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Editorial
Nan Nwe Win, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka, Hiroshi Shirasawa 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6095-6099. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6095
Topic Highlight
Koji Fujita, Hisakazu Iwama, Hisaaki Miyoshi, Joji Tani, Kyoko Oura, Tomoko Tadokoro, Teppei Sakamoto, Takako Nomura, Asahiro Morishita, Hirohito Yoneyama, Tsutomu Masaki 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6100-6113. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6100
Liliana Montella, Giovannella Palmieri, Raffaele Addeo, Salvatore Del Prete 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6114-6126. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6114
Kwang Il Kim, Hye Kyung Chung, Ju Hui Park, Yong Jin Lee, Joo Hyun Kang 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6127-6134. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6127
René Fahrner, Felix Dondorf, Michael Ardelt, Utz Settmacher, Falk Rauchfuss 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6135-6144. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6135
Review
Natalia A Osna, Wayne G Carter, Murali Ganesan, Irina A Kirpich, Craig J McClain, Dennis R Petersen, Colin T Shearn, Maria L Tomasi, Kusum K Kharbanda 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6192-6200. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6192
Martin Janicko, Sylvia Drazilova, Daniel Pella, Jan Fedacko, Peter Jarcuska 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6201-6213. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6201
Minireviews
Romeo-Gabriel Mihăilă 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6214-6223. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6214
Basic Study
Takafumi Saito, Masahiro Sugimoto, Kazuo Okumoto, Hiroaki Haga, Tomohiro Katsumi, Kei Mizuno, Taketo Nishina, Sonoko Sato, Kaori Igarashi, Hiroko Maki, Masaru Tomita, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Tomoyoshi Soga 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6224-6234. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6224
Ya-Ling Hu, Yuan Yin, He-Yong Liu, Yu-Yang Feng, Ze-Hua Bian, Le-Yuan Zhou, Ji-Wei Zhang, Bo-Jian Fei, Yu-Gang Wang, Zhao-Hui Huang 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6235-6245. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6235
Case Control Study
Aloísio Felipe-Silva, Alda Wakamatsu, Cinthya dos Santos Cirqueira, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6246-6256. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6246
Bach Viet Hoang, Jeonghee Lee, Il Ju Choi, Young-Woo Kim, Keun Won Ryu, Jeongseon Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6257-6267. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6257
Retrospective Study
Shinwa Tanaka, Takashi Toyonaga, Yoshinori Morita, Namiko Hoshi, Tsukasa Ishida, Yoshiko Ohara, Tetsuya Yoshizaki, Fumiaki Kawara, Eiji Umegaki, Takeshi Azuma 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6268-6275. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6268
Observational Study
Markus D Knudsen, Thomas de Lange, Edoardo Botteri, Dung-Hong Nguyen, Helge Evensen, Chloé B Steen, Geir Hoff, Tomm Bernklev, Anette Hjartåker, Paula Berstad 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6276-6286. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6276
Prospective Study
Amalia Azzariti, Letizia Porcelli, Oronzo Brunetti, Marzia Del Re, Vito Longo, Patrizia Nardulli, Michele Signorile, Jian-Ming Xu, Angela Calabrese, Anna Elisa Quatrale, Evaristo Maiello, Vito Lorusso, Nicola Silvestris 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6287-6295. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6287
Evidence-Based Medicine
Ayokunle T Abegunde, Bashir H Muhammad, Owais Bhatti, Tauseef Ali 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6296-6317. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6296
Systematic Reviews
Pegah Golabi, Cameron T Locklear, Patrick Austin, Sophie Afdhal, Melinda Byrns, Lynn Gerber, Zobair M Younossi 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6318-6327. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6318
Case Report
Jaymon Patel, Saqib Walayat, Nikhil Kalva, Sidney Palmer-Hill, Sonu Dhillon 
World J Gastroenterol 22(27):6328-6334. Published online Jul 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6328
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