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Contents Volume 24 Issue 1 January 7, 2018

Editorial

Estrogen, estrogen receptors, and hepatocellular carcinoma: Are we there yet?

Olga A Sukocheva

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):1-4. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.1

Abstract (1757) | Core Tip (1515) | Full Article (HTML) (6146) | Full Article (PDF)-1226K (818) | Audio-1465K (23) | Peer-Review Report-95K (400) | Answering Reviewers-61K (310) | Received: 11/14/2017 | Revised: 12/06/2017 | Accepted: 12/12/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (63) | Total Visits (18553) | Similar Articles (1880) | Timeline of Article Publication (9) | Authors Evaluation (5) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Review

Relationship between intestinal microbiota and ulcerative colitis: Mechanisms and clinical application of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation

Zhao-Hua Shen, Chang-Xin Zhu, Yong-Sheng Quan, Zhen-Yu Yang, Shuai Wu, Wei-Wei Luo, Bei Tan, Xiao-Yan Wang

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):5-14. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.5

Abstract (1946) | Core Tip (1760) | Full Article (HTML) (29929) | Figures (1-1) (620) | Tables (1-2) (613) | Full Article (PDF)-1573K (4581) | Audio-2078K (62) | Peer-Review Report-122K (424) | Answering Reviewers-70K (419) | Received: 10/01/2017 | Revised: 11/07/2017 | Accepted: 11/21/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (581) | Total Visits (51253) | Similar Articles (555) | Timeline of Article Publication (5) | Authors Evaluation (18) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Minireviews

Updated review on immune factors in pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease

Na Li, Rui-Hua Shi

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):15-22. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.15

Abstract (1539) | Core Tip (1356) | Full Article (HTML) (17024) | Figures (1-2) (655) | Full Article (PDF)-1478K (1491) | Audio-1506K (33) | Peer-Review Report-95K (384) | Answering Reviewers-90K (388) | Received: 11/02/2017 | Revised: 11/23/2017 | Accepted: 11/27/2017 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (55) | Total Visits (31552) | Similar Articles (284) | Timeline of Article Publication (8) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Basic Study

Construction of an oesophageal cancer-specific ceRNA network based on miRNA, lncRNA, and mRNA expression data

Wen-Hua Xue, Zhi-Rui Fan, Li-Feng Li, Jing-Li Lu, Bing-Jun Ma, Quan-Cheng Kan, Jie Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):23-34. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.23

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Emodin and baicalein inhibit sodium taurocholate-induced vacuole formation in pancreatic acinar cells

Jun Li, Rui Zhou, Bei-Bei Bie, Na Huang, Ying Guo, Hai-Yan Chen, Meng-Jiao Shi, Jun Yang, Jian Zhang, Zong-Fang Li

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):35-45. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.35

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Case Control Study

Increased intestinal mucosal leptin levels in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

De-Rong Liu, Xiao-Juan Xu, Shu-Kun Yao

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):46-57. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.46

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Correlation between smoking habit and surgical outcomes on viral-associated hepatocellular carcinomas

Keita Kai, Sho Komukai, Hiroki Koga, Koutaro Yamaji, Takao Ide, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Shinichi Aishima, Hirokazu Noshiro

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):58-68. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.58

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Retrospective Study

Safety and efficacy of metallic stent for unresectable distal malignant biliary obstruction in elderly patients

Yuji Sakai, Tomohisa Iwai, Kenji Shimura, Katsushige Gon, Kazuya Koizumi, Masashi Ijima, Kazuro Chiba, Seigo Nakatani, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Terumi Kamisawa, Iruru Maetani, Mitsuhiro Kida

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):69-75. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.69

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Short- and long-term outcomes following laparoscopic vs open surgery for pathological T4 colorectal cancer: 10 years of experience in a single center

Zi-Feng Yang, De-Qing Wu, Jun-Jiang Wang, Ze-Jian Lv, Yong Li

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):76-86. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.76

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Differential analysis of lymph node metastasis in histological mixed-type early gastric carcinoma in the mucosa and submucosa

Qian Zhong, Qi Sun, Gui-Fang Xu, Xiu-Qin Fan, Yuan-Yuan Xu, Fei Liu, Shi-Yi Song, Chun-Yan Peng, Lei Wang

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):87-95. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.87

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Observational Study

HLA-DQ: Celiac disease vs inflammatory bowel disease

Marta Maia Bosca-Watts, Miguel Minguez, Dolores Planelles, Samuel Navarro, Alejandro Rodriguez, Jesus Santiago, Joan Tosca, Francisco Mora

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):96-103. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.96

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Surgical specimen extraction via a prophylactic ileostomy procedure: A minimally invasive technique for laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery

Peng Wang, Jian-Wei Liang, Hai-Tao Zhou, Zheng Wang, Zhi-Xiang Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):104-111. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.104

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Prospective Study

Characterization of biofilms in biliary stents and potential factors involved in occlusion

Chetana Vaishnavi, Jayanta Samanta, Rakesh Kochhar

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):112-123. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.112

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Systematic Reviews

Systematic review of colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk adults: Summarizing the current global recommendations

Florence Bénard, Alan N Barkun, Myriam Martel, Daniel von Renteln

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):124-138. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.124

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Meta-Analysis

Probiotic monotherapy and Helicobacter pylori eradication: A systematic review with pooled-data analysis

Giuseppe Losurdo, Rossella Cubisino, Michele Barone, Mariabeatrice Principi, Gioacchino Leandro, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):139-149. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.139

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Case Report

Long-term survival after gastrectomy and metastasectomy for gastric cancer with synchronous bone metastasis

Young Jin Choi, Dae Hoon Kim, Hye Suk Han, Joung-Ho Han, Seung-Myoung Son, Dong Soo Kim, Hyo Yung Yun

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):150-156. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.150

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Emergent single-balloon enteroscopy for overt bleeding of small intestinal vascular malformation

Chen-Shuan Chung, Kuan-Chih Chen, Yueh-Hung Chou, Kuo-Hsin Chen

World J Gastroenterol 24(1):157-160. Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.157

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