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Contents Volume 23 Issue 10 March 14, 2017

Review

Portal hypertension: Imaging of portosystemic collateral pathways and associated image-guided therapy

Murad Feroz Bandali, Anirudh Mirakhur, Edward Wolfgang Lee, Mollie Clarke Ferris, David James Sadler, Robin Ritchie Gray, Jason Kam Wong

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1735-1746. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1735

Abstract (1692) | Core Tip (1467) | Full Article (HTML) (24900) | Figures (1-16) (1647) | Tables (1-1) (536) | Full Article (PDF)-3573K (3161) | Audio-668K (164) | Peer-Review Report-75K (394) | Answering Reviewers-64K (526) | Received: 11/14/2016 | Revised: 01/26/2017 | Accepted: 02/17/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (80) | Total Visits (42302) | Similar Articles (149) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease connections with fat-free tissues: A focus on bone and skeletal muscle

Eleonora Poggiogalle, Lorenzo Maria Donini, Andrea Lenzi, Claudio Chiesa, Lucia Pacifico

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1747-1757. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1747

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Minireviews

Ghrelin and gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Chang-Zhen Zhu, Dong Liu, Wei-Ming Kang, Jian-Chun Yu, Zhi-Qiang Ma, Xin Ye, Kang Li

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1758-1763. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1758

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Basic Study

Hyperplasia vs hypertrophy in tissue regeneration after extensive liver resection

Fabio Marongiu, Michela Marongiu, Antonella Contini, Monica Serra, Erika Cadoni, Riccardo Murgia, Ezio Laconi

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1764-1770. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1764

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Catheterization of the gallbladder: A novel mouse model of severe acute cholangitis

Jian-Hua Yu, Hai-Jun Tang, Wei-Guang Zhang, Zhi-Yang Zhu, Xin-Xian Ruan, Bao-Chun Lu

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1771-1779. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1771

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Clinicopathological significance of overexpression of interleukin-6 in colorectal cancer

Jun Zeng, Zhong-Hua Tang, Shuang Liu, Shan-Shan Guo

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1780-1786. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1780

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Integrated analysis of microRNA and mRNA expression profiles in HBx-expressing hepatic cells

Ruo-Chan Chen, Juan Wang, Xu-Yuan Kuang, Fang Peng, Yong-Ming Fu, Yan Huang, Ning Li, Xue-Gong Fan

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1787-1795. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1787

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ECRG2 enhances the anti-cancer effects of cisplatin in cisplatin-resistant esophageal cancer cells via upregulation of p53 and downregulation of PCNA

Xin-Fang Hou, Lin-Ping Xu, Hai-Yan Song, Shuai Li, Chen Wu, Ju-Feng Wang

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1796-1803. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1796

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Therapeutic effect of curcumin on experimental colitis mediated by inhibiting CD8⁺CD11c⁺ cells

Hai-Mei Zhao, Fei Han, Rong Xu, Xiao-Ying Huang, Shao-Min Cheng, Min-Fang Huang, Hai-Yang Yue, Xin Wang, Yong Zou, Han-Lin Xu, Duan-Yong Liu

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1804-1815. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1804

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miR-34a mediates oxaliplatin resistance of colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting macroautophagy via transforming growth factor-β/Smad4 pathway

Chen Sun, Fu-Jing Wang, Hao-Gang Zhang, Xun-Zheng Xu, Rui-Chun Jia, Lei Yao, Peng-Fei Qiao

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1816-1827. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1816

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Experimental porcine model of complex fistula-in-ano

Ma-Mu-Ti-Jiang A Ba-Bai-Ke-Re, Hui Chen, Xue Liu, Yun-Hai Wang

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1828-1835. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1828

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Serum HER2 as a predictive biomarker for tissue HER2 status and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer

Hong-Zhi Shi, Yu-Ning Wang, Xiao-Hui Huang, Ke-Cheng Zhang, Hong-Qing Xi, Jian-Xin Cui, Guo-Xiao Liu, Wen-Tao Liang, Bo Wei, Lin Chen

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1836-1842. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1836

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Endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection of upper gastrointestinal submucosal tumors: A comparative study of hook knife vs hybrid knife

Jie-Qiong Zhou, Xiao-Wei Tang, Yu-Tang Ren, Zheng-Jie Wei, Si-Lin Huang, Qiao-Ping Gao, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Jian-Feng Yang, Wei Gong, Bo Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1843-1850. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1843

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Clinical Trials Study

Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation for treatment of biliary stent occlusion: A preliminary result

Ning Xia, Ju Gong, Jian Lu, Zhi-Jin Chen, Li-Yun Zhang, Zhong-Min Wang

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1851-1856. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1851

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Observational Study

Hospital resource intensity and cirrhosis mortality in United States

Amit K Mathur, Apurba K Chakrabarti, Jessica L Mellinger, Michael L Volk, Ryan Day, Andrew L Singer, Winston R Hewitt, Kunam S Reddy, Adyr A Moss

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1857-1865. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1857

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Mortality associated with hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infection: A nationwide study on multiple causes of death data

Ugo Fedeli, Enrico Grande, Francesco Grippo, Luisa Frova

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1866-1871. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1866

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Prognostic value of site-specific metastases in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database analysis

Hani Oweira, Ulf Petrausch, Daniel Helbling, Jan Schmidt, Meinrad Mannhart, Arianeb Mehrabi, Othmar Schöb, Anwar Giryes, Michael Decker, Omar Abdel-Rahman

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1872-1880. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1872

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Role of illness perception and self-efficacy in lifestyle modification among non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients

Shira Zelber-Sagi, Shiran Bord, Gali Dror-Lavi, Matthew Lee Smith, Samuel D Towne Jr, Assaf Buch, Muriel Webb, Hanny Yeshua, Assy Nimer, Oren Shibolet

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1881-1890. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1881

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Validation of the chinese version of the EORTC QLQ-CR29 in patients with colorectal cancer

Jin-Bo Lin, Lei Zhang, Dong-Wen Wu, Zhou-Huan Xi, Xue-Jun Wang, Yun-Shou Lin, Wakana Fujiwara, Jing-Ru Tian, Min Wang, Peng Peng, Ai Guo, Zhen Yang, Le Luo, Ling-Ya Jiang, Qia-Qia Li, Xue-Ying Zhang, Yun-Feng Zhang, Hou-Wei Xu, Bing Yang, Xun-Lin Li, Yi-Xiong Lei

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1891-1898. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1891

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Systematic Reviews

Microbiome and pancreatic cancer: A comprehensive topic review of literature

Natalie Ertz-Archambault, Paul Keim, Daniel Von Hoff

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1899-1908. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1899

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Meta-Analysis

Markers of systemic inflammation and colorectal adenoma risk: Meta-analysis of observational studies

Justyna Godos, Antonio Biondi, Fabio Galvano, Francesco Basile, Salvatore Sciacca, Edward L Giovannucci, Giuseppe Grosso

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1909-1919. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1909

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Case Report

Supraclavicular lymph node metastases from malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the jejunum: A case report with review of the literature

Chi Ma, Shao-Long Hao, Xin-Cheng Liu, Jin-Yao Nin, Guo-Chang Wu, Li-Xin Jiang, Alessandro Fancellu, Alberto Porcu, Hai-Tao Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 23(10):1920-1924. Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1920

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