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Contents Volume 23 Issue 16 April 28, 2017

Editorial

High throughput RNA sequencing utility for diagnosis and prognosis in colon diseases

Mamie Gao, Allen Zhong, Neil Patel, Chiraag Alur, Dinesh Vyas

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2819-2825. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2819

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Transition of early-phase treatment for acute pancreatitis: An analysis of nationwide epidemiological survey

Shin Hamada, Atsushi Masamune, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2826-2831. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2826

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Diagnostic Advances

Non-invasive evaluation of intestinal disorders: The role of elastographic techniques

Federica Branchi, Flavio Caprioli, Stefania Orlando, Dario Conte, Mirella Fraquelli

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2832-2840. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2832

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Review

Oxidative stress, antioxidants and intestinal calcium absorption

Gabriela Diaz de Barboza, Solange Guizzardi, Luciana Moine, Nori Tolosa de Talamoni

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2841-2853. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2841

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Importance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing for the management of eradication in Helicobacter pylori infection

Nazlı Arslan, Özlem Yılmaz, Ebru Demiray-Gürbüz

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2854-2869. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2854

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Strategies used by helicobacter pylori to establish persistent infection

Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2870-2882. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2870

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Minireviews

Magnetic anchor guidance for endoscopic submucosal dissection and other endoscopic procedures

Mohamed Mortagy, Neal Mehta, Mansour A Parsi, Seiichiro Abe, Tyler Stevens, John J Vargo, Yutaka Saito, Amit Bhatt

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2883-2890. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2883

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Basic Study

Droplet digital PCR for quantification of ITGA6 in a stool mRNA assay for the detection of colorectal cancers

Elizabeth Herring, Shigeru Kanaoka, Éric Tremblay, Jean-François Beaulieu

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2891-2898. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2891

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Detection and characterization of murine colitis and carcinogenesis by molecularly targeted contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Markus Brückner, Jan Heidemann, Tobias M Nowacki, Friederike Cordes, Jörg Stypmann, Philipp Lenz, Faekah Gohar, Andreas Lügering, Dominik Bettenworth

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2899-2911. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2899

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In vitro and in vivo antioxidative and hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Cortex Dictamni

Lin Li, Yun-Feng Zhou, Yan-Lin Li, Li-Li Wang, Hiderori Arai, Yang Xu

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2912-2927. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2912

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Comparison of the analgesic effects between electro-acupuncture and moxibustion with visceral hypersensitivity rats in irritable bowel syndrome

Ji-Meng Zhao, Liang Li, Liu Chen, Yin Shi, Yu-Wei Li, Hai-Xia Shang, Lu-Yi Wu, Zhi-Jun Weng, Chun-Hui Bao, Huan-Gan Wu

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2928-2939. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2928

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Study of the effects of nesfatin-1 on gastric function in obese rats

Guo-Tao Yang, Hong-Ying Zhao, Yu Kong, Ning-Ning Sun, Ai-Qin Dong

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2940-2947. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2940

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Case Control Study

Recent upper gastrointestinal panendoscopy increases the risk of pyogenic liver abscess

Ming-Jen Tsai, Chin-Li Lu, Ying C Huang, Chung Hsien Liu, Wan-Ting Huang, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Solomon Chih-Cheng Chen

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2948-2956. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2948

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Gutuo Jiejiu decoction improves survival of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: A retrospective cohort study

Hong-Yuan Mou, Hong-Ming Nie, Xiao-Yu Hu

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2957-2963. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2957

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Retrospective Study

One year experience with computer-assisted propofol sedation for colonoscopy

Otto S Lin, Danielle La Selva, Richard A Kozarek, Deborah Tombs, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Johannes Koch, Susan McCormick, Michael Chiorean, Fred Drennan, Michael Gluck, Nanda Venu, Michael Larsen, Andrew Ross

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2964-2971. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2964

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Ninety-day readmissions after inpatient cholecystectomy: A 5-year analysis

Alba Manuel-Vázquez, Raquel Latorre-Fragua, Carmen Ramiro-Pérez, Aylhin López-Marcano, Farah Al-Shwely, Roberto De la Plaza-Llamas, José Manuel Ramia

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2972-2977. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2972

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Clinical Trials Study

Early hepatitis B viral DNA clearance predicts treatment response at week 96

Xiao-Yu Fu, De-Ming Tan, Cui-Mei Liu, Bin Gu, Li-Hua Hu, Zhong-Tian Peng, Bin Chen, Yuan-Lin Xie, Huan-Yu Gong, Xiao-Xuan Hu, Lian-Hui Yao, Xiao-Ping Xu, Zheng-Yuan Fu, Lang-Qiu He, Si-Hai Li, Yun-Zhu Long, De-Hui Li, Ji-Long Gu, Shi-Fang Peng

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2978-2986. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2978

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Effects of Chinese herbal medicine Xiangbin prescription on gastrointestinal motility

Zhi Jiang, Li-Xing Cao, Bo Liu, Qi-Cheng Chen, Wen-Fan Shang, Lu Zhou, Dan-Yan Li, De-An Guo, Zhi-Qiang Chen

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2987-2994. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2987

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Observational Study

Combination of corticosteroids and 5-aminosalicylates or corticosteroids alone for patients with moderate-severe active ulcerative colitis: A global survey of physicians' practice

Shomron Ben-Horin, Jane M Andrews, Konstantinos H Katsanos, Florian Rieder, Flavio Steinwurz, Konstantinos Karmiris, Jae Hee Cheon, Gordon William Moran, Monica Cesarini, Christian D Stone, Doron Schwartz, Marijana Protic, Xavier Roblin, Giulia Roda, Min-Hu Chen, Ofir Har-Noy, Charles N Bernstein

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):2995-3002. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2995

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Case Report

Protein-losing pseudomembranous colitis with cap polyposis-like features

Wolfgang Kreisel, Guenther Ruf, Richard Salm, Adhara Lazaro, Bertram Bengsch, Anna-Maria Globig, Paul Fisch, Silke Lassmann, Annette Schmitt-Graeff

World J Gastroenterol 23(16):3003-3010. Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.3003

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