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Contents Volume 18 Issue 41 November 7, 2012

Editorial

Steroid-sparing strategies in the management of ulcerative colitis: Efficacy of leukocytapheresis

Manabu Shiraki, Takayuki Yamamoto

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5833-5838. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5833

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Topic Highlight

Omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Anna Russolillo, Roberta Lupoli, Pasquale Ambrosino, Alessandro Di Minno, Giovanni Tarantino

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5839-5847. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5839

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Guidelines for Basic Science

Changes of the cytokine profile in inflammatory bowel diseases

Györgyi Műzes, Béla Molnár, Zsolt Tulassay, Ferenc Sipos

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5848-5861. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5848

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Guidelines for Clinical Practice

Crohn’s and colitis in children and adolescents

Andrew S Day, Oren Ledder, Steven T Leach, Daniel A Lemberg

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5862-5869. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5862

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Original Article

Effectiveness of impedance monitoring during radiofrequency ablation for predicting popping

Hiroya Iida, Tsukasa Aihara, Shinichi Ikuta, Naoki Yamanaka

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5870-5878. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5870

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Several factors including ITPA polymorphism influence ribavirin-induced anemia in chronic hepatitis C

Akihito Tsubota, Noritomo Shimada, Hiroshi Abe, Kai Yoshizawa, Rie Agata, Yoko Yumoto, Makiko Ika, Yoshihisa Namiki, Keisuke Nagatsuma, Hiroshi Matsudaira, Kiyotaka Fujise, Norio Tada, Yoshio Aizawa

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5879-5888. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5879

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Characteristics of deslanoside-induced modulation on jejunal contractility

Da-Peng Chen, Yong-Jian Xiong, Ze-Yao Tang, Qi-Ying Yao, Dong-Mei Ye, Sha-Sha Liu, Yuan Lin

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5889-5896. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5889

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Expression characteristics and diagnostic value of annexin A2 in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hai-Jian Zhang, Deng-Fu Yao, Min Yao, Hua Huang, Wei Wu, Mei-Juan Yan, Xiao-Di Yan, Jie Chen

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5897-5904. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5897

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Brief Article

Comparative effectiveness of i-SCAN™ and high-definition white light characterizing small colonic polyps

Johanna L Chan, Li Lin, Michael Feiler, Andrew I Wolf, Diana M Cardona, Ziad F Gellad

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5905-5911. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5905

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Human thrombin for the treatment of gastric and ectopic varices

Norma C McAvoy, John N Plevris, Peter C Hayes

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5912-5917. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5912

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High-fibre diet and Lactobacillus paracasei B21060 in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease

Edith Lahner, Gianluca Esposito, Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Claudio Cannaviello, Maria Carla Di Paolo, Lorella Pallotta, Nicoletta Garbagna, Enzo Grossi, Bruno Annibale

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5918-5924. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5918

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Effects of the viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on rotavirus infection in neonatal rats

Hanna Ventola, Liisa Lehtoranta, Mari Madetoja, Marja-Leena Simonen-Tikka, Leena Maunula, Merja Roivainen, Riitta Korpela, Reetta Holma

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5925-5931. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5925

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Methane production and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in children living in a slum

Carolina Santos Mello, Soraia Tahan, Lígia Cristina FL Melli, Mirian Silva do Carmo Rodrigues, Ricardo Martin Pereira de Mello, Isabel Cristina Affonso Scaletsky, Mauro Batista de Morais

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5932-5939. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5932

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Efficacy of endoluminal gastroplication in Japanese patients with proton pump inhibitor-resistant, non-erosive esophagitis

Kentaro Tokudome, Yasushi Funaki, Makoto Sasaki, Shinya Izawa, Yasuhiro Tamura, Akihito Iida, Naotaka Ogasawara, Toshihiro Konagaya, Yoshifumi Tokura, Kunio Kasugai

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5940-5947. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5940

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Electrogastrography associated with symptomatic changes after prokinetic drug treatment for functional dyspepsia

Hyun Chul Lim, Sang In Lee, Jiande DZ Chen, Hyojin Park

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5948-5956. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5948

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Comparative study of rendezvous techniques in post-liver transplant biliary stricture

Jae Hyuck Chang, In Seok Lee, Ho Jong Chun, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kyoo Yoon, Dong Goo Kim, Young Kyoung You, Myung-Gyu Choi, Sok Won Han

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5957-5964. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5957

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Correlation between mitochondrial TRAP-1 expression and lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer

Jing-Yan Gao, Bao-Rong Song, Jun-Jie Peng, Yuan-Ming Lu

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5965-5971. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5965

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Drug-induced liver injury in hospitalized patients with notably elevated alanine aminotransferase

Hui-Min Xu, Yan Chen, Jie Xu, Quan Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5972-5978. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5972

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Case Report

Dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the rectum: A case report

Atsushi Tsuruta, Kenji Notohara, Taebum Park, Tadashi Itoh

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5979-5981. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5979

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Synchronous double cancers of the common bile duct

Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Akihito Kozuki

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5982-5985. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5982

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Mucosal necrosis of the small intestine in myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome

Keita Fukuyama, Yasuhide Ishikawa, Tetsuro Ogino, Hidenobu Inoue, Ryoya Yamaoka, Tetsuro Hirose, Tomohiko Nishihira

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5986-5989. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5986

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Newly developed autoimmune cholangitis without relapse of autoimmune pancreatitis after discontinuing prednisolone

Ji Hun Kim, Jae Hyuck Chang, Sung Min Nam, Mi Jeong Lee, Il Ho Maeng, Jin Young Park, Yun Sun Im, Tae Ho Kim, Chang Whan Kim, Sok Won Han

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5990-5993. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5990

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Medical treatment for a fish bone-induced ileal micro-perforation: A case report

Chein-Chung Kuo, Tsu-Kang Jen, Cheng-Hsin Wen, Chih-Ping Liu, Hai-Sung Hsiao, Yao-Chi Liu, Kuan-Ho Chen

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5994-5998. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5994

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Focal peliosis hepatis in a colon cancer patient resembling metastatic liver tumor

Wu-Jun Xiong, Li-Juan Hu, Yi-Cheng Jian, Yi He, Wei Zhou, Xin-Lai Guo, Ya-Xin Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):5999-6002. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5999

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Letter to the Editor

Upper oesophageal images and Z-line detection with 2 different small-bowel capsule systems

Anastasios Koulaouzidis

World J Gastroenterol 18(41):6003-6004. Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.6003

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