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Kazuto Tajiri, Yukihiro Shimizu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8459-8467. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8459
Topic Highlight
Hugh James Freeman 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8468-8473. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8468
Giuseppe Aprile, Stefania Eufemia Lutrino, Laura Ferrari, Mariaelena Casagrande, Marta Bonotto, Elena Ongaro, Fabio Puglisi 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8474-8488. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8474
Bengt Glimelius 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8489-8501. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8489
Maka Kekelidze, Luigia D’Errico, Michele Pansini, Anthony Tyndall, Joachim Hohmann 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8502-8514. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8502
Annika Resch, Cord Langner 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8515-8526. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8515
Geir Hoff 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8527-8530. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8527
Shigeo Koido, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Sadamu Homma, Yoshihisa Namiki, Kazuki Takakura, Keisuke Saito, Zensho Ito, Hiroko Kobayashi, Mikio Kajihara, Kan Uchiyama, Seiji Arihiro, Hiroshi Arakawa, Masato Okamoto, Jianlin Gong, Hisao Tajiri 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8531-8542. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8531
Duck-Woo Kim, Sung-Bum Kang, Soo-Young Lee, Heung-Kwon Oh, Myung-Hoon In 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8543-8551. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8543
Review
Adriana Haack, Giselle Gonçalves Aragão, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8552-8561. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8552
Gianluca Ianiro, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8562-8570. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8562
Kamran B Lankarani, Gholam Reza Sivandzadeh, Shima Hassanpour 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8571-8579. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8571
Jin Hong Kim, Min Jae Yang, Jae Chul Hwang, Byung Moo Yoo 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8580-8594. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8580
Minireviews
Xue-Shuai Wan, Yi-Yao Xu, Jun-Yan Qian, Xiao-Bo Yang, An-Qiang Wang, Lian He, Hai-Tao Zhao, Xin-Ting Sang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8595-8604. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8595
Qing-Lin Tang, Guo-Yao Lin, Ming-Qing Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8605-8610. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8605
Original Article
Chun-Qiu Chen, Xiao-Jiang Wu, Zhen Yu, Zhao-De Bu, Ke-Qiang Zuo, Zi-Yu Li, Jia-Fu Ji 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8611-8618. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8611
Xiu-Jun Li, Yi Luo, Yong-Fen Yi 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8619-8629. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8619
Peng-Cheng Jiang, Ling Zhu, Yu Fan, Hao-Liang Zhao 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8630-8637. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8630
Brief Article
Peter L Moses, Khalid M AlNaamani, Alan N Barkun, Stuart R Gordon, Roger D Mitty, M Stanley Branch, Thomas E Kowalski, Myriam Martel, Viviane Adam 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8638-8646. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8638
Bryan F Curtin, Yousef Zarbalian, Mark H Flasar, Erik von Rosenvinge 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8647-8651. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8647
Yutaka Tomizawa, Prasad G Iyer, Louis M Wongkeesong, Navtej S Buttar, Lori S Lutzke, Tsung-Teh Wu, Kenneth K Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8652-8658. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8652
Martina Galatola, Erasmo Miele, Caterina Strisciuglio, Lorella Paparo, Daniela Rega, Paolo Delrio, Francesca Duraturo, Massimo Martinelli, Giovanni Battista Rossi, Annamaria Staiano, Paola Izzo, Marina De Rosa 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8659-8670. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8659
Maria Notarnicola, Maria Gabriella Caruso, Angela Tafaro, Valeria Tutino, Giusy Bianco, Mario Minoia, Antonio Francavilla 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8671-8677. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8671
Umit Bilge Dogan, Mustafa Salih Akin, Serkan Yalaki 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8678-8686. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8678
Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg, Dimitrios Thomas, Jonathan R Strosberg, Ulrich-Frank Pape, Stephan Felder, Apostolos V Tsolakis, Krystallenia I Alexandraki, Merav Fraenkel, Leonard Saiegh, Petachia Reissman, Gregory Kaltsas, David J Gross 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8687-8695. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8687
Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Kingo Kashimoto, Takeshi Kubota, Kazuma Okamoto, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Eigo Otsuji 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8696-8702. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8696
Yong Hwan Kwon, Seong Woo Jeon, Gwang Ha Kim, Jin Il Kim, Il-Kwun Chung, Sam Ryong Jee, Heung Up Kim, Geom Seog Seo, Gwang Ho Baik, Kee Don Choi, Jeong Seop Moon 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8703-8708. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8703
Zhi-Xue Zheng, Yu Sun, Zhao-De Bu, Lian-Hai Zhang, Zi-Yu Li, Ai-Wen Wu, Xiao-Jiang Wu, Xiao-Hong Wang, Xiao-Jing Cheng, Xiao-Fang Xing, Hong Du, Jia-Fu Ji 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8714-8721. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8714
Jian-Feng Gong, Wei-Ming Zhu, Wen-Kui Yu, Ning Li, Jie-Shou Li 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8722-8730. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8722
Jun-Jie Xiong, Quentin M Nunes, Wei Huang, Samir Pathak, Ai-Lin Wei, Chun-Lu Tan, Xu-Bao Liu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8731-8739. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8731
Gang Pan, Kun-Lin Xie, Hong Wu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8740-8744. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8740
Su-Wen Li, Kai Wang, Yong-Qiang Yu, Hai-Bao Wang, Yuan-Hai Li, Jian-Ming Xu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8745-8751. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8745
Jun-Jun Sun, Zhi-Jie Chu, Wei-Feng Liu, Shi-Fang Qi, Yan-Hui Yang, Peng-Lei Ge, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Wen-Sheng Li, Cheng Yang, Yu-Ming Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8752-8757. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8752
Yang Zhao, Jing-Wen Wang, Tsutomu Tanaka, Akihiro Hosono, Ryosuke Ando, Shinkan Tokudome, Soeripto, FX Ediati Triningsih, Tegu Triono, Suwignyo Sumoharjo, EY Wenny Astuti Achwan, Stephanus Gunawan, Yu-Min Li 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8758-8763. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8758
Feng-Lan Gao, Wei-Shan Li, Chun-Ling Liu, Guo-Qiang Zhao 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8764-8769. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8764
Meta-Analysis
Ying Dong, Bing Qi, Xiao-Ying Feng, Chun-Meng Jiang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8770-8779. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8770
Xiao-Hua Ye, Jia-Ping Huai, Jin Ding, Yan-Ping Chen, Xue-Cheng Sun 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8780-8788. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8780
Case Report
Daniel Oliveira Beraldo, Joanderson Fernandes Melo, Alexandre Vidal Bonfim, Andrei Alkmim Teixeira, Ricardo Alkmim Teixeira, André Loyola Duarte 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8789-8792. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8789
Bin Xu, Ling-Hua Zhu, Jia-Guo Wu, Xian-Fa Wang, Erik Matro, Jun-Jun Ni 
World J Gastroenterol 19(46):8793-8798. Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8793
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