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Contents Volume 22 Issue 9 March 7, 2016

Editorial

Ultrasound elastographic techniques in focal liver lesions

Clara Benedetta Conti, Federica Cavalcoli, Mirella Fraquelli, Dario Conte, Sara Massironi

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2647-2656. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2647

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Topic Highlight

Outcomes of abdominal surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis

Juan C Lopez-Delgado, Josep Ballus, Francisco Esteve, Nelson L Betancur-Zambrano, Vicente Corral-Velez, Rafael Mañez, Antoni J Betbese, Joan A Roncal, Casimiro Javierre

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2657-2667. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2657

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Epigenetic regulation of insulin-like growth factor axis in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hend Mohamed El Tayebi, Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2668-2677. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2668

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Key players in pancreatic cancer-stroma interaction: Cancer-associated fibroblasts, endothelial and inflammatory cells

Michael Friberg Bruun Nielsen, Michael Bau Mortensen, Sönke Detlefsen

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2678-2700. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2678

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Laparoscopic approach in gastrointestinal emergencies

Rosa M Jimenez Rodriguez, Juan José Segura-Sampedro, Mercedes Flores-Cortés, Francisco López-Bernal, Cristobalina Martín, Verónica Pino Diaz, Felipe Pareja Ciuro, Javier Padillo Ruiz

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2701-2710. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2701

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Review

Calcium-sensing receptor: A new target for therapy of diarrhea

Sam Xianjun Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2711-2724. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2711

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Liver surgery in cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Christina Hackl, Hans J Schlitt, Philipp Renner, Sven A Lang

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2725-2735. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2725

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Curcumin as a potential therapeutic candidate for Helicobacter pylori associated diseases

Avijit Sarkar, Ronita De, Asish K Mukhopadhyay

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2736-2748. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2736

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Impact of non-oncological factors on tumor recurrence after liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Xiang-Qian Gu, Wei-Ping Zheng, Da-Hong Teng, Ji-San Sun, Hong Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2749-2759. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2749

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Minireviews

Life and death at the mucosal-luminal interface: New perspectives on human intestinal ischemia-reperfusion

Joep Grootjans, Kaatje Lenaerts, Wim A Buurman, Cornelis H C Dejong, Joep P M Derikx

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2760-2770. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2760

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Basic Study

Inhibition of SW620 human colon cancer cells by upregulating miRNA-145

Chen Li, Na Xu, Yu-Qiang Li, Yu Wang, Zhi-Tu Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2771-2778. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2771

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New role and molecular mechanism of Gadd45a in hepatic ﬁbrosis

Liang Hong, Qing-Feng Sun, Ting-Yan Xu, Yang-He Wu, Hui Zhang, Rong-Quan Fu, Fu-Jing Cai, Qing-Qing Zhou, Ke Zhou, Qing-Wei Du, Dong Zhang, Shuang Xu, Ji-Guang Ding

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2779-2788. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2779

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Human cytomegalovirus-encoded US28 may act as a tumor promoter in colorectal cancer

Zhen-Zhai Cai, Jian-Gang Xu, Yu-Hui Zhou, Ji-Hang Zheng, Ke-Zhi Lin, Shu-Zhi Zheng, Meng-Si Ye, Yun He, Chang-Bao Liu, Zhan-Xiong Xue

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2789-2798. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2789

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Development of a novel mouse constipation model

Chao Liang, Kai-Yue Wang, Zhi Yu, Bin Xu

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2799-2810. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2799

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Case Control Study

Esophageal squamous cell cancer in a highly endemic region

Akwi W Asombang, Violet Kayamba, Mpala M Lisulo, Kathryn Trinkaus, Victor Mudenda, Edford Sinkala, Stayner Mwanamakondo, Themba Banda, Rose Soko, Paul Kelly

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2811-2817. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2811

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Retrospective Study

Prognostic value of perioperative leukocyte count in resectable gastric cancer

Xiao-Feng Chen, Jing Qian, Dong Pei, Chen Zhou, Oluf Dimitri Røe, Fang Zhu, Shao-Hua He, Ying-Ying Qian, Yue Zhou, Jun Xu, Jin Xu, Xiao Li, Guo-Qiang Ping, Yi-Qian Liu, Ping Wang, Ren-Hua Guo, Yong-Qian Shu

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2818-2827. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2818

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Early complications after interventions in patients with acute pancreatitis

Ai-Lin Wei, Qiang Guo, Ming-Jun Wang, Wei-Ming Hu, Zhao-Da Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2828-2836. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2828

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Clinical Trials Study

Importance of SALL4 in the development and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Fei Yin, Xin Han, Shu-Kun Yao, Xiao-Ling Wang, Hui-Chai Yang

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2837-2843. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2837

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Observational Study

Hepatic decompensation/serious adverse events in post-liver transplantation recipients on sofosbuvir for recurrent hepatitis C virus

Neal Patel, Kian Bichoupan, Lawrence Ku, Rachana Yalamanchili, Alyson Harty, Donald Gardenier, Michel Ng, David Motamed, Viktoriya Khaitova, Nancy Bach, Charissa Chang, Priya Grewal, Meena Bansal, Ritu Agarwal, Lawrence Liu, Gene Im, Jennifer Leong, Leona Kim-Schluger, Joseph Odin, Jawad Ahmad, Scott Friedman, Douglas Dieterich, Thomas Schiano, Ponni Perumalswami, Andrea Branch

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2844-2854. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2844

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Case Report

Implantation of esophageal cancer onto post-dissection ulcer after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Satoshi Asai, Koutarou Takeshita, Yuki Kano, Eisuke Nakao, Takumi Ichinona, Naoki Fujimoto, Eisuke Akamine, Takuji Mori, Atsuhiro Ogawa

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2855-2860. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2855

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Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive liver abscess syndrome with purulent meningitis and septic shock: A case from mainland China

Yun Qian, Chi-Chun Wong, San-Chuan Lai, Zheng-Hua Lin, Wei-Liang Zheng, Hui Zhao, Kong-Han Pan, Shu-Jie Chen, Jian-Min Si

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2861-2866. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2861

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Letter to the Editor

Re: Errors in Zhao et al (2015), Impact of enteral nutrition on energy metabolism in patients with Crohn's disease

Kathryn A Kaiser, Brandon J George, David B Allison

World J Gastroenterol 22(9):2867-2868. Published online Mar 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2867

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