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Editorial
Irina Gîrleanu, Anca Trifan, Carol Stanciu, Cătălin Sfarti 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4419-4427. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4419
Ankita Tiwari, Shivani Saraf, Amit Verma, Pritish Kumar Panda, Sanjay K Jain 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4428-4435. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4428
Minireviews
Joanne Marie O’Rourke, Vandana Mridhu Sagar, Tahir Shah, Shishir Shetty 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4436-4447. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4436
Basic Study
Yi-Fan Miao, Juan Li, Yu-Mei Zhang, Lv Zhu, Huan Chen, Ling Yuan, Jing Hu, Xiao-Lin Yi, Qiu-Ting Wu, Mei-Hua Wan, Wen-Fu Tang 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4448-4461. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4448
Case Control Study
Gabriela Helena Rodrigues-Fleming, Glaucia Maria de Mendonça Fernandes, Anelise Russo, Patrícia Matos Biselli-Chicote, João Gomes Netinho, Érika Cristina Pavarino, Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4462-4471. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4462
Retrospective Cohort Study
Nir Bar, Naama Schwartz, Michal Nissim, Naomi Fliss-Isacov, Shira Zelber-Sagi, Revital Kariv 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4472-4481. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4472
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
Mohammad I El Mouzan, Kirill S Korolev, Mohammad A Al Mofarreh, Rajita Menon, Harland S Winter, Ahmad A Al Sarkhy, Scot E Dowd, Ahmad M Al Barrag, Asaad A Assiri 
World J Gastroenterol 24(39):4510-4516. Published online Oct 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i39.4510
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