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Contents Volume 21 Issue 15 April 21, 2015

Editorial

Treatment of esophagogastric junction carcinoma: An unsolved debate

Michele Orditura, Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto, Ferdinando De Vita, Fortunato Ciardiello

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4427-4431. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4427

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Noninvasive imaging assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Focus on liver scintigraphy

Cristiane Valle Tovo, Angelo Zambam de Mattos, Gabriela Perdomo Coral, Fernanda Schild Branco, Eiji Suwa, Angelo Alves de Mattos

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4432-4439. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4432

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Therapeutics Advances

Technical and instrumental prerequisites for single-port laparoscopic solo surgery: State of art

Say-June Kim, Sang Chul Lee

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4440-4446. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4440

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Topic Highlight

Management of hepatitis C infection before and after liver transplantation

Stefano Fagiuoli, Roberto Ravasio, Maria Grazia Lucà, Anna Baldan, Silvia Pecere, Alessandro Vitale, Luisa Pasulo

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4447-4456. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4447

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Tools for primary care management of inflammatory bowel disease: Do they exist?

Alice L Bennett, Pia Munkholm, Jane M Andrews

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4457-4465. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4457

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Review

Herbal traditional Chinese medicine and its evidence base in gastrointestinal disorders

Rolf Teschke, Albrecht Wolff, Christian Frenzel, Axel Eickhoff, Johannes Schulze

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4466-4490. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4466

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Role of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy in colorectal liver metastases: A review

Kristina Hasselgren, Per Sandström, Bergthor Björnsson

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4491-4498. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4491

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Basic Study

Intestinal genetic inactivation of caspase-8 diminishes migration of enterocytes

Elke Kaemmerer, Paula Kuhn, Ursula Schneider, Min Kyung Jeon, Christina Klaus, Miriam Schiffer, Danika Weisner, Christian Liedtke, Jörg Jäkel, Lieven Nils Kennes, Ralf-Dieter Hilgers, Norbert Wagner, Nikolaus Gassler

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4499-4508. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4499

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for quantitative assessment of portal pressure in canine liver fibrosis

Lin Zhai, Lan-Yan Qiu, Yuan Zu, Yan Yan, Xiao-Zhuan Ren, Jun-Feng Zhao, Yu-Jiang Liu, Ji-Bin Liu, Lin-Xue Qian

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4509-4516. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4509

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MicroRNA-185-5p mediates regulation of SREBP2 expression by hepatitis C virus core protein

Min Li, Qi Wang, Shun-Ai Liu, Jin-Qian Zhang, Wei Ju, Min Quan, Sheng-Hu Feng, Jin-Ling Dong, Ping Gao, Jun Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4517-4525. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4517

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Growth inhibition and apoptosis induction by alternol in pancreatic carcinoma cells

Pei-Fang Cong, Ying-Chun Qu, Jie-Peng Chen, Li-Li Duan, Cheng-Jiang Lin, Xiao-Lin Zhu, Jesse Li-Ling, Mei-Xia Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4526-4535. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4526

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Tong Xie Yao Fang relieves irritable bowel syndrome in rats via mechanisms involving regulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine and substance P

Yue Yin, Lei Zhong, Jian-Wei Wang, Xue-Ying Zhao, Wen-Jing Zhao, Hai-Xue Kuang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4536-4546. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4536

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Down-regulation of aquaporin3 expression by lipopolysaccharide via p38/c-Jun N-terminal kinase signalling pathway in HT-29 human colon epithelial cells

Feng-Xia Li, Li-Zhen Huang, Chuan Dong, Jun-Ping Wang, Hong-Juan Wu, Shao-Min Shuang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4547-4554. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4547

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H₂S mitigates severe acute pancreatitis through the PI₃K/AKT-NF-κB pathway in vivo

Chun-Yan Rao, Lan-Ying Fu, Chang-Lun Hu, Dai-Xing Chen, Tian Gan, Yi-Cheng Wang, Xiao-Yan Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4555-4563. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4555

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MiR-19a promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition through PI3K/AKT pathway in gastric cancer

Wei-Dong Lu, Yun Zuo, Zhen Xu, Min Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4564-4573. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4564

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Retrospective Study

Predisposing factors for positive D-Xylose breath test for evaluation of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: A retrospective study of 932 patients

Richard A Schatz, Qing Zhang, Nilesh Lodhia, Jonathan Shuster, Phillip P Toskes, Baharak Moshiree

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4574-4582. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4574

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Factors predicting aggressiveness of non-hypervascular hepatic nodules detected on hepatobiliary phase of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic-acid magnetic resonance imaging

Tsutomu Kanefuji, Toru Takano, Takeshi Suda, Kouhei Akazawa, Takeshi Yokoo, Hiroteru Kamimura, Kenya Kamimura, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Masaaki Takamura, Hirokazu Kawai, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Hidefumi Aoyama, Minoru Nomoto, Shuji Terai

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4583-4591. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4583

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Individual having a parent with early-onset gastric cancer may need screening at younger age

Hee-Won Kwak, Il Ju Choi, Chan Gyoo Kim, Jong Yeul Lee, Soo-Jeong Cho, Bang Wool Eom, Hong Man Yoon, Jungnam Joo, Keun Won Ryu, Young-Woo Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4592-4598. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4592

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Influence of proton pump inhibitors on gastritis diagnosis and pathologic gastric changes

Soumana C Nasser, Mahmoud Slim, Jeanette G Nassif, Selim M Nasser

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4599-4606. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4599

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Three-dimensional morphometric analysis for hepatectomy of centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma: A pilot study

Fei Tian, Jian-Xiong Wu, Wei-Qi Rong, Li-Ming Wang, Fan Wu, Wei-Bo Yu, Song-Lin An, Fa-Qiang Liu, Li Feng, Chao Bi, Yun-He Liu

