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Contents Volume 19 Issue 38 October 14, 2013

Editorial

Epidermal growth factor receptor and metastatic colorectal cancer: Insights into target therapies

Ramon Andrade de Mello, Andrea Marin Marques, António Araújo

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6315-6318. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6315

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Pain in chronic pancreatitis: Managing beyond the pancreatic duct

Rupjyoti Talukdar, D Nageshwar Reddy

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6319-6328. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6319

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Diagnostic Advances

Liver elastography, comments on EFSUMB elastography guidelines 2013

Xin-Wu Cui, Mireen Friedrich-Rust, Chiara De Molo, Andre Ignee, Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich, Christoph F Dietrich

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6329-6347. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6329

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Field of Vision

Hepatectomy for bile duct injuries: When is it necessary?

Beata Jabłońska

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6348-6352. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6348

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Topic Highlight

Right hepatic lobe living donation: A 12 years single Italian center experience

Salvatore Gruttadauria, Duilio Pagano, Davide Cintorino, Antonio Arcadipane, Mario Traina, Riccardo Volpes, Angelo Luca, Giovanni Vizzini, Bruno Gridelli, Marco Spada

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6353-6359. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6353

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Quality of care delivered to hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease patients

Adam V Weizman, Geoffrey C Nguyen

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6360-6366. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6360

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Quality improvement in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Moving forward to improve outcomes

Pauline Quach, Geoffrey C Nguyen, Eric I Benchimol

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6367-6374. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6367

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Interventions and targets aimed at improving quality in inflammatory bowel disease ambulatory care

Adam V Weizman, Geoffrey C Nguyen

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6375-6382. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6375

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Review

Personalizing therapies for gastric cancer: Molecular mechanisms and novel targeted therapies

Michael Luis, Ana Tavares, Liliana S Carvalho, Lúcio Lara-Santos, António Araújo, Ramon Andrade de Mello

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6383-6397. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6383

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New insights in bilirubin metabolism and their clinical implications

Eva Sticova, Milan Jirsa

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6398-6407. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6398

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Original Article

Irritable bowel syndrome and organic diseases: A comparative analysis of esophageal motility

Thomas Thomaidis, Martin Goetz, Sebastian Paul Gregor, Arthur Hoffman, Elias Kouroumalis, Markus Moehler, Peter Robert Galle, Andreas Schwarting, Ralf Kiesslich

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6408-6415. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6408

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Diabetic neuropathy: An evaluation of the use of quercetin in the cecum of rats

Paulo Emilio Botura Ferreira, Cláudia Regina Pinheiro Lopes, Angela Maria Pereira Alves, Éder Paulo Belato Alves, David Robert Linden, Jacqueline Nelisis Zanoni, Nilza Cristina Buttow

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6416-6426. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6416

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Full robot-assisted gastrectomy with intracorporeal robot-sewn anastomosis produces satisfying outcomes

Xin-Xin Liu, Zhi-Wei Jiang, Ping Chen, Yan Zhao, Hua-Feng Pan, Jie-Shou Li

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6427-6437. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6427

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Brief Article

HER2 in gastric cancer: Comparative analysis of three different antibodies using whole-tissue sections and tissue microarrays

Lucas Faria Abrahão-Machado, Alexandre Andrade dos Anjos Jácome, Durval Renato Wohnrath, José Sebastião dos Santos, Estela Cristina Carneseca, José Humberto Tavares Guerreiro Fregnani, Cristovam Scapulatempo-Neto

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6438-6446. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6438

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Emergency admissions due to swallowed foreign bodies in adults

Bülent Erbil, Mehmet Ali Karaca, Mehmet Ali Aslaner, Zaur İbrahimov, Mehmet Mahir Kunt, Erhan Akpinar, Mehmet Mahir Özmen

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6447-6452. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6447

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with coronary artery disease in Koreans

Dae Hee Choi, Sung Joon Lee, Chang Don Kang, Myoung Ok Park, Dong Wook Choi, Tae Suk Kim, Wonho Lee, Byung Ryul Cho, Yong Hoon Kim, Bong-ki Lee, Dong Ryeol Ryu, Ji Won Lee

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6453-6457. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6453

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Diet of patients after pouch surgery may affect pouch inflammation

Orit Ianco, Hagit Tulchinsky, Michal Lusthaus, Amos Ofer, Erwin Santo, Nachum Vaisman, Iris Dotan

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6458-6464. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6458

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Consumption of spicy foods and the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome

Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Maryam Hajishafiee, Awat Feizi, Christine Feinle-Bisset, Peyman Adibi

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6465-6471. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6465

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Midterm outcome of stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome: A single-institution experience in China

Bin Zhang, Jian-Hua Ding, Yu-Juan Zhao, Meng Zhang, Shu-Hui Yin, Ying-Ying Feng, Ke Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6472-6478. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6472

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A new endoscopic ultrasonography image processing method to evaluate the prognosis for pancreatic cancer treated with interstitial brachytherapy

Wei Xu, Yan Liu, Zheng Lu, Zhen-Dong Jin, Yu-Hong Hu, Jian-Guo Yu, Zhao-Shen Li

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6479-6484. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6479

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Case Report

Ectopic liver: Different manifestations, one solution

Pavel Zonca, Lubomir Martinek, Peter Ihnat, Jan Fleege

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6485-6489. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6485

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A case of a duodenal duplication cyst presenting as melena

Seung Yeon Ko, Sun Hye Ko, Sungeun Ha, Mi Sung Kim, Hyang Mi Shin, Myong Ki Baeg

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6490-6493. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6490

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Simultaneous intrahepatic and subgaleal hemorrhage in antiphospholipid syndrome following anticoagulation therapy

In-Chul Park, Yang-Hyun Baek, Sang-Young Han, Sung-Wook Lee, Won-Tae Chung, Sung-Won Lee, Sang-Hyeon Kang, Duk-Song Cho

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6494-6499. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6494

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Ileal duplication mimicking intestinal intussusception: A congenital condition rarely reported in adult

Bing-Lu Li, Xin Huang, Chao-Ji Zheng, Jiao-Lin Zhou, Yu-Pei Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6500-6504. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6500

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Plastic tube-assisted gastroscopic removal of embedded esophageal metal stents: A case report

Gui-Yong Peng, Xiu-Feng Kang, Xin Lu, Lei Chen, Qian Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 19(38):6505-6508. Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6505

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