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Minireviews
Ahmad Al-Hader, Rami N Al-Rohil, Haiyong Han, Daniel Von Hoff 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):7945-7951. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.7945
Donald Cameron, Quak Seng Hock, Musal Kadim, Neelam Mohan, Eell Ryoo, Bhupinder Sandhu, Yuichiro Yamashiro, Chen Jie, Hans Hoekstra, Alfredo Guarino 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):7952-7964. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.7952
Basic Study
Bo Qi, Yan Wang, Zhi-Jun Chen, Xiang-Nan Li, Yu Qi, Yang Yang, Guang-Hui Cui, Hai-Zhou Guo, Wei-Hao Li, Song Zhao 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):7965-7977. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.7965
Yan-Wei Li, Chong Zhang, Qiu-Ju Sheng, Han Bai, Yang Ding, Xiao-Guang Dou 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):7978-7988. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.7978
Case Control Study
Gian Luca Baiocchi, Sarah Molfino, Carla Baronchelli, Simone Giacopuzzi, Daniele Marrelli, Paolo Morgagni, Maria Bencivenga, Luca Saragoni, Carla Vindigni, Nazario Portolani, Maristella Botticini, Giovanni De Manzoni 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8000-8007. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8000
Retrospective Cohort Study
Nabeel Khan, Dhruvan Patel, Yash Shah, Chinmay Trivedi, Yu-Xiao Yang 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8008-8016. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8008
Nam-Joon Yi, Min-Su Park, Eun Young Song, Hye Young Ahn, Jeik Byun, Hyeyoung Kim, Suk Kyun Hong, Kyungchul Yoon, Hyo-Sin Kim, Sung-Woo Ahn, Hae Won Lee, YoungRok Choi, Kwang-Woong Lee, Kyung-Suk Suh, Myoung Hee Park 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8017-8026. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8017
Retrospective Study
Charles Sabbagh, Denis Chatelain, Christophe Attencourt, Jean-Paul Joly, Bruno Chauffert, Cyril Cosse, Jean-Marc Regimbeau 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8027-8034. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8027
Yu Liu, Ji-Jia Li, Peng Zu, Hong-Xu Liu, Zhan-Wu Yu, Yi Ren 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8035-8043. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8035
Observational Study
Yan Zhang, Da-Feng Mao, Mei-Wu Zhang, Xiao-Xiang Fan 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8044-8052. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8044
Prospective Study
Yoon Jin Choi, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim, Yong Sung Kim, Sun Min Lee, Dong Ho Lee, Hyun Chae Jung 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8053-8061. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8053
Randomized Clinical Trial
Haruki Uojima, Hisashi Hidaka, Tsuyoshi Nakayama, Ji Hyun Sung, Chikamasa Ichita, Shinnosuke Tokoro, Sakue Masuda, Akiko Sasaki, Kazuya Koizumi, Hideto Egashira, Makoto Kako 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8062-8072. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8062
Systematic Review
Judith E Baars, Ruben Theyventhiran, Patrick Aepli, Payal Saxena, Arthur J Kaffes 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8073-8081. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8073
Meta-Analysis
Begoña Gonzalez-Suarez, Shreyashee Sengupta, Alan C Moss 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8082-8089. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8082
Case Report
Ioannis Mantzoros, Natalia Antigoni Savvala, Orestis Ioannidis, Styliani Parpoudi, Lydia Loutzidou, Despoina Kyriakidou, Angeliki Cheva, Vasileios Intzos, Konstantinos Tsalis 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8090-8096. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8090
Kenichi Yoshikawa, Akiyoshi Kinoshita, Yuki Hirose, Keiko Shibata, Takafumi Akasu, Noriko Hagiwara, Takeharu Yokota, Nami Imai, Akira Iwaku, Go Kobayashi, Hirohiko Kobayashi, Nao Fushiya, Hiroyuki Kijima, Kazuhiko Koike, Haruka Kaneyama, Keiichi Ikeda, Masayuki Saruta 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8097-8103. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8097
Jiang Li, Qing-Jun Guo, Jin-Zhen Cai, Cheng Pan, Zhong-Yang Shen, Wen-Tao Jiang 
World J Gastroenterol 23(45):8104-8108. Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8104
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