The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Hepatitis C: a sexually transmitted disease?
pp. 3051-3053(3)
Author: Gross, J.B.

Liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C: routine or selective
pp. 3053-3055(3)
Authors: Garcia, G.; Keeffe, B.

The irony of treating Wilson's disease
pp. 3055-3057(3)
Author: Schilsky, M.L.

The role of pepsin in acid injury to esophageal epithelium
pp. 3062-3070(9)
Authors: Tobey, N.A.; Hosseini, S.S.; Caymaz-Bor, C.; Wyatt, H.R.; Orlando, G.S.; Orlando, R.C.

Predictors of progression in Barrett's esophagus III: baseline flow cytometric variables
pp. 3071-3083(13)
Authors: Rabinovitch, P.S.; Longton, G.; Blount, P.L.; Levine, D.S.; Reid, B.J.

Short segment Barrett's esophagus: relationship of age with extent of intestinal metaplasia
pp. 3084-3088(5)
Authors: Benipal, P.; Garewal, H.S.; Sampliner, R.E.; Martinez, P.; Hayden, C.W.; Fass, R.

Comparing lansoprazole and omeprazole in onset of heartburn relief: results of a randomized, controlled trial in erosive esophagitis patients
pp. 3089-3098(10)
Authors: Richter, J.E.; Kahrilas, P.J.; Sontag, S.J.; Kovacs, T.O.G.; Huang, B.; Pencyla, J.L.

Noninvasive measurement of gastric accommodation in patients with idiopathic nonulcer dyspepsia
pp. 3099-3105(7)
Authors: Kim, D.; Delgado-Aros, S.; Camilleri, M.; Samsom, M.; Murray, J.A.; O'Connor, M.K.; Brinkmann, B.H.; Stephens, D.A.; Lighvani, S.S.; Burton, D.D.

Cholecystokinin-stimulated mebrofenin (^99mTc-Choletec) hepatobiliary scintigraphy in asymptomatic postcholecystectomy individuals: assessment of specificity, interobserver reliability, and reproducibility
pp. 3106-3109(4)
Authors: Pineau, B.C.; Knapple, W.L.; Spicer, K.M.; Gordon, L.; Wallace, M.; Hennessy, W.S.; Hawes, R.H.; Cotton, P.B.

Long term metabolic consequences of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis
pp. 3110-3116(7)
Authors: Kuisma, J.; Nuutinen, H.; Luukkonen, P.; Jarvinen, H.; Kahri, A.; Farkkila, M.

Sources of calcium in neurokinin A-induced contractions of human colonic smooth muscle in vitro
pp. 3117-3121(5)
Authors: O'Riordan, A.M.; Quinn, T.; Hyland, J.M.; O'Donoghue, D.P.; Baird, A.W.

Costs of care for irritable bowel syndrome patients in a health maintenance organization
pp. 3122-3129(8)
Authors: Levy, R.L.; von Korff, M.; Whitehead, W.E.; Stang, P.; Saunders, K.; Jhingran, P.; Barghout, V.; Feld, A.D.

An epidemiological survey of constipation in Canada: definitions, rates, demographics, and predictors of health care seeking
pp. 3130-3137(8)
Authors: Pare, P.; Ferrazzi, S.; Thompson, W.G.; Irvine, E.J.; Rance, L.

Hepatitis C virus infection in spouses: sexual transmission or common exposure to the same risk factors?
pp. 3138-3141(4)
Authors: Stroffolini, T.; Lorenzoni, U.; Menniti-Ippolito, F.; Infantolino, D.; Chiaramonte, M.

Serum aminotransferase levels and platelet counts as predictors of degree of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection
pp. 3142-3146(5)
Authors: Pohl, A.; Behling, C.; Oliver, D.; Kilani, M.; Monson, P.; Hassanein, T.

Iron accumulation in the liver of male patients with Wilson's disease
pp. 3147-3151(5)
Authors: Shiono, Y.; Wakusawa, S.; Hayashi, H.; Takikawa, T.; Yano, M.; Okada, T.; Mabuchi, H.; Kono, S.; Miyajima, H.

Incomplete response to ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis: is a double dosage worthwhile?
pp. 3152-3157(6)
Authors: Angulo, P.; Jorgensen, R.A.; Lindor, K.D.

Second opinion pathology in liver biopsy interpretation
pp. 3158-3164(7)
Authors: Bejarano, P.A.; Koehler, A.; Sherman, K.E.

Predicting the liver histology in chronic hepatitis C: how good is the clinician?
pp. 3165-3174(10)
Authors: Romagnuolo, J.; Jhangri, G.S.; Jewell, L.D.; Bain, V.G.

Fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening: use the finger
pp. 3175-3177(3)
Authors: Burke, C.A.; Tadikonda, L.; Machicao, V.

A study of factors influencing prognosis after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal and gastric carcinoma
pp. 3178-3184(7)
Authors: Imamura, H.; Matsuyama, Y.; Shimada, R.; Kubota, M.; Nakayama, A.; Kobayashi, A.; Kitamura, H.; Ikegami, T.; Miyagawa, S.; Kawasaki, S.

Sphygmomanometer
pp. 3185-3185(1)
Author: Kravetz, R.E.

Jaundice caused by a clinically undetectable T-cell lymphoma infiltrating the sphincter of Oddi
pp. 3186-3189(4)
Authors: Weinstock, L.B.; Swanson, P.E.; Bennett, K.J.; van Amburg, A.; Wald, S.M.; Shah, N.B.

Atlantoaxial subluxation and pericarditis in a child with Crohn's disease
pp. 3190-3191(2)
Authors: Mahajan, L.; Klein, A.; Wyllie, R.; Kay, M.; Applegate, K.; Sabella, C.; Kuivila, T.

