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Review
Tomohide Hori, Takafumi Machimoto, Yoshio Kadokawa, Toshiyuki Hata, Tatsuo Ito, Shigeru Kato, Daiki Yasukawa, Yuki Aisu, Yusuke Kimura, Maho Sasaki, Yuichi Takamatsu, Taku Kitano, Shigeo Hisamori, Tsunehiro Yoshimura 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5849-5859. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5849
Minireviews
Guido Giordano, Massimo Pancione, Nunzio Olivieri, Pietro Parcesepe, Marianna Velocci, Tania Di Raimo, Luigi Coppola, Giuseppe Toffoli, Mario Rosario D’Andrea 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5875-5886. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5875
Basic Study
Retrospective Study
Anastasios Ntavatzikos, Aris Spathis, Paul Patapis, Nikolaos Machairas, George Peros, Stefanos Konstantoudakis, Danai Leventakou, Ioannis G Panayiotides, Petros Karakitsos, Anna Koumarianou 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5913-5924. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5913
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Hussein Okasha, Shaimaa Elkholy, Ramy El-Sayed, Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Mohamed El-Nady, Walid El-Nabawi, Waleed A El-Dayem, Mohamed I Radwan, Ali Farag, Yahya El-sherif, Emad Al-Gemeie, Ahmed Salman, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Ahmed El-Mazny, Reem E Mahdy 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5962-5968. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5962
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized Clinical Trial
Jae Hyuck Jun, Koon Hee Han, Jong Kyu Park, Hyun Il Seo, Young Don Kim, Sang Jin Lee, Baek Gyu Jun, Min Sik Hwang, Yoon Kyoo Park, Myeong Jong Kim, Gab Jin Cheon 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5986-5993. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5986
Meta-Analysis
Sophie Restellini, Omar Kherad, Talat Bessissow, Charles Ménard, Myriam Martel, Maryam Taheri Tanjani, Peter L Lakatos, Alan N Barkun 
World J Gastroenterol 23(32):5994-6002. Published online Aug 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i32.5994
Case Report
Letters To The Editor