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Contents Volume 23 Issue 6 February 14, 2017

Editorial

Prophylactic stenting for esophageal stricture prevention after endoscopic submucosal dissection

Ke-Da Shi, Feng Ji

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):931-934. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.931

Abstract (1800) | Core Tip (1762) | Full Article (HTML) (6589) | Tables (1-1) (712) | Full Article (PDF)-713K (747) | Audio-250K (37) | Peer-Review Report-97K (380) | Answering Reviewers-63K (322) | Received: 08/28/2016 | Revised: 10/06/2016 | Accepted: 11/13/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (18) | Total Visits (19187) | Similar Articles (242) | Timeline of Article Publication (3) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Review

Familial pancreatic cancer: Concept, management and issues

Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Kyoichi Takaori, Chigusa Morizane, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Masamichi Mizuma, Hideaki Takahashi, Keita Wada, Hiroko Hosoi, Shinichi Yachida, Masami Suzuki, Risa Usui, Toru Furukawa, Junji Furuse, Takamitsu Sato, Makoto Ueno, Yoshimi Kiyozumi, Susumu Hijioka, Nobumasa Mizuno, Takeshi Terashima, Masaki Mizumoto, Yuzo Kodama, Masako Torishima, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Reiko Ashida, Masayuki Kitano, Keiji Hanada, Masayuki Furukawa, Ken Kawabe, Yoshiyuki Majima, Toru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):935-948. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.935

Abstract (2407) | Core Tip (2008) | Full Article (HTML) (16167) | Figures (1-1) (714) | Tables (1-4) (795) | Full Article (PDF)-1289K (2020) | Audio-1742K (64) | Peer-Review Report-75K (396) | Answering Reviewers-38K (442) | Received: 08/07/2016 | Revised: 09/07/2016 | Accepted: 01/18/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (86) | Total Visits (34692) | Similar Articles (1) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Minireviews

Lymphocytic esophagitis: Still an enigma a decade later

Carol Rouphael, Ilyssa O Gordon, Prashanthi N Thota

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):949-956. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.949

Abstract (1805) | Core Tip (2028) | Full Article (HTML) (8653) | Figures (1-2) (702) | Tables (1-2) (719) | Full Article (PDF)-952K (1027) | Audio-892K (28) | Peer-Review Report-75K (311) | Answering Reviewers-9K (346) | Received: 10/24/2016 | Revised: 12/14/2016 | Accepted: 01/18/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (42) | Total Visits (23245) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Restoration of energy level in the early phase of acute pediatric pancreatitis

Dóra Mosztbacher, Nelli Farkas, Margit Solymár, Gabriella Pár, Judit Bajor, Ákos Szűcs, József Czimmer, Katalin Márta, Alexandra Mikó, Zoltán Rumbus, Péter Varjú, Péter Hegyi, Andrea Párniczky

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):957-963. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.957

Abstract (1826) | Core Tip (1671) | Full Article (HTML) (6461) | Figures (1-3) (700) | Tables (1-1) (679) | Full Article (PDF)-873K (882) | Audio-1416K (27) | Peer-Review Report-97K (319) | Answering Reviewers-18K (475) | Received: 10/03/2016 | Revised: 11/21/2016 | Accepted: 01/11/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (20) | Total Visits (20751) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (2) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Basic Study

Long-term culture-induced phenotypic difference and efficient cryopreservation of small intestinal organoids by treatment timing of Rho kinase inhibitor

Sung-Hoon Han, Sehwan Shim, Min-Jung Kim, Hye-Yun Shin, Won-Suk Jang, Sun-Joo Lee, Young-Woo Jin, Seung-Sook Lee, Seung Bum Lee, Sunhoo Park

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):964-975. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.964

Abstract (1732) | Core Tip (1912) | Full Article (HTML) (11984) | Figures (1-5) (963) | Tables (1-1) (683) | Full Article (PDF)-1579K (1290) | Audio-1310K (58) | Peer-Review Report-80K (344) | Answering Reviewers-585K (375) | Supplementary Material-172K (374) | Received: 09/05/2016 | Revised: 11/03/2016 | Accepted: 11/28/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (41) | Total Visits (31193) | Similar Articles (5) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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MicroRNA-155 promotes the pathogenesis of experimental colitis by repressing SHIP-1 expression

Zhan-Jun Lu, Jian-Jiong Wu, Wei-Liang Jiang, Jun-Hua Xiao, Kai-Zhong Tao, Lei Ma, Ping Zheng, Rong Wan, Xing-Peng Wang

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):976-985. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.976

Abstract (2210) | Core Tip (2162) | Full Article (HTML) (7155) | Figures (1-5) (676) | Full Article (PDF)-1701K (693) | Audio-4070K (40) | Peer-Review Report-140K (386) | Answering Reviewers-163K (391) | Supplementary Material-153K (370) | Received: 06/29/2016 | Revised: 11/27/2016 | Accepted: 12/19/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (62) | Total Visits (22167) | Similar Articles (11) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Melatonin, a novel selective ATF-6 inhibitor, induces human hepatoma cell apoptosis through COX-2 downregulation

