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Contents Volume 23 Issue 11 March 21, 2017

Editorial

Typhoid intestinal perforation in developing countries: Still unavoidable deaths?

Sandro Contini

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1925-1931. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1925

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Review

Insights on the use of biosimilars in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Michael K Zheng, David Q Shih, Gary C Chen

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1932-1943. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1932

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Role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

Tomoya Iida, Kei Onodera, Hiroshi Nakase

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1944-1953. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1944

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Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients on novel oral anticoagulants: Risk, prevention and management

Ka-Shing Cheung, Wai K Leung

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1954-1963. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1954

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Traditional Chinese herbal extracts inducing autophagy as a novel approach in therapy of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Cong Liu, Jia-Zhi Liao, Pei-Yuan Li

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1964-1973. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1964

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Minireviews

Clinical translation of bioartificial liver support systems with human pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatic cells

Ryoichi Sakiyama, Brandon J Blau, Toshio Miki

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1974-1979. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1974

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Basic Study

Effect of treatment failure on the CagA EPIYA motif in Helicobacter pylori strains from Colombian subjects

Javier Andres Bustamante-Rengifo, Andres Jenuer Matta, Alvaro Jairo Pazos, Luis Eduardo Bravo

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1980-1989. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1980

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Chemotherapy response evaluation in a mouse model of gastric cancer using intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MRI and histopathology

Jin Cheng, Yi Wang, Chun-Fang Zhang, He Wang, Wei-Zhen Wu, Feng Pan, Nan Hong, Jie Deng

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):1990-2001. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.1990

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Antioxidant axis Nrf2-keap1-ARE in inhibition of alcoholic liver fibrosis by IL-22

Ya-Hui Ni, Li-Juan Huo, Ting-Ting Li

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2002-2011. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2002

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Expression of CRM1 and CDK5 shows high prognostic accuracy for gastric cancer

Yu-Qin Sun, Jian-Wei Xie, Hong-Teng Xie, Peng-Chen Chen, Xiu-Li Zhang, Chao-Hui Zheng, Ping Li, Jia-Bin Wang, Jian-Xian Lin, Long-Long Cao, Chang-Ming Huang, Yao Lin

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2012-2022. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2012

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Colonic ulcerations may predict steroid-refractory course in patients with ipilimumab-mediated enterocolitis

Animesh Jain, Evan J Lipson, William H Sharfman, Steven R Brant, Mark G Lazarev

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2023-2028. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2023

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Predictive factors for compliance with transanal irrigation for the treatment of defecation disorders

Clémence Bildstein, Chloé Melchior, Guillaume Gourcerol, Estelle Boueyre, Valérie Bridoux, Eric Vérin, Anne-Marie Leroi

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2029-2036. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2029

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Retrospective Study

Is endoscopic ultrasonography essential for endoscopic resection of small rectal neuroendocrine tumors?

Su Bum Park, Dong Jun Kim, Hyung Wook Kim, Cheol Woong Choi, Dae Hwan Kang, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2037-2043. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2037

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Pancreatic hardness: Correlation of surgeon’s palpation, durometer measurement and preoperative magnetic resonance imaging features

Tae Ho Hong, Joon-Il Choi, Michael Yong Park, Sung Eun Rha, Young Joon Lee, Young Kyoung You, Moon Hyung Choi

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2044-2051. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2044

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Observational Study

Infection does not increase long-term mortality in patients with acute severe alcoholic hepatitis treated with corticosteroids

Ashwin D Dhanda, Ashish Sinha, Vicky Hunt, Sarah Saleem, Matthew E Cramp, Peter L Collins

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2052-2059. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2052

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Factors associated with residual gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in patients receiving proton pump inhibitor maintenance therapy

Fumiaki Kawara, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Yoshinori Morita, Atsushi Uda, Atsuhiro Masuda, Masaya Saito, Makoto Ooi, Tsukasa Ishida, Yasuyuki Kondo, Shiei Yoshida, Tatsuya Okuno, Yoshihiko Yano, Masaru Yoshida, Hiromu Kutsumi, Takanobu Hayakumo, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Takeshi Hirano, Midori Hirai, Takeshi Azuma

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2060-2067. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2060

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Quality of life after total vs distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction: Use of the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale-45

Masazumi Takahashi, Masanori Terashima, Hiroshi Kawahira, Eishi Nagai, Yoshikazu Uenosono, Shinichi Kinami, Yasuhiro Nagata, Masashi Yoshida, Keishiro Aoyagi, Yasuhiro Kodera, Koji Nakada

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2068-2076. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2068

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Prospective Study

Multi-analyte analysis of cytokines that predict outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with radiotherapy

Hyejung Cha, Eun Jung Lee, Jinsil Seong

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2077-2085. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2077

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Case Report

Severe infection with multidrug-resistant Salmonella choleraesuis in a young patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Philip G Ferstl, Claudia Reinheimer, Katalin Jozsa, Stefan Zeuzem, Volkhard AJ Kempf, Oliver Waidmann, Georgios Grammatikos

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2086-2089. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2086

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Dynamic enhanced computed tomography imaging findings of an inflammatory fibroid polyp with massive fibrosis in the stomach

Eun Jung Shim, Sung Eun Ahn, Dong Ho Lee, Seong Jin Park, Youn Wha Kim

World J Gastroenterol 23(11):2090-2094. Published online Mar 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i11.2090

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