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Angelo Alves de Mattos, Ane Micheli Costabeber, Livia Caprara Lionço, Cristiane Valle Tovo 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14079-14086. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14079
Topic Highlight
Luca Petruccio Piodi, Alessandro Poloni, Fabio Massimo Ulivieri 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14087-14098. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14087
Ping Wan, Hao Chen, Yuan Guo, Ai-Ping Bai 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14099-14104. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14099
Paul J Kennedy, John F Cryan, Timothy G Dinan, Gerard Clarke 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14105-14125. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14105
Hong-Yan Qin, Chung-Wah Cheng, Xu-Dong Tang, Zhao-Xiang Bian 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14126-14131. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14126
Sang-Yong Son, Hyung-Ho Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14132-14141. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14132
Tahereh Ghaziani, Hossein Sendi, Saeid Shahraz, Philippe Zamor, Herbert L Bonkovsky 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14142-14155. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14142
Irina P Balmasova, Nikolay D Yushchuk, Ospan A Mynbaev, Nageswara R Alla, Elena S Malova, Zhongjie Shi, Chang-Lu Gao 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14156-14171. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14156
Carly E Kelley, Ann J Brown, Anna Mae Diehl, Tracy L Setji 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14172-14184. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14172
Marco Bertolotti, Amedeo Lonardo, Chiara Mussi, Enrica Baldelli, Elisa Pellegrini, Stefano Ballestri, Dante Romagnoli, Paola Loria 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14185-14204. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14185
Giuseppe Paradies, Valeria Paradies, Francesca M Ruggiero, Giuseppe Petrosillo 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14205-14218. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14205
Bülent Baran, Filiz Akyüz 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14219-14229. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14219
Ghassan M Hammoud, Jamal A Ibdah 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14230-14236. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14230
José M Álamo, Luis M Marín, Gonzalo Suarez, Carmen Bernal, Juan Serrano, Lydia Barrera, Miguel A Gómez, Jordi Muntané, Francisco J Padillo 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14237-14245. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14237
Shuyin Liang, Usmaan Hameed, Shiva Jayaraman 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14246-14254. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14246
Blaire Anderson, Shahzeer Karmali 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14255-14262. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14255
Jan Patiño Mayer, Marcos Bettolli 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14263-14271. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14263
Marzio Frazzoni, Micaela Piccoli, Rita Conigliaro, Leonardo Frazzoni, Gianluigi Melotti 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14272-14279. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14272
Pantelis T Antonakis, Hutan Ashrafian, Alberto Martinez Isla 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14280-14291. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14280
Mario Tadic, Tajana Stoos-Veic, Rajko Kusec 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14292-14300. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14292
Carina F K Chow, Seon Hahn Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14301-14307. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14301
Jayashree Sood 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14308-14314. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14308
Eng-Hong Pok, Wei-Jei Lee 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14315-14328. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14315
Stephen Kin Yong Chang, Kai Yin Lee 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14329-14337. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14329
Heng-Fu Lin, Hong-Shiee Lai, I-Rue Lai 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14338-14347. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14338
Sayee Sundar Alagusundaramoorthy, Roberto Gedaly 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14348-14358. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14348
Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo, Victor Edmond Seid, Sidney Klajner 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14359-14370. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14359
Cem Terzi, Naciye Cigdem Arslan, Aras Emre Canda 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14371-14380. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14371
Zenichi Morise, Norihiko Kawabe, Hirokazu Tomishige, Hidetoshi Nagata, Jin Kawase, Satoshi Arakawa, Rie Yoshida, Masashi Isetani 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14381-14392. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14381
Review
Tara M Connelly, Evangelos Messaris 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14393-14406. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14393
Paola Iovino, Cristina Bucci, Fabrizio Tremolaterra, Antonella Santonicola, Giuseppe Chiarioni 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14407-14419. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14407
Original Article
Shigeo Koido, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Shin Kan, Kazuki Takakura, Keisuke Saito, Hideo Komita, Zensho Ito, Hiroko Kobayashi, Shinichiro Takami, Kan Uchiyama, Hiroshi Arakawa, Masaki Ito, Masato Okamoto, Mikio Kajihara, Sadamu Homma, Hisao Tajiri 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14420-14429. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14420
Jun Yao, Chun-Suo Zhou, Xiong Ma, Bai-Qing Fu, Li-Sheng Tao, Miao Chen, Ya-Ping Xu 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14430-14441. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14430
Research Report
Yong-Woo Kim, Young Mi Park, Sik Yoon, Hak Jin Kim, Do Yoon Park, Byung Mann Cho, Seon Hee Choi 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14442-14449. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14442
Retrospective Cohort Study
Erdinç Çetinkaya, Kazım Şenol, Barış Saylam, Mesut Tez 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14450-14454. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14450
Retrospective Study
Alban Zarzavadjian Le Bian, Renato Costi, Mohamed Said Sbai-Idrissi, Claude Smadja 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14455-14462. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14455
Yu-Tien Chang, Chi-Shuan Huang, Chung-Tay Yao, Sui-Lung Su, Harn-Jing Terng, Hsiu-Ling Chou, Yu-Ching Chou, Kang-Hua Chen, Yun-Wen Shih, Chian-Yu Lu, Ching-Huang Lai, Chen-En Jian, Chiao-Huang Lin, Chien-Ting Chen, Yi-Syuan Wu, Ke-Shin Lin, Thomas Wetter, Chi-Wen Chang, Chi-Ming Chu 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14463-14471. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14463
Observational Study
Ignacio Fernandez-Urien, Cristina Carretero, Erika Borobio, Ana Borda, Emilio Estevez, Sara Galter, Begoña Gonzalez-Suarez, Benito Gonzalez, Marisol Lujan, Jose Luis Martinez, Vanessa Martínez, Pedro Menchén, Javier Navajas, Vicente Pons, Cesar Prieto, Julio Valle 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14472-14478. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14472
Rong Fan, Jie Zhong, Zheng-Ting Wang, Shu-Yi Li, Jie Zhou, Yong-Hua Tang 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14479-14487. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14479
Randomized Clinical Trial
Wah-Kheong Chan, Najib Azmi, Sanjiv Mahadeva, Khean-Lee Goh 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14488-14494. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14488
Case Report
Robert Gianotti, Hearns Charles, Kenneth Hymes, Hersh Chandarana, Samuel Sigal 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14495-14499. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14495
Narongsak Rungsakulkij, Paisarn Boonsakan 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14500-14504. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14500
Hong-Bo Huan, Wan-Yee Lau, Feng Xia, Kuan-Sheng Ma, Ping Bie 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14505-14509. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14505
Ya-Ping Lu, Ming Yao, Xu-Yan Zhou, Bing Huang, Wei-Bo Qi, Zhi-Heng Chen, Long-Sheng Xu 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14510-14514. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14510
Letter to the Editor
Ray Boyapati, Avik Majumdar, Marcus Robertson 
World J Gastroenterol 20(39):14515-14516. Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14515
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