Li-Jia Bu, Han-Qing Yu, Lu-Lu Fan, Xiao-Qiu Li, Fang Wang, Jia-Tao Liu, Fei Zhong, Cong-Jun Zhang, Wei Wei, Hua Wang, Guo-Ping Sun

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):986-998. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.986

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Effect of toll-like receptor 3 agonist poly I:C on intestinal mucosa and epithelial barrier function in mouse models of acute colitis

Hong-Wei Zhao, Yue-Hong Yue, Hua Han, Xiu-Li Chen, Yong-Gang Lu, Ji-Min Zheng, Hong-Tao Hou, Xiao-Meng Lang, Li-Li He, Qi-Lu Hu, Zi-Qian Dun

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):999-1009. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.999

Abstract (1822) | Core Tip (2139) | Full Article (HTML) (8171) | Figures (1-4) (708) | Tables (1-1) (1243) | Full Article (PDF)-2162K (850) | Audio-1304K (169) | Peer-Review Report-87K (384) | Answering Reviewers-16K (2370) | Received: 08/17/2016 | Revised: 09/26/2016 | Accepted: 10/31/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (37) | Total Visits (25674) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells induced by ethanol extracts of Solanum lyratum Thumb through the mitochondrial pathway

Xiao-Qiang Mo, Hong-Yu Wei, Gan-Rong Huang, Ling-Yuan Xu, Yu-Li Chen, Jiang Qi, Wei Xian, Yan-Chun Qin, Lian-Deng Wei, Li-Juan Zhao, Yan-Qiang Huang, Wei Xing, Hong-Qin Pu, Peng-Ya Wei, Chao-Gan Li, Qiu-Chun Liang

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1010-1017. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1010

Abstract (1655) | Core Tip (1411) | Full Article (HTML) (5609) | Figures (1-3) (686) | Tables (1-5) (1082) | Full Article (PDF)-1334K (631) | Audio-1633K (50) | Peer-Review Report-121K (307) | Answering Reviewers-413K (336) | Received: 09/25/2016 | Revised: 11/04/2016 | Accepted: 11/28/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (13) | Total Visits (18509) | Similar Articles (3) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Case Control Study

Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging in quiescent Crohn’s disease patients with fatigue

Sanne van Erp, Ece Ercan, Perla Breedveld, Lianne Brakenhoff, Eidrees Ghariq, Sophie Schmid, Matthias van Osch, Mark van Buchem, Bart Emmer, Jeroen van der Grond, Ron Wolterbeek, Daniel Hommes, Herma Fidder, Nic van der Wee, Tom Huizinga, Désirée van der Heijde, Huub Middelkoop, Itamar Ronen, Andrea van der Meulen-de Jong

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1018-1029. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1018

Abstract (1784) | Core Tip (1842) | Full Article (HTML) (7067) | Figures (1-4) (710) | Tables (1-5) (1166) | Full Article (PDF)-1122K (815) | Audio-2020K (34) | Peer-Review Report-131K (387) | Answering Reviewers-164K (446) | Received: 08/26/2016 | Revised: 11/14/2016 | Accepted: 12/08/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (20) | Total Visits (24141) | Similar Articles (451) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Is a split-dose regimen of 2 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid tolerable for colonoscopy in an early morning visit to a comprehensive medical check-up?

Ji Yeon Seo, Changhyun Lee, Eun Hyo Jin, Mi Hyun Yun, Joo Hyun Lim, Hae Yeon Kang, Jong In Yang, Su Jin Chung, Sun Young Yang, Joo Sung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1030-1037. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1030

Abstract (1563) | Core Tip (1575) | Full Article (HTML) (4571) | Tables (1-7) (679) | Full Article (PDF)-907K (640) | Audio-1147K (29) | Peer-Review Report-92K (302) | Answering Reviewers-289K (305) | Received: 12/01/2016 | Revised: 12/27/2016 | Accepted: 01/17/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (10) | Total Visits (14998) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Retrospective Study

Can patients determine the level of their dysphagia?

Hafiz Hamad Ashraf, Joanne Palmer, Harry Richard Dalton, Carolyn Waters, Thomas Luff, Madeline Strugnell, Iain Alexander Murray

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1038-1043. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1038

Abstract (1808) | Core Tip (2095) | Full Article (HTML) (4585) | Tables (1-4) (662) | Full Article (PDF)-934K (671) | Audio-1734K (29) | Peer-Review Report-94K (313) | Answering Reviewers-91K (306) | Received: 10/11/2016 | Revised: 01/04/2017 | Accepted: 01/18/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (39) | Total Visits (17398) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Eosinophilic cholangitis is a potentially underdiagnosed etiology in indeterminate biliary stricture

Dirk Walter, Sylvia Hartmann, Eva Herrmann, Jan Peveling-Oberhag, Wolf O Bechstein, Stefan Zeuzem, Martin-Leo Hansmann, Mireen Friedrich-Rust, Jörg G Albert

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1044-1050. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1044