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4607-4619. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4607

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Surgical procedure determination based on tumor-node-metastasis staging of gallbladder cancer

Xiao-Dong He, Jing-Jing Li, Wei Liu, Qiang Qu, Tao Hong, Xie-Qun Xu, Bing-Lu Li, Ying Wang, Hai-Tao Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4620-4626. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4620

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Adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: Propensity score analysis

Jing-Hang Jiang, Zhe Guo, Hao-Feng Lu, Xiao-Bo Wang, Hao-Jie Yang, Fu-Quan Yang, Si-Yang Bao, Jian-Hong Zhong, Le-Qun Li, Ri-Rong Yang, Bang-De Xiang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4627-4634. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4627

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Comparison of hepatic resection and transarterial chemoembolization for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma

Dong-Zhi Zhang, Xiao-Dong Wei, Xiao-Peng Wang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4635-4643. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4635

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Clinical Trials Study

Covalently closed-circular hepatitis B virus DNA reduction with entecavir or lamivudine

Scott Bowden, Stephen Locarnini, Ting-Tsung Chang, You-Chen Chao, Kwang-Hyub Han, Robert G Gish, Robert A de Man, Miao Yu, Cyril Llamoso, Hong Tang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4644-4651. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4644

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Effect of clinician-patient communication on compliance with flupentixol-melitracen in functional dyspepsia patients

Xiu-Juan Yan, Wen-Ting Li, Xin Chen, Er-Man Wang, Qing Liu, Hong-Yi Qiu, Zhi-Jun Cao, Sheng-Liang Chen

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4652-4659. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4652

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Expression of circulating microRNA-20a and let-7a in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Fu-Cheng He, Wei-Wei Meng, Yun-Hui Qu, Ming-Xia Zhou, Jing He, Pin Lv, Liang Ming

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4660-4665. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4660

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Observational Study

Epstein-Barr virus is related with 5-aminosalicylic acid, tonsillectomy, and CD19⁺ cells in Crohn’s disease

Juan C Andreu-Ballester, Rafael Gil-Borrás, Carlos García-Ballesteros, Ignacio Catalán-Serra, Victoria Amigo, Virgina Fernández-Fígares, Carmen Cuéllar

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4666-4672. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4666

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Discrepancies in the histologic type between biopsy and resected specimens: A cautionary note for mixed-type gastric carcinoma

Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Mahito Miyamae, Toshiyuki Kosuga, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Eigo Otsuji

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4673-4679. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4673

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Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression in mixed gastric carcinoma

Yang-Kun Wang, Zhong Chen, Tian Yun, Cong-Yang Li, Bo Jiang, Xue-Xia Lv, Guang-Hui Chu, Su-Nan Wang, Hui Yan, Lei-Feng Shi

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4680-4687. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4680

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Prospective Study

Pancreatic fat and β-cell function in overweight/obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Lucia Pacifico, Michele Di Martino, Caterina Anania, Gian Marco Andreoli, Mario Bezzi, Carlo Catalano, Claudio Chiesa

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4688-4695. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4688

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Direct-acting antiviral-based triple therapy on alpha-fetoprotein level in chronic hepatitis C patients

Koji Takayama, Norihiro Furusyo, Eiichi Ogawa, Hiroaki Ikezaki, Motohiro Shimizu, Masayuki Murata, Jun Hayashi

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4696-4706. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4696

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Visual distraction alone for the improvement of colonoscopy-related pain and satisfaction

Shotaro Umezawa, Takuma Higurashi, Shiori Uchiyama, Eiji Sakai, Hidenori Ohkubo, Hiroki Endo, Takashi Nonaka, Atsushi Nakajima

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4707-4714. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4707

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Antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients with colorectal lesions undergoing endoscopic resection

Qi-Sheng Zhang, Bing Han, Jian-Hua Xu, Peng Gao, Yu-Cui Shen

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4715-4721. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4715

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Systematic Reviews

Per oral cholangiopancreatoscopy in pancreatico biliary diseases - Expert consensus statements

Mohan Ramchandani, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Manu Tandan, Amit Maydeo, Thoguluva Seshadri Chandrashekhar, Ajay Kumar, Randhir Sud, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Dadang Makmun, Christopher Khor

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4722-4734. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4722

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Clinical literature review of 1858 Crohn's disease cases requiring surgery in China

Qing-Hai Peng, Yu-Fang Wang, Man-Qing He, Cui Zhang, Qin Tang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4735-4743. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4735

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Meta-Analysis

Integrin antagonists are effective and safe for Crohn’s disease: A meta-analysis

Wen-Song Ge, Jian-Gao Fan

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4744-4749. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4744

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Helicobacter pylori infection and inflammatory bowel disease in Asians: A meta-analysis

Xiao-Wei Wu, Hong-Zan Ji, Miao-Fang Yang, Lin Wu, Fang-Yu Wang

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4750-4756. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4750

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Hand-sewn vs linearly stapled esophagogastric anastomosis for esophageal cancer: A meta-analysis

Xu-Feng Deng, Quan-Xing Liu, Dong Zhou, Jia-Xin Min, Ji-Gang Dai

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4757-4764. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4757

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Case Report

Cholecystocolic fistula caused by gallbladder carcinoma: Preoperatively misdiagnosed as hepatic colon carcinoma

Gi Won Ha, Min Ro Lee, Jong Hun Kim

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4765-4769. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4765

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Letter to the Editor

Air leak syndrome after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A rare and fatal complication

Bulent Yilmaz, Emir Charles Roach, Seyfettin Koklu, Onur Aydin, Ozan Unlu, Yusuf Alper Kilic

World J Gastroenterol 21(15):4770-4772. Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4770

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