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Contents Volume 23 Issue 2 January 14, 2017

Editorial

Evolving strategies for liver fibrosis staging: Non-invasive assessment

Cristina Stasi, Stefano Milani

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):191-196. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.191

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Minireviews

Biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease: A review of post-marketing experience

Simona Deiana, Tommaso Gabbani, Vito Annese

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):197-203. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.197

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Basic Study

Three-dimensional perfused human in vitro model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Tomasz Kostrzewski, Terri Cornforth, Sophie A Snow, Larissa Ouro-Gnao, Cliff Rowe, Emma M Large, David J Hughes

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):204-215. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.204

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SPECT-computed tomography in rats with TNBS-induced colitis: A first step toward functional imaging

Rachel Marion-Letellier, Pierre Bohn, Romain Modzelewski, Pierre Vera, Moutaz Aziz, Charlène Guérin, Guillaume Savoye, Céline Savoye-Collet

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):216-223. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.216

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Association between polymorphisms of the APOBEC3G gene and chronic hepatitis B viral infection and hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Xiu-Ting He, Hong-Qin Xu, Xiao-Mei Wang, Xiu-Shu He, Jun-Qi Niu, Pu-Jun Gao

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):232-241. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.232

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Recombinant adeno-associated virus carrying thymosin β₄ suppresses experimental colitis in mice

Zhi-Ming Hao, Xue-Ting Zhang, Qian-Nan Zhang, Qian Li, Shuang Li, Yi-Fei Lv, Xiao-Yan Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):242-255. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.242

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Mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyl transferase-II inactivity aggravates lipid accumulation in rat hepatocarcinogenesis

Juan-Juan Gu, Min Yao, Jie Yang, Yin Cai, Wen-Jie Zheng, Li Wang, Deng-Bing Yao, Deng-Fu Yao

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):256-264. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.256

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Impact of postoperative glycemic control and nutritional status on clinical outcomes after total pancreatectomy

Hao-Jun Shi, Chen Jin, De-Liang Fu

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):265-274. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.265

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Retrospective Study

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: Magnetic resonance imaging features according to grade and stage

Riccardo De Robertis, Sara Cingarlini, Paolo Tinazzi Martini, Silvia Ortolani, Giovanni Butturini, Luca Landoni, Paolo Regi, Roberto Girelli, Paola Capelli, Stefano Gobbo, Giampaolo Tortora, Aldo Scarpa, Paolo Pederzoli, Mirko D’Onofrio

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):275-285. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.275

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Tracing overlapping biological signals in mid-infrared using colonic tissues as a model system

Ranjit Kumar Sahu, Ahmad Salman, Shaul Mordechai

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):286-296. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.286

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3-Dimensional liver volume assessment in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis during long-term oral nucleos(t)ide analogues therapy

Chang Hun Lee, In Hee Kim, Jin Chang Moon, Seung Young Seo, Seong Hun Kim, Sang Wook Kim, Seung Ok Lee, Soo Teik Lee, Dae Ghon Kim, Jae Do Yang, Hee Chul Yu

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):297-305. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.297

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Clinical Trials Study

Phase IIb trial of in vivo electroporation mediated dual-plasmid hepatitis B virus DNA vaccine in chronic hepatitis B patients under lamivudine therapy

Fu-Qiang Yang, Gui-Rong Rao, Gui-Qiang Wang, Yue-Qi Li, Yao Xie, Zhan-Qing Zhang, Cun-Liang Deng, Qing Mao, Jun Li, Wei Zhao, Mao-Rong Wang, Tao Han, Shi-Jun Chen, Chen Pan, De-Ming Tan, Jia Shang, Ming-Xiang Zhang, Yue-Xin Zhang, Ji-Ming Yang, Guang-Ming Chen

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):306-317. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.306

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Observational Study

Factors associated with complicated erosive esophagitis: A Japanese multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study

Masahiro Sakaguchi, Noriaki Manabe, Nobuo Ueki, Jun Miwa, Tomoki Inaba, Norimasa Yoshida, Kouichi Sakurai, Masahiro Nakagawa, Hajime Yamada, Michiya Saito, Koji Nakada, Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Takashi Joh, Ken Haruma

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):318-327. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.318

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Randomized Clinical Trial

Removal of diminutive colorectal polyps: A prospective randomized clinical trial between cold snare polypectomy and hot forceps biopsy

Yoriaki Komeda, Hiroshi Kashida, Toshiharu Sakurai, George Tribonias, Kazuki Okamoto, Masashi Kono, Mitsunari Yamada, Teppei Adachi, Hiromasa Mine, Tomoyuki Nagai, Yutaka Asakuma, Satoru Hagiwara, Shigenaga Matsui, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masayuki Kitano, Takaaki Chikugo, Yasutaka Chiba, Masatoshi Kudo

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):328-335. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.328

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Meta-Analysis

Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 in irritable bowel syndrome: An individual subject meta-analysis

Amélie Cayzeele-Decherf, Fanny Pélerin, Sébastien Leuillet, Benoit Douillard, Béatrice Housez, Murielle Cazaubiel, Gunnard K Jacobson, Peter Jüsten, Pierre Desreumaux

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):336-344. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.336

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Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (FibroScan) in detection of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis

Ke Pu, Jing-Hong Shi, Xu Wang, Qian Tang, Xin-Jie Wang, Kai-Lin Tang, Zhong-Qi Long, Xing-Sheng Hu

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):345-356. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.345

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Scientometrics

Areas of research and clinical approaches to the study of liver abscess

Gregorio González-Alcaide, Jorge Peris, José Manuel Ramos

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):357-365. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.357

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Case Report

Vanishing bile duct syndrome in Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A case report and literature review

Mena Bakhit, Thomas R McCarty, Sunhee Park, Basile Njei, Margaret Cho, Raffi Karagozian, AnnMarie Liapakis

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):366-372. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.366

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in alcoholic hepatitis: Hepatic encephalopathy a common theme

Elizabeth S John, Ramy Sedhom, Ishita Dalal, Ranita Sharma

World J Gastroenterol 23(2):373-376. Published online Jan 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.373

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