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Contents Volume 19 Issue 20 May 28, 2013

Frontier

Expert opinion: Experience with 6-mercaptopurine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Burton I Korelitz

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):2979-2984. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.2979

Abstract (1393) | Core Tip (1295) | Full Article (HTML) (4421) | Full Article (PDF)-662K (532) | Received: 12/26/2012 | Revised: 02/13/2013 | Accepted: 04/17/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (16) | Total Visits (10599) | Similar Articles (3) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Review

Role of microRNAs in the immune system, inflammation and cancer

Jennifer Raisch, Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):2985-2996. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.2985

Abstract (1598) | Core Tip (1570) | Full Article (HTML) (11202) | Figures (1-2) (580) | Tables (1-1) (567) | Full Article (PDF)-999K (812) | Received: 01/24/2013 | Accepted: 04/11/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (173) | Total Visits (19719) | Similar Articles (176) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Colon cancer stem cells: Controversies and perspectives

Maria Ausiliatrice Puglisi, Valentina Tesori, Wanda Lattanzi, Giovanni Battista Gasbarrini, Antonio Gasbarrini

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):2997-3006. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.2997

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Original Article

A silybin-phospholipids complex counteracts rat fatty liver degeneration and mitochondrial oxidative changes

Ignazio Grattagliano, Catia V Diogo, Maria Mastrodonato, Ornella de Bari, Michele Persichella, David QH Wang, Adriana Liquori, Domenico Ferri, Maria Rosaria Carratù, Paulo J Oliveira, Piero Portincasa

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3007-3017. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3007

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Incidence and mortality of acute and chronic pancreatitis in the Netherlands: A nationwide record-linked cohort study for the years 1995-2005

BW Marcel Spanier, Marco J Bruno, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3018-3026. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3018

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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the initial injury after hepatectomy in mice

Norifumi Ohashi, Tomohide Hori, Florence Chen, Sura Jermanus, Akimasa Nakao, Shinji Uemoto, Justin H Nguyen

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3027-3042. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3027

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Brief Article

MGMT and MLH1 methylation in Helicobacter pylori-infected children and adults

Marisa C Alvarez, Juliana C Santos, Nathália Maniezzo, Marcelo S Ladeira, Artur LC da Silva, Isabel CA Scaletsky, José Pedrazzoli Jr, Marcelo L Ribeiro

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3043-3051. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3043

Abstract (1807) | Core Tip (1525) | Full Article (HTML) (6814) | Figures (1-2) (571) | Tables (1-4) (571) | Full Article (PDF)-925K (667) | Received: 11/21/2012 | Revised: 03/09/2013 | Accepted: 04/10/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (32) | Total Visits (15369) | Similar Articles (337) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Neoadjuvant-intensified treatment for rectal cancer: Time to change?

Daniela Musio, Francesca De Felice, Nadia Bulzonetti, Roberta Guarnaccia, Rossella Caiazzo, Caterina Bangrazi, Nicola Raffetto, Vincenzo Tombolini

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3052-3061. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3052

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Glucomannan for abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders in children: A randomized trial

Andrea Horvath, Piotr Dziechciarz, Hania Szajewska

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3062-3068. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3062

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Efficacy and safety of 0.4 percent sodium hyaluronate for endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric neoplasms

Young Dae Kim, Jun Lee, Ju Yeon Cho, Seok Won Kim, Seong Hwan Kim, Young Kwan Cho, Jin Seok Jang, Ji Sun Han, Joo Young Cho

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3069-3076. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3069

Abstract (1394) | Core Tip (1347) | Full Article (HTML) (4687) | Figures (1-1) (556) | Tables (1-4) (524) | Full Article (PDF)-759K (682) | Received: 12/29/2012 | Accepted: 04/16/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (25) | Total Visits (11558) | Similar Articles (241) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Robotic cholecystectomy with new port sites

Ji Hun Kim, Nam Hyun Baek, Guangyl Li, Seung Hui Choi, In Ho Jeong, Jae Chul Hwang, Jin Hong Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Wook Hwan Kim

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3077-3082. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3077

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High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: An effective bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Tan To Cheung, Sheung Tat Fan, See Ching Chan, Kenneth SH Chok, Ferdinand SK Chu, Caroline R Jenkins, Regina CL Lo, James YY Fung, Albert CY Chan, William W Sharr, Simon HY Tsang, Wing Chiu Dai, Ronnie TP Poon, Chung Mau Lo

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3083-3089. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3083

