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Contents Volume 22 Issue 39 October 21, 2016

Diagnostic Advances

Potential of hybrid adaptive filtering in inflammatory lesion detection from capsule endoscopy images

Vasileios S Charisis, Leontios J Hadjileontiadis

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8641-8657. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8641

Abstract (1556) | Core Tip (1465) | Full Article (HTML) (4960) | Figures (1-11) (576) | Tables (1-4) (546) | Full Article (PDF)-2461K (713) | Audio-779K (41) | Peer-Review Report-97K (280) | Answering Reviewers-397K (289) | Supplementary Material-398K (346) | Received: 07/13/2016 | Revised: 09/02/2016 | Accepted: 09/14/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (38) | Total Visits (18084) | Similar Articles (103) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Review

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided techniques for diagnosing pancreatic mass lesions: Can we do better?

Andrew C Storm, Linda S Lee

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8658-8669. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8658

Abstract (2032) | Core Tip (1486) | Full Article (HTML) (8533) | Figures (1-6) (1280) | Tables (1-2) (498) | Full Article (PDF)-1423K (912) | Audio-2836K (21) | Peer-Review Report-82K (353) | Answering Reviewers-64K (353) | Received: 07/01/2016 | Revised: 08/24/2016 | Accepted: 09/14/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (28) | Total Visits (20909) | Similar Articles (218) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Update on the endoscopic treatments for achalasia

Dushant S Uppal, Andrew Y Wang

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8670-8683. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8670

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Human bocavirus: Current knowledge and future challenges

Marcello Guido, Maria Rosaria Tumolo, Tiziano Verri, Alessandro Romano, Francesca Serio, Mattia De Giorgi, Antonella De Donno, Francesco Bagordo, Antonella Zizza

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8684-8697. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8684

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Improved glucose metabolism following bariatric surgery is associated with increased circulating bile acid concentrations and remodeling of the gut microbiome

Lukasz Kaska, Tomasz Sledzinski, Agnieszka Chomiczewska, Agnieszka Dettlaff-Pokora, Julian Swierczynski

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8698-8719. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8698

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Update on occult hepatitis B virus infection

Manoochehr Makvandi

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8720-8734. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8720

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Metastasis-associated long noncoding RNAs in gastrointestinal cancer: Implications for novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets

Fei-Fei Zhang, Yu-Hao Luo, Hui Wang, Liang Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8735-8749. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8735

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Minireviews

Preoperative therapy in locally advanced esophageal cancer

Pankaj Kumar Garg, Jyoti Sharma, Ashish Jakhetiya, Aakanksha Goel, Manish Kumar Gaur

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8750-8759. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8750

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Basic Study

Oral administration of a non-absorbable plant cell-expressed recombinant anti-TNF fusion protein induces immunomodulatory effects and alleviates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Yaron Ilan, Ami Ben Ya'acov, Yehudit Shabbat, Svetlana Gingis-Velitski, Einat Almon, Yoseph Shaaltiel

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8760-8769. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8760

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Predicting malignant transformation of esophageal squamous cell lesions by combined biomarkers in an endoscopic screening program

Hao Zhang, Hao Li, Qing Ma, Fang-Yan Yang, Tao-Yu Diao

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8770-8778. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8770

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Retrospective Study

Macrophage colony-stimulating factor expressed in non-cancer tissues provides predictive powers for recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiroshi Kono, Hideki Fujii, Shinji Furuya, Michio Hara, Kazuyoshi Hirayama, Yoshihiro Akazawa, Yuuki Nakata, Masato Tsuchiya, Naohiro Hosomura, Chao Sun

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8779-8789. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8779

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Slow-pull and different conventional suction techniques in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic solid lesions using 22-gauge needles

Jia-Ying Chen, Qing-Yu Ding, Yang Lv, Wen Guo, Fa-Chao Zhi, Si-De Liu, Tian-Ming Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8790-8797. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8790

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Cyclooxygenase-2 expression is associated with initiation of hepatocellular carcinoma, while prostaglandin receptor-1 expression predicts survival

Hao-Jie Yang, Jing-Hang Jiang, Yu-Ting Yang, Xiang-Di Yang, Zhe Guo, Ya-Peng Qi, Feng-Hua Zeng, Ke-Lan Zhang, Neng-Zhi Chen, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8798-8805. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8798

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Observational Study

Epidemiological study: Correlation between diet habits and constipation among elderly in Beijing region

Xiao-Jiao Yang, Mei Zhang, Hong-Ming Zhu, Zhe Tang, Dan-Dan Zhao, Bang-Yi Li, Amanda Gabriel

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8806-8811. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8806

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Comparison of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, proton density fat fraction and histological analysis in the quantification of liver steatosis in children and adolescents

Michele Di Martino, Lucia Pacifico, Mario Bezzi, Rossella Di Miscio, Beatrice Sacconi, Claudio Chiesa, Carlo Catalano

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8812-8819. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8812

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Randomized Clinical Trial

22-gauge core vs 22-gauge aspiration needle for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of abdominal masses

William Sterlacci, Athanasios D Sioulas, Lothar Veits, Pervin Gönüllü, Guido Schachschal, Stefan Groth, Mario Anders, Christos K Kontos, Theodoros Topalidis, Andrea Hinsch, Michael Vieth, Thomas Rösch, Ulrike W Denzer

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8820-8830. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8820

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Meta-Analysis

Progression from low-grade dysplasia to malignancy in patients with Barrett's esophagus diagnosed by two or more pathologists

Harsha Moole, Jaymon Patel, Zohair Ahmed, Abhiram Duvvuri, Sreekar Vennelaganti, Vishnu Moole, Sowmya Dharmapuri, Raghuveer Boddireddy, Pratyusha Yedama, Naveen Bondalapati, Achuta Uppu, Prashanth Vennelaganti, Srinivas Puli

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8831-8843. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8831

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Case Report

Cyclophosphamide-associated enteritis: A rare association with severe enteritis

Linda S Yang, Karla Cameron, Tim Papaluca, Chamara Basnayake, Louise Jackett, Penelope McKelvie, David Goodman, Barbara Demediuk, Sally J Bell, Alexander J Thompson

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8844-8848. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8844

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Crowned dens syndrome developed after an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure

Hiroyasu Nakano, Kazunari Nakahara, Yosuke Michikawa, Keigo Suetani, Ryo Morita, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Fumio Itoh

World J Gastroenterol 22(39):8849-8852. Published online Oct 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8849

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