithelium is associated with prevalence of erosive esophagitis

Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Yasunari Sakamoto, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Takeshi Shimamura, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Atsushi Nakajima

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):484-489. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.484

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in pancreatic and biliary tract disease in Korean children

Joo Young Jang, Chong Hyun Yoon, Kyung Mo Kim

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):490-495. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.490

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Mucosal patterns of Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis without atrophy in the gastric corpus using standard endoscopy

Sheng-Lei Yan, Shwu-Tzy Wu, Chien-Hua Chen, Yeh-Huang Hung, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Vun-Siew Pang, Yung-Hsiang Yeh

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):496-500. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.496

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Staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with a composite predictive model: A comparative study

Sheng-Di Wu, Ji-Yao Wang, Lei Li

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):501-507. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.501

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Application of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography in the decision-making about hepatocellular carcinoma operation

Hong Wu, Qiang Lu, Yan Luo, Xian-Lu He, Yong Zeng

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):508-512. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.508

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Percutaneous catheter drainage in combination with choledochoscope-guided debridement in treatment of peripancreatic infection

Li-Jun Tang, Tao Wang, Jian-Feng Cui, Bing-Yin Zhang, Shi Li, Dong-Xuan Li, Shu Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):513-517. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.513

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Case Report

Appendicular tuberculosis: The resurgence of an old disease with difficult diagnosis

Francesco Barbagallo, Saverio Latteri, Maria Sofia, Agostino Ricotta, Giorgio Castello, Andrea Chisari, Valentina Randazzo, Gaetano La Greca

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):518-521. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.518

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A perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the stomach: An unsuspected diagnosis

Cristina Aparecida Troques da Silveira Mitteldorf, Dario Birolini, Luis Heraldo da Camara-Lopes

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):522-525. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.522

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A case of laparoscopic hepatectomy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma

Tan To Cheung, Kelvin Kwok-chai Ng, Ronnie Tung-ping Poon, See Ching Chan, Chung Mau Lo, Sheung Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):526-530. Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.526

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