Abstract (1435) | Core Tip (1070) | Full Article (HTML) (4442) | Figures (1-2) (607) | Tables (1-2) (569) | Full Article (PDF)-965K (524) | Received: 04/17/2013 | Accepted: 04/19/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (37) | Total Visits (10737) | Similar Articles (1911) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Development and application of a real-time polymerase chain reaction method for Campylobacter jejuni detection

Mao-Jun Zhang, Bo Qiao, Xue-Bin Xu, Jian-Zhong Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3090-3095. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3090

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Prediction of risk factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

Gang Ren, Rong Cai, Wen-Jie Zhang, Jin-Ming Ou, Ye-Ning Jin, Wen-Hua Li

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3096-3107. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3096

Abstract (1491) | Core Tip (1380) | Full Article (HTML) (5182) | Tables (1-6) (515) | Full Article (PDF)-871K (2719) | Received: 11/27/2012 | Revised: 12/19/2012 | Accepted: 03/12/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (48) | Total Visits (14310) | Similar Articles (288) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Imaging features with clinical and pathological correlation

Zhao-Xia Jiang, Sheng-Jian Zhang, Wei-Jun Peng, Bao-Hua Yu

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3108-3116. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3108

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Synchronous adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors in the stomach

Rong Cai, Gang Ren, Deng-Bin Wang

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3117-3123. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3117

Abstract (1217) | Core Tip (1291) | Full Article (HTML) (3976) | Tables (1-3) (546) | Full Article (PDF)-810K (592) | Received: 01/05/2013 | Revised: 03/28/2013 | Accepted: 05/10/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (12) | Total Visits (10205) | Similar Articles (70) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Risk factors for proton pump inhibitor refractoriness in Chinese patients with non-erosive reflux disease

Xiao-Ping Niu, Bao-Ping Yu, Yun-Dong Wang, Zhen Han, Shao-Fen Liu, Chi-Yi He, Guo-Zheng Zhang, Wan-Chun Wu

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3124-3129. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3124

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Expression of huCdc7 in colorectal cancer

Hai-Jun Chen, Zhen Zhu, Xue-Lin Wang, Quan-Lin Feng, Qing Wu, Zheng-Ping Xu, Jiang Wu, Xiao-Feng Yu, Hong-Liang Qian, Qi Lu

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3130-3133. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3130

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes

Wen-Shan Lv, Rui-Xia Sun, Yan-Yan Gao, Jun-Ping Wen, Rong-Fang Pan, Li Li, Jing Wang, Yu-Xin Xian, Cai-Xia Cao, Ming Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3134-3142. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3134

Abstract (1478) | Core Tip (1421) | Full Article (HTML) (9527) | Figures (1-2) (608) | Tables (1-2) (562) | Full Article (PDF)-878K (790) | Received: 11/28/2012 | Revised: 01/01/2013 | Accepted: 03/27/2013 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (71) | Total Visits (17729) | Similar Articles (200) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Value of circulating cell-free DNA in diagnosis of hepatocelluar carcinoma

Ken Chen, Hong Zhang, Li-Na Zhang, Shao-Qing Ju, Jing Qi, Dong-Feng Huang, Feng Li, Qun Wei, Jing Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3143-3149. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3143

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Protective effects of two Lactobacillus plantarum strains in hyperlipidemic mice

Li-Xin Wang, Kai Liu, Da-Wei Gao, Ji-Kui Hao

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3150-3156. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3150

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Case Report

Small undifferentiated intramucosal gastric cancer with lymph-node metastasis: Case report

Tomoyuki Odagaki, Haruhisa Suzuki, Ichiro Oda, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Satoru Nonaka, Hitoshi Katai, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Ryoji Kushima, Yutaka Saito

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3157-3160. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3157

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Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct accompanying biliary mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma

Ichiro Onishi, Hirohisa Kitagawa, Kenichi Harada, Syogo Maruzen, Seisyo Sakai, Isamu Makino, Hironori Hayashi, Hisatoshi Nakagawara, Hidehiro Tajima, Hiroyuki Takamura, Takashi Tani, Masato Kayahara, Hiroko Ikeda, Tetsuo Ohta, Yasuni Nakanuma

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3161-3164. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3161

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Behçet’s disease complicated by multiple aseptic abscesses of the liver and spleen

Keisuke Maeshima, Koji Ishii, Megumi Inoue, Katsuro Himeno, Masataka Seike

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3165-3168. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3165

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Esophageal reconstruction with remnant stomach: A case report and review of literature

Song-Ping Xie, Guo-Hua Fan, Gan-Jun Kang, Qing Geng, Jie Huang, Bang-Chang Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 19(20):3169-3172. Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3169

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