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Elke Kaemmerer, Christina Klaus, Min Kyung Jeon, Nikolaus Gassler 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8163-8167. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8163
Topic Highlight
Enzo Ierardi, Floriana Giorgio, Giuseppe Losurdo, Alfredo Di Leo, Mariabeatrice Principi 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8168-8180. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8168
Tadashi Shimoyama 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8188-8191. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8188
Ko Eun Lee, Pham Ngoc Khoi, Yong Xia, Jung Sun Park, Young Eun Joo, Kyung Keun Kim, Seok Yong Choi, Young Do Jung 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8192-8202. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8192
Samantha Shi Min Ling, Khay Guan Yeoh, Bow Ho 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8203-8210. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8203
Rui-Guang Ge, Dong-Xian Wang, Ming-Cong Hao, Xue-Song Sun 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8211-8218. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8211
Hong-Ping Wang, Yong-Liang Zhu, Wei Shao 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8219-8226. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8219
Review
Roderick O’Day, Mark C Gillies, Golo Ahlenstiel 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8227-8237. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8227
Yue-Ye Huang, Aaron M Gusdon, Shen Qu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8238-8246. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8238
Minireviews
Sreedhari Thayalasekeran, Hani Ali, Her-Hsin Tsai 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8247-8251. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8247
Luigi Mancuso, Francesca Scordato, Michela Pieri, Eliana Valerio, Andrea Mancuso 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8252-8257. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8252
Seung Uk Jeong, Sung-Hoon Moon, Myung-Hwan Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8258-8268. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8258
Original Article
Rachele Ciccocioppo, Alessandro Vanoli, Catherine Klersy, Venerina Imbesi, Vincenzo Boccaccio, Rachele Manca, Elena Betti, Giuseppina Cristina Cangemi, Elena Strada, Roberta Besio, Antonio Rossi, Colomba Falcone, Sandro Ardizzone, Paolo Fociani, Piergiorgio Danelli, Gino Roberto Corazza 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8269-8281. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8269
Rui Tian, Rui-Lan Wang, Hui Xie, Wei Jin, Kang-Long Yu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8282-8291. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8282
Jing Wang, Zi-Rong Yang, Wei-Guo Dong, Ji-Xiang Zhang, Xu-Feng Guo, Jia Song, Shi Qiu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8292-8300. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8292
Brief Article
Srinevas K Reddy, Min Zhan, H Richard Alexander, Samer S El-Kamary 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8301-8311. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8301
Francesco Tonelli, Francesco Giudici, Gabriella Nesi, Giacomo Batignani, Maria Luisa Brandi 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8312-8320. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8312
Dariusz Szymanski, Adam Durczynski, Michal Nowicki, Janusz Strzelczyk 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8321-8325. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8321
Nicolás González, Adolfo Parra-Blanco, Miguel Villa-Gómez, Alejandra Gamba, Andrés Taullard, Anaulina Silveira, Alberto Sanguinetti, Carolina Olano, Henry Cohen 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8326-8334. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8326
Shigeo Koido, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Kazuki Takakura, Shunichi Odahara, Shintaro Tsukinaga, Toyokazu Yukawa, Jimi Mitobe, Mikio Kajihara, Kan Uchiyama, Hiroshi Arakawa, Hisao Tajiri 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8335-8341. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8335
Manari Oikawa-Kawamoto, Tsuyoshi Sogo, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki Tsunoda, Takeo Kondo, Haruki Komatsu, Ayano Inui, Tomoo Fujisawa 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8342-8348. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8342
Eun Kyung Choe, Donghee Kim, Hwa Jung Kim, Kyu Joo Park 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8349-8356. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8349
Sith Phongkitkarun, Kuruwin Limsamutpetch, Penampai Tannaphai, Janjira Jatchavala 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8357-8365. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8357
Chao-Sheng Liao, Yu-Min Lin, Hung-Chuen Chang, Yu-Hung Chen, Lee-Won Chong, Chun-Hao Chen, Yueh-Shih Lin, Kuo-Ching Yang, Chia-Hui Shih 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8366-8372. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8366
Lei Li, Wei Liu, Yu-Han Chen, Chun-Lei Fan, Pei-Ling Dong, Fei-Li Wei, Bing Li, De-Xi Chen, Hui-Guo Ding 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8373-8381. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8373
Shao-Bin Chen, Hong-Rui Weng, Geng Wang, Jie-Sheng Yang, Wei-Ping Yang, Di-Tian Liu, Yu-Ping Chen, Hao Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8382-8390. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8382
Guang-Qin Xiao, Chang Liu, Da-Li Liu, Jia-Yin Yang, Lu-Nan Yan 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8398-8407. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8398
Meta-Analysis
Ji-Xiang Zhang, Meng-Yao Ji, Jia Song, Hong-Bo Lei, Shi Qiu, Jing Wang, Ming-Hua Ai, Jun Wang, Xiao-Guang Lv, Zi-Rong Yang, Wei-Guo Dong 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8408-8419. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8408
Hai-Qing Wang, Jian Yang, Jia-Yin Yang, Lu-Nan Yan 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8420-8426. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8420
Yu-Biao Xu, Yu-Long Bai, Zhi-Gang Min, Shan-Yu Qin 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8427-8434. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8427
Case Report
Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Yoshihiro Noda, Shingo Hosoki, Yasuhiro Hata, Takehiro Okabayashi, Akihito Kozuki, Toshio Nakamura 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8435-8439. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8435
Min Seon Park, Beom Jae Lee, Dae Hoe Gu, Jeung-Hui Pyo, Kyeong Jin Kim, Yun Ho Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Jong-Jae Park, Jae Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8440-8444. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8440
Morakod Deesomsak, Pitulak Aswakul, Pairoj Junyangdikul, Varayu Prachayakul 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8445-8448. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8445
Xie-Qun Xu, Tao Hong, Bing-Lu Li, Wei Liu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8449-8452. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8449
Yi-Ping Zhu, Jun-Jun Ni, Ren-Biao Chen, Erik Matro, Xiao-Wu Xu, Bin Li, Hong-Jie Hu, Yi-Ping Mou 
World J Gastroenterol 19(45):8453-8458. Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8453
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