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Contents Volume 23 Issue 47 December 21, 2017

Review

Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Brandon J Perumpail, Muhammad Ali Khan, Eric R Yoo, George Cholankeril, Donghee Kim, Aijaz Ahmed

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8263-8276. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8263

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Minireviews

Obese children with fatty liver: Between reality and disease mongering

Giusy Ranucci, Maria Immacolata Spagnuolo, Raffaele Iorio

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8277-8282. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8277

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Procalcitonin in inflammatory bowel disease: Drawbacks and opportunities

Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8283-8290. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8283

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Basic Study

Gene mutations in stool from gastric and colorectal neoplasia patients by next-generation sequencing

Omar Youssef, Virinder Sarhadi, Homa Ehsan, Tom Böhling, Monika Carpelan-Holmström, Selja Koskensalo, Pauli Puolakkainen, Arto Kokkola, Sakari Knuutila

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8291-8299. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8291

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Polymorphisms in oxidative pathway related genes and susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Nezha Senhaji, Sellama Nadifi, Younes Zaid, Aurora Serrano, Daniel Arturo Leon Rodriguez, Nadia Serbati, Mehdi Karkouri, Wafaa Badre, Javier Martín

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8300-8307. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8300

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Effects of initiating time and dosage of Panax notoginseng on mucosal microvascular injury in experimental colitis

Shi-Ying Wang, Ping Tao, Hong-Yi Hu, Jian-Ye Yuan, Lei Zhao, Bo-Yun Sun, Wang-Jun Zhang, Jiang Lin

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8308-8320. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8308

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Fructo-oligosaccharide intensifies visceral hypersensitivity and intestinal inflammation in a stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome mouse model

Bin-Rui Chen, Li-Jun Du, Hui-Qin He, John J Kim, Yan Zhao, Ya-Wen Zhang, Liang Luo, Ning Dai

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8321-8333. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8321

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Morin enhances hepatic Nrf2 expression in a liver fibrosis rat model

Liang Sang, Xue-Mei Wang, Dong-Yang Xu, Li-Xuan Sang, Yang Han, Long-Yang Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8334-8344. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8334

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Circular RNA circ-LDLRAD3 as a biomarker in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

Fan Yang, Dong-Yan Liu, Jin-Tao Guo, Nan Ge, Ping Zhu, Xiang Liu, Sheng Wang, Guo-Xin Wang, Si-Yu Sun

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8345-8354. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8345

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Case Control Study

Rifaximin ameliorates hepatic encephalopathy and endotoxemia without affecting the gut microbiome diversity

Kosuke Kaji, Hiroaki Takaya, Soichiro Saikawa, Masanori Furukawa, Shinya Sato, Hideto Kawaratani, Mitsuteru Kitade, Kei Moriya, Tadashi Namisaki, Takemi Akahane, Akira Mitoro, Hitoshi Yoshiji

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8355-8366. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8355

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Retrospective Study

Association between white opaque substance under magnifying colonoscopy and lipid droplets in colorectal epithelial neoplasms

Keisuke Kawasaki, Makoto Eizuka, Shotaro Nakamura, Masaki Endo, Shunichi Yanai, Risaburo Akasaka, Yosuke Toya, Yasuko Fujita, Noriyuki Uesugi, Kazuyuki Ishida, Tamotsu Sugai, Takayuki Matsumoto

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8367-8375. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8367

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Nomogram based on tumor-associated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to predict survival of patients with gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms

Long-Long Cao, Jun Lu, Jian-Xian Lin, Chao-Hui Zheng, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Qi-Yue Chen, Mi Lin, Ru-Hong Tu, Chang-Ming Huang

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8376-8386. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8376

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Impact of cigarette smoking on recurrence of hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis

Jun-Xi Xiang, Liang-Shuo Hu, Peng Liu, Bo-Yan Tian, Qing Su, Yi-Chun Ji, Xu-Feng Zhang, Xue-Min Liu, Zheng Wu, Yi Lv

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8387-8394. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8387

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Clinical Trials Study

First-week clinical responses to dexlansoprazole 60 mg and esomeprazole 40 mg for the treatment of grades A and B gastroesophageal reflux disease

Chih-Ming Liang, Ming-Te Kuo, Pin-I Hsu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Wei-Chen Tai, Shih-Cheng Yang, Keng-Liang Wu, Hsing-Ming Wang, Chih-Chien Yao, Cheng-En Tsai, Yao-Kuang Wang, Jiunn-Wei Wang, Chih-Fang Huang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Seng-Kee Chuah, Taiwan Acid-Related Disease Study Group

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8395-8404. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8395

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Observational Study

Rate of adverse events of gastroduodenal snare polypectomy for non-flat polyp is low: A prospective and multicenter study

Henry Córdova, Lidia Argüello, Carme Loras, Antonio Naranjo Rodríguez, Faust Riu Pons, Joan B Gornals, David Nicolás-Pérez, Xavier Andújar Murcia, Luis Hernández, Santos Santolaria, Carles Leal, Carles Pons, Enrique Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles, Orlando García-Bosch, Michel Papo Berger, José Luis Ulla Rocha, Cristina Sánchez-Montes, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8405-8414. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8405

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Meta-Analysis

Chronic kidney disease severely deteriorates the outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding: A meta-analysis

Roland Hágendorn, Nelli Farkas, Áron Vincze, Zoltán Gyöngyi, Dezső Csupor, Judit Bajor, Bálint Erőss, Péter Csécsei, Andrea Vasas, Zsolt Szakács, László Szapáry, Péter Hegyi, Alexandra Mikó

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8415-8425. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8415

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Case Report

Disabling portosystemic encephalopathy in a non-cirrhotic patient: Successful endovascular treatment of a giant inferior mesenteric-caval shunt via the left internal iliac vein

Luca de Martinis, Gloria Groppelli, Riccardo Corti, Lorenzo Paolo Moramarco, Pietro Quaretti, Pasquale De Cata, Mario Rotondi, Luca Chiovato

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8426-8431. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8426

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Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient after liver transplantation: A case report

Bin Xie, Zhong-Zhou Si, Wei-Ting Tang, Hai-Zhi Qi, Ting Li

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8432-8436. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8432

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Letter to the Editor

Silymarin: An option to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Carmela Colica, Luigi Boccuto, Ludovico Abenavoli

World J Gastroenterol 23(47):8437-8438. Published online Dec 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8437

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