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Contents Volume 21 Issue 40 October 28, 2015

Editorial

Role and timing of endoscopy in acute biliary pancreatitis

Andrea Anderloni, Alessandro Repici

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11205-11208. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11205

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Topic Highlight

How to establish endoscopic submucosal dissection in Western countries

Tsuneo Oyama, Naohisa Yahagi, Thierry Ponchon, Tobias Kiesslich, Frieder Berr

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11209-11220. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11209

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Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: Current options and developments

Yao-Kuang Wang, Fu-Chen Kuo, Chung-Jung Liu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Hsiang-Yao Shih, Sophie SW Wang, Jeng-Yih Wu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Yao-Kang Huang, Deng-Chyang Wu

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11221-11235. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11221

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Promises and paradoxes of regulatory T cells in inflammatory bowel disease

James D Lord

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11236-11245. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11236

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Disease monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease

Shannon Chang, Lisa Malter, David Hudesman

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11246-11259. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11246

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From the surface to the single cell: Novel endoscopic approaches in inflammatory bowel disease

Timo Rath, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Markus F Neurath, Helmut Neumann

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11260-11272. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11260

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Immunogenicity and mechanisms impairing the response to vaccines in inflammatory bowel disease

Alicia C Marín, Javier P Gisbert, María Chaparro

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11273-11281. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11273

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Current stage in inflammatory bowel disease: What is next?

Gonzalo Jesús Gómez-Gómez, Ángeles Masedo, Carmen Yela, Maria del Pilar Martínez-Montiel, Begoña Casís

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11282-11303. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11282

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Arterial structure and function in inflammatory bowel disease

Luca Zanoli, Stefania Rastelli, Gaetano Inserra, Pietro Castellino

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11304-11311. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11304

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Minimally invasive surgery for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Personal experience and literature review

Alessio Pini-Prato, Maria Grazia Faticato, Arrigo Barabino, Serena Arrigo, Paolo Gandullia, Cinzia Mazzola, Nicola Disma, Giovanni Montobbio, Girolamo Mattioli

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11312-11320. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11312

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Pathological and therapeutic interactions between bacteriophages, microbes and the host in inflammatory bowel disease

Janka Babickova, Roman Gardlik

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11321-11330. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11321

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How should immunomodulators be optimized when used as combination therapy with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents in the management of inflammatory bowel disease?

Mark G Ward, Peter M Irving, Miles P Sparrow

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11331-11342. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11331

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Nanomedicine and drug delivery strategies for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Hidetoshi Takedatsu, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Takuji Torimura

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11343-11352. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11343

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Genetic epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome

Jasbir Makker, Sridhar Chilimuri, Jonathan N Bella

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11353-11361. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11353

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Irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation: Fact and fiction

Massimo Bellini, Dario Gambaccini, Paolo Usai-Satta, Nicola De Bortoli, Lorenzo Bertani, Santino Marchi, Cristina Stasi

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11362-11370. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11362

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Role of environmental pollution in irritable bowel syndrome

Mateusz Marynowski, Aleksandra Likońska, Hubert Zatorski, Jakub Fichna

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11371-11378. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11371

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Food, fibre, bile acids and the pelvic floor: An integrated low risk low cost approach to managing irritable bowel syndrome

Hamish Philpott, Sanjay Nandurkar, John Lubel, Peter R Gibson

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11379-11386. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11379

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Molecular detection of pancreatic neoplasia: Current status and future promise

Shounak Majumder, Suresh T Chari, David A Ahlquist

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11387-11395. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11387

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Cancer immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer utilizing α-gal epitope/natural anti-Gal antibody reaction

Masahiro Tanemura, Eiji Miyoshi, Hiroaki Nagano, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Katsuyoshi Matsunami, Kiyomi Taniyama, Nobutaka Hatanaka, Hiroki Akamatsu, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11396-11410. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11396

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Review

Tight junction disruption: Helicobacter pylori and dysregulation of the gastric mucosal barrier

Tyler J Caron, Kathleen E Scott, James G Fox, Susan J Hagen

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11411-11427. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11411

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Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach: Impact on prognosis and specific therapeutic challenge

Simon Pernot, Thibault Voron, Geraldine Perkins, Christine Lagorce-Pages, Anne Berger, Julien Taieb

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11428-11438. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11428

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Aspects of the non-pharmacological treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Elsa Maria Eriksson, Kristina Ingrid Andrén, Göran Karl Kurlberg, Henry Ture Eriksson

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11439-11449. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11439

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Dysbiotic infection in the stomach

Hisashi Iizasa, Shyunji Ishihara, Timmy Richardo, Yuichi Kanehiro, Hironori Yoshiyama

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11450-11457. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11450

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Systematic Reviews

Intra-abdominal drainage following pancreatic resection: A systematic review

Filip Čečka, Martin Loveček, Bohumil Jon, Pavel Skalický, Zdeněk Šubrt, Čestmír Neoral, Alexander Ferko

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11458-11468. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11458

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Are faecal markers good indicators of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease?

Gudula JAM Boon, Andrew S Day, Chris J Mulder, Richard B Gearry

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11469-11480. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11469

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Meta-Analysis

Diagnostic accuracy of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in gallbladder cancer: A meta-analysis

Salvatore Annunziata, Daniele Antonio Pizzuto, Carmelo Caldarella, Federica Galiandro, Ramin Sadeghi, Giorgio Treglia

World J Gastroenterol 21(40):11481-11488. Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11481

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