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Contents Volume 18 Issue 31 August 21, 2012

Editorial

Inflammation- and stress-related signaling pathways in hepatocarcinogenesis

Hayato Nakagawa, Shin Maeda

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4071-4081. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4071

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Field of Vision

Indomethacin for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis prophylaxis: Is it the magic bullet?

Dennis Yang, Peter V Draganov

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4082-4085. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4082

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Three-dimensional image reconstruction in capsule endoscopy

Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Alexandros Karargyris

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4086-4090. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4086

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Colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Can we predict risk?

Vibeke Andersen, Jonas Halfvarson, Ulla Vogel

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4091-4094. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4091

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Topic Highlight

Is enteroscopy necessary for diagnosis of celiac disease?

Taylan Kav, Bulent Sivri

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4095-4101. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4095

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Review

Diffusion-weighted imaging of biliopancreatic disorders: Correlation with conventional magnetic resonance imaging

Nam Kyung Lee, Suk Kim, Gwang Ha Kim, Dong Uk Kim, Hyung Il Seo, Tae Un Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Ho Jin Jang

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4102-4117. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4102

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Original Article

Efficacy of MK615 for the treatment of patients with liver disorders

Atsushi Hokari, Tomohisa Ishikawa, Hisao Tajiri, Takahide Matsuda, Osamu Ishii, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Chiaki Okuse, Hideaki Takahashi, Takeshi Kurihara, Ko-ichi Kawahara, Ikuro Maruyama, Mikio Zeniya

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4118-4126. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4118

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siRNA-mediated downregulation of TC21 sensitizes esophageal cancer cells to cisplatin

Md. Raghibul Hasan, Shyam Singh Chauhan, Rinu Sharma, Ranju Ralhan

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4127-4135. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4127

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Double contrast-enhanced two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography for evaluation of gastric lesions

Hong Shi, Xiu-Hua Yu, Xin-Zhang Guo, Yuan Guo, Hong Zhang, Bin Qian, Zhang-Rui Wei, Li Li, Xian-Chen Wang, Zi-Xiang Kong

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4136-4144. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4136

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Brief Article

A comparison of survival and pathologic features of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatitis C virus patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro, Kris P Croome, Martin Drage, Nathalie Sela, Jeremy Parfitt, Natasha Chandok, Paul Marotta, Cheryl Dale, William Wall, Douglas Quan

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4145-4149. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4145

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Adjusting CA19-9 values to predict malignancy in obstructive jaundice: Influence of bilirubin and C-reactive protein

Gaetano La Greca, Maria Sofia, Rosario Lombardo, Saverio Latteri, Agostino Ricotta, Stefano Puleo, Domenico Russello

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4150-4155. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4150

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Intrahepatic expression of genes related to metabotropic receptors in chronic hepatitis

Andrzej Cieśla, Maciej Kuśmider, Agata Faron-Górecka, Marta Dziedzicka-Wasylewska, Monika Bociąga-Jasik, Danuta Owczarek, Irena Ciećko-Michalska, Dorota Cibor, Tomasz Mach

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4156-4161. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4156

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Growth inhibitory effects of Phyllanthus niruri extracts in combination with cisplatin on cancer cell lines

Raimundo Fernandes Araújo Júnior, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares, Cínthia Raquel da Costa Porto, Ranniere Gurgel Furtado de Aquino, Hugo Gonçalo Guedes, Pedro Ros Petrovick, Tatiane Pereira de Souza, Aurigena Antunes Araújo, Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4162-4168. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4162

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Sensitivity of the suspected blood indicator: An experimental study

Sung Chul Park, Hoon Jai Chun, Eun Sun Kim, Bora Keum, Yeon Seok Seo, Yong Sik Kim, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Chang Duck Kim, Ho Sang Ryu

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4169-4174. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4169

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Impact of surgical volume on nationwide hospital mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Chul-Gyu Kim, Sungho Jo, Jae Sun Kim

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4175-4181. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4175

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Diabetes but not insulin is associated with higher colon cancer mortality

Chin-Hsiao Tseng

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4182-4190. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4182

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Role of body mass index in colon cancer patients in Taiwan

Chih-Chien Chin, Yi-Hung Kuo, Chien-Yuh Yeh, Jinn-Shiun Chen, Reiping Tang, Chung-Rong Changchien, Jeng-Yi Wang, Wen-Shih Huang

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4191-4198. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4191

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Oxymatrine liposome attenuates hepatic fibrosis via targeting hepatic stellate cells

Ning-Li Chai, Qiang Fu, Hui Shi, Chang-Hao Cai, Jun Wan, Shi-Ping Xu, Ben-Yan Wu

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4199-4206. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4199

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X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis

Tian Xie, Zhen-Guang Wang, Jing-Lei Zhang, Hui Liu

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4207-4214. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4207

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Metabolic syndrome and gallstone disease

Li-Ying Chen, Qiao-Hua Qiao, Shan-Chun Zhang, Yu-Hao Chen, Guan-Qun Chao, Li-Zheng Fang

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4215-4220. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4215

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Case Report

Eosinophilic esophagitis-endoscopic distinguishing findings

Ana Célia Caetano, Raquel Gonçalves, Carla Rolanda

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4221-4223. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4221

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Dehiscence following successful endoscopic closure of gastric perforation during endoscopic submucosal dissection

Masau Sekiguchi, Haruhisa Suzuki, Ichiro Oda, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Satoru Nonaka, Makoto Saka, Hitoshi Katai, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Ryoji Kushima, Yutaka Saito

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4224-4227. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4224

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Autoimmune pancreatitis complicated by gastric varices: A report of 3 cases

Norihiro Goto, Jun Mimura, Toshinao Itani, Motohito Hayashi, Yukari Shimada, Tomoaki Matsumori

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4228-4232. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4228

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Ischemic colitis during interferon-ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C: A case report

Su Jung Baik, Tae Hun Kim, Kwon Yoo, Il Hwan Moon, Min-Sun Cho

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4233-4236. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4233

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Spontaneous hemoperitoneum from hepatic metastatic trophoblastic tumor

Ya-Hui Liu, Hong-Xi Ma, Bai Ji, Dian-Bo Cao

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4237-4240. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4237

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Letter to the Editor

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-induced small intestinal injury and probiotic agents

Mario Guslandi

World J Gastroenterol 18(31):4241-4242. Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4241

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