Abstract (1814) | Core Tip (1709) | Full Article (HTML) (5141) | Figures (1-3) (678) | Tables (1-1) (659) | Full Article (PDF)-1126K (746) | Audio-1205K (38) | Peer-Review Report-110K (382) | Answering Reviewers-91K (338) | Supplementary Material-426K (326) | Received: 10/06/2016 | Revised: 11/17/2016 | Accepted: 01/11/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (18) | Total Visits (20194) | Similar Articles (3) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Clinical impact of surveillance for head and neck cancer in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Hiroyuki Morimoto, Tomonori Yano, Yusuke Yoda, Yasuhiro Oono, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Ryuichi Hayashi, Atsushi Ohtsu, Kazuhiro Kaneko

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1051-1058. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1051

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Second-line bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication and impact of diabetes

Sung Eun Kim, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park, Won Moon, Jae Hyun Kim, Kyoungwon Jung, Hae Koo Kim, Young Dal Lee

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1059-1066. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1059

Abstract (1914) | Core Tip (2154) | Full Article (HTML) (5403) | Figures (1-2) (1280) | Tables (1-3) (680) | Full Article (PDF)-947K (691) | Audio-747K (23) | Peer-Review Report-104K (463) | Answering Reviewers-75K (384) | Received: 10/17/2016 | Revised: 11/21/2016 | Accepted: 01/18/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (14) | Total Visits (20229) | Similar Articles (5) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Observational Study

Disease impact on the quality of life of children with inflammatory bowel disease

Giorgos Chouliaras, Daphne Margoni, Konstantina Dimakou, Smaragdi Fessatou, Ioanna Panayiotou, Eleftheria Roma-Giannikou

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1067-1075. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1067

Abstract (2322) | Core Tip (1496) | Full Article (HTML) (7032) | Figures (1-1) (651) | Tables (1-5) (714) | Full Article (PDF)-1115K (868) | Audio-923K (39) | Peer-Review Report-82K (294) | Answering Reviewers-21K (311) | Received: 09/12/2016 | Revised: 11/16/2016 | Accepted: 01/11/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (59) | Total Visits (21670) | Similar Articles (1091) | Timeline of Article Publication (3) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Simple pain measures reveal psycho-social pathology in patients with Crohn’s disease

Shmuel Odes, Michael Friger, Ruslan Sergienko, Doron Schwartz, Orly Sarid, Vered Slonim-Nevo, Terri Singer, Elena Chernin, Hillel Vardi, Dan Greenberg, Israel IBD Research Nucleus

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1076-1089. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1076

Abstract (1732) | Core Tip (1543) | Full Article (HTML) (5569) | Figures (1-1) (657) | Tables (1-10) (621) | Full Article (PDF)-1024K (682) | Audio-1775K (37) | Peer-Review Report-117K (333) | Answering Reviewers-100K (352) | Received: 09/23/2016 | Revised: 11/20/2016 | Accepted: 12/08/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (11) | Total Visits (17151) | Similar Articles (260) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Prospective Study

Modified docetaxel, cisplatin and capecitabine for stage IV gastric cancer in Japanese patients: A feasibility study

Osamu Maeda, Ayumu Matsuoka, Ryoji Miyahara, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka, Masahide Fukaya, Masato Nagino, Yasuhiro Kodera, Hidemi Goto, Yuichi Ando

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1090-1097. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1090

Abstract (1795) | Core Tip (1610) | Full Article (HTML) (4890) | Figures (1-3) (1225) | Tables (1-3) (698) | Full Article (PDF)-2867K (635) | Audio-1420K (33) | Peer-Review Report-94K (366) | Answering Reviewers-146K (326) | Received: 10/20/2016 | Revised: 12/30/2016 | Accepted: 01/17/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (8) | Total Visits (16830) | Similar Articles (1348) | Timeline of Article Publication (28) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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How to improve patient satisfaction during midazolam sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy?

Eun Hyo Jin, Kyoung Sup Hong, Young Lee, Ji Yeon Seo, Ji Min Choi, Jaeyoung Chun, Sang Gyun Kim, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1098-1105. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1098

Abstract (1777) | Core Tip (1627) | Full Article (HTML) (5189) | Figures (1-1) (666) | Tables (1-6) (629) | Full Article (PDF)-1040K (796) | Audio-857K (31) | Peer-Review Report-111K (323) | Answering Reviewers-125K (329) | Received: 10/04/2016 | Revised: 11/24/2016 | Accepted: 12/19/2016 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (17) | Total Visits (19071) | Similar Articles (152) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Case Report

Coexisting tubular adenoma with a neuroendocrine carcinoma of colon allowing early surgical intervention and implicating a shared stem cell origin

Mahmoud L Soliman, Ashish Tiwari, Qing Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1106-1112. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1106

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Pancreatic endometrial cyst mimics mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

Michael A Mederos, Nicole Villafañe, Sadhna Dhingra, Carlos Farinas, Amy McElhany, William E Fisher, George Van Buren II

World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1113-1118. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1113

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