Management of suppurative pylephlebitis by percutaneous drainage: placing a drainage catheter into the portal vein
pp. 3192-3194(3)
Authors: Pelsang, R.E.; Johlin, F.; Dhadha, R.; Bogdanowicz, M.; Schweiger, G.D.

Mushroom poisoning-from diarrhea to liver transplantation
pp. 3195-3198(4)
Authors: Broussard, C.N.; Aggarwal, A.; Lacey, S.R.; Post, A.B.; Gramlich, T.; Henderson, J.M.; Younossi, Z.M.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease: the ongoing saga of pill versus knife - Spechler SJ, Lee E, Ahnen D, et al., Long-Term Outcome of Medical and Surgical Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial, JAMA 2001;285:2331-8
pp. 3199-3200(2)
Authors: Madan, A.; Minocha, A.

Finally: changing the natural history of chronic hepatitis c! - Poynard T, McHutchison J, Davis GL, et al., Impact of Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin on Progression of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Hepatology 2000;32:1131-7
pp. 3200-3201(2)
Authors: Adeniji, O.A.; Herrera, J.L.

Steering azathioprine safely: lessons from pharmacogenetics - Cuffari C, Hunt S, Bayless T, Utilisation of Erythrocyte 6-Thioguanine Metabolite Levels to Optimise Azathioprine Therapy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gut 2001;48:642-6
pp. 3202-3203(2)
Authors: Aithal, G.P.; Hoffman, B.J.

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is associated with irritable bowel syndrome: the cart lands squarely in front of the horse
pp. 3204-3204(1)
Authors: Jones, M.P.; Craig, R.; Olinger, E.

Response to Drs. Jones et al.
pp. 3204-3205(2)
Authors: Pimentel, M.; Lin, H.C.

Screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporosis
pp. 3205-3206(2)
Authors: Di Stefano, M.; Veneto, G.; Corazza, G.R.

Response to Drs. Di Stefano et al.
pp. 3206-3206(1)
Authors: Hanley, D.A.; Mather, K.J.; Meddings, J.B.; Beck, P.L.; Scott, R.B.

Intestinal perforation associated with octreotide therapy in scleroderma
pp. 3206-3208(3)
Authors: Malcolm, A.; Ellard, K.

Rectal carcinoma unmasked by mud packs
pp. 3208-3208(1)
Authors: Weber, T.; Sadil, F.V.; Knoflach, P.

Acute pancreatitis induced by isoniazid
pp. 3208-3209(2)
Authors: Izzedine, H.; Launay-Vacher, V.; Storme, T.; Deray, G.

Thalidomide-induced normalization of serum ALT levels in a patient with hepatitis C
pp. 3209-3211(3)
Authors: Raufman J.-P.,; Lamps, W.

Urinary retention secondary to detrusor muscle hypofunction after botulinum toxin injection for achalasia
pp. 3211-3212(2)
Authors: Khurana, V.; Nehme, O.; Khurana, R.; Barkin, J.S.

Fatal esophageal perforation with alendronate
pp. 3212-3213(2)
Authors: Famularo, G.; de Simone, C.

Sepsis presenting with severe jaundice
pp. 3214-3215(2)
Authors: Narita, R.; Murata, M.; Kihara, Y.; Abe, S.; Tabaru, A.; Yoshikawa, I.; Otsuki, M.

Successful endoscopic sphincterotomy using a papillotome tipped with a balloon for cases of choledocholithiasis complicated by duodenal diverticula
pp. 3215-3216(2)
Authors: Furukawa, K.; Harada, T.; Aoyagi, Y.

Gastric xanthomas
pp. 3216-3218(3)
Authors: Oviedo, J.; Swan, N.; Farraye, F.A.

Induction and maintenance of remission with nonpathogenic Escherichia coli in patients with pouchitis
pp. 3218-3219(2)
Authors: Kuzela, L.; Kascak, M.; Vavrecka, A.

Dyspepsia is a predictor of ulcer relapse at the early stage of posteradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with active gastric ulcer
pp. 3219-3220(2)
Authors: Sanaka, M.; Sakaki, N.

The african way of life and colon cancer risk
pp. 3220-3221(2)
Author: O'Keefe, S.J.D.

A fowled bile duct
pp. 3221-3222(2)
Authors: Sundar, N.; Samsheer, K.; Sheers, R.; Davies, C.J.; Finnie, I.A.

Liver cirrhosis, ascites, and hyperfibrinolysis
pp. 3222-3222(1)
Authors: Piscaglia, F.; Donati, G.; Giannini, R.; Bolondi, L.

Bacteria and Crohn's disease
pp. 3222-3224(3)
Authors: Shafran, I.; Decker, W.

Longitudinal Endosonography: Atlas and Manual for Use in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - Edited by T. Rosch, U. Will, and K. J. Chang, Springer, Berlin, 2001, 185 pp., $129.00, ISBN 3-540-65586-7
pp. 3225-3225(1)
Author: Ginsberg, G.G.

Prognostic Factors in Cancer, 2nd Edition - Edited by M. K. Gospodarowicz, D. E. Henson, R. V. P. Hutter, B. O'Sullivan, L. H. Sobin, and C. Wittekind, Wiley-Liss, New York, 2001, 809 pp., $99.95, ISBN 0-471-40633-3
pp. 3225-3225(1)
Author: Weinberg, D.

Natural Ways to Digestive Health: Interfaces Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine - Edited by Stephen Holt, M. Evans and Company, New York, 2000, 322 pp., $19.95, ISBN 0-87131-909-8
pp. 3225-3226(2)
Author: Greenlaw, R.L.

Addendum
pp. 3228-3228(1)