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Contents Volume 18 Issue 14 April 14, 2012

Editorial

Consensus statement AIGO/SICCR: Diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation (part I: Diagnosis)

Antonio Bove, Filippo Pucciani, Massimo Bellini, Edda Battaglia, Renato Bocchini, Donato Francesco Altomare, Giuseppe Dodi, Guido Sciaudone, Ezio Falletto, Vittorio Piloni, Dario Gambaccini, Vincenzo Bove

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1555-1564. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1555

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Topic Highlight

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment in pancreatic cancer

Marta Herreros-Villanueva, Elizabeth Hijona, Angel Cosme, Luis Bujanda

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1565-1572. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1565

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Review

2011 update on esophageal achalasia

Seng-Kee Chuah, Pin-I Hsu, Keng-Liang Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Wei-Chen Tai, Chi-Sin Changchien

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1573-1578. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1573

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Original Article

Dual regulatory role for phosphatase and tensin homolog in specification of intestinal endocrine cell subtypes

Sébastien AB Roy, Marie-Josée Langlois, Julie C Carrier, François Boudreau, Nathalie Rivard, Nathalie Perreault

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1579-1589. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1579

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Overexpression of Dickkopf-3 induces apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway in human colon cancer

Zi-Rong Yang, Wei-Guo Dong, Xiao-Fei Lei, Meng Liu, Qi-Sheng Liu

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1590-1601. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1590

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Toxicarioside A inhibits SGC-7901 proliferation, migration and invasion via NF-κB/bFGF signaling

Jun-Li Guo, Shao-Jiang Zheng, Yue-Nan Li, Wei Jie, Xin-Bao Hao, Tian-Fa Li, Li-Ping Xia, Wen-Li Mei, Feng-Ying Huang, Yue-Qiong Kong, Qi-Yi He, Kun Yang, Guang-Hong Tan, Hao-Fu Dai

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1602-1609. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1602

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Brief Article

Medical treatment for sphincter of oddi dysfunction: Can it replace endoscopic sphincterotomy?

Véronique Vitton, Salah Ezzedine, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Mohamed Gasmi, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Marc Barthet

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1610-1615. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1610

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Impact of comorbidities on the severity of chronic hepatitis B at presentation

Evangelista Sagnelli, Tommaso Stroffolini, Alfonso Mele, Michele Imparato, Caterina Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola, Piero Luigi Almasio

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1616-1621. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1616

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No evidence of circulating autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin in patients with celiac disease

Tiziana Larussa, Evelina Suraci, Immacolata Nazionale, Isabella Leone, Tiziana Montalcini, Ludovico Abenavoli, Maria Imeneo, Arturo Pujia, Francesco Luzza

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1622-1627. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1622

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Mucosa-associated bacteria in two middle-aged women diagnosed with collagenous colitis

Rita J Gustafsson, Bodil Ohlsson, Cecilia Benoni, Bengt Jeppsson, Crister Olsson

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1628-1634. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1628

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Randomized controlled trial of pancreatic stenting to prevent pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Yoshiaki Kawaguchi, Masami Ogawa, Fumio Omata, Hiroyuki Ito, Tooru Shimosegawa, Tetsuya Mine

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1635-1641. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1635

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Relationship between hepatitis C virus infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Meta-analysis

Cho Naing, Joon Wah Mak, Syed Imran Ahmed, Mala Maung

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1642-1651. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1642

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A population-based cohort study of symptomatic gallstone disease in diabetic patients

Chi-Ming Liu, Chung-Te Hsu, Chung-Yi Li, Chu-Chieh Chen, Meng-Lun Liu, Jorn-Hon Liu

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1652-1659. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1652

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Swab culture monitoring of automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection

Lung-Sheng Lu, Keng-Liang Wu, Yi-Chun Chiu, Ming-Tzung Lin, Tsung-Hui Hu, King-Wah Chiu

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1660-1663. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1660

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Prognostic significance of PTEN, Ki-67 and CD44s expression patterns in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Yu-Mei Liang, Xiang-Hong Li, Wen-Mei Li, You-Yong Lu

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1664-1671. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1664

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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic meta-analysis

Yong-Heng Bai, Hong Lu, Dan Hong, Cheng-Cheng Lin, Zhen Yu, Bi-Cheng Chen

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1672-1679. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1672

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Heme oxygenase-1 prevents liver fibrosis in rats by regulating the expression of PPARγ and NF-κB

Hui Yang, Long-Feng Zhao, Zhong-Fu Zhao, Yan Wang, Jing-Jing Zhao, Li Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1680-1688. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1680

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Treatment of cholecystitis with Chinese herbal medicines: A systematic review of the literature

Zhi-Yong Dong, Guan-Liang Wang, Xing Liu, Jia Liu, De-Zeng Zhu, Chang-Quan Ling

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1689-1694. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1689

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Case Report

High resolution impedance manometric findings in dysphagia of Huntington’s disease

Tae Hee Lee, Joon Seong Lee, Wan Jung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1695-1699. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1695

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Letter to the Editor

Rifaximin for the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Georgios N Kalambokis, Athanasia Mouzaki, Maria Rodi, Epameinondas V Tsianos

World J Gastroenterol 18(14):1700-1702. Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1700

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