The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Declaring Conflicts of Interest in The American Journal of Gastroenterology: Not Just Smoke and Mirrors
pp. 2677-2678(2)

PRO: Anorectal Testing Is Useful in Fecal Incontinence
pp. 2679-2681(3)

CON: Anorectal Manometry and Imaging Are Not Necessary in Patients with Fecal Incontinence
pp. 2681-2683(3)

A BALANCING VIEW: Fecal Incontinence: Test or Treat Empirically—Which Strategy Is Best?
pp. 2683-2684(2)

Esophageal Stricture: Incidence, Treatment Patterns, and Recurrence Rate
pp. 2685-2692(8)
Authors: Ruigómez, Ana; Alberto García Rodríguez, Luis; Wallander, Mari-Ann; Johansson, Saga; Eklund, Stefan

Office-Based Unsedated Small-Caliber Endoscopy Is Equivalent to Conventional Sedated Endoscopy in Screening and Surveillance for Barrett's Esophagus: A Randomized and Blinded Comparison
pp. 2693-2703(11)
Authors: Jobe, Blair A.; Hunter, John G.; Chang, Eugene Y.; Kim, Charles Y.; Eisen, Glenn M.; Robinson, Jedediah D.; Diggs, Brian S.; O'Rourke, Robert W.; Rader, Anne E.; Schipper, Paul; Sauer, David A.; Peters, Jeffrey H.; Lieberman, David A.; Morris, Cynthia D.

30-Day Mortality After Peptic Ulcer Perforation Among Users of Newer Selective Cox-2 Inhibitors and Traditional NSAIDs: A Population-Based Study
pp. 2704-2710(7)
Authors: Thomsen, Reimar W.; Riis, Anders; Munk, Estrid M.; Nørgaard, Mette; Christensen, Steffen; Sørensen, Henrik T.

Comparative Study of Conventional Colonoscopy, Chromoendoscopy, and Narrow-Band Imaging Systems in Differential Diagnosis of Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Colonic Polyps
pp. 2711-2716(6)
Authors: Su, Ming-Yao; Hsu, Chen-Ming; Ho, Yu-Pin; Chen, Pang-Chi; Lin, Chun-Jung; Chiu, Cheng-Tang

Hold On Picasso, Narrow Band Imaging Is Here
pp. 2717-2718(2)
Authors: Gross, Seth A.; Wallace, Michael B.

The Impact of Colon Preparation Timing on Colonoscopic Detection of Colorectal Neoplasms—A Prospective Endoscopist-Blinded Randomized Trial
pp. 2719-2725(7)
Authors: Chiu, Han-Mo; Lin, Jaw-Town; Wang, Hsiu-Po; Lee, Yi-Chia; Wu, Ming-Shiang

Afternoon Colonoscopies Have Higher Failure Rates than Morning Colonoscopies
pp. 2726-2730(5)
Authors: Sanaka, Madhusudhan R.; Shah, Nirav; Mullen, Kevin D.; Ferguson, D.R.; Thomas, Charles; McCullough, Arthur J.

Evaluation of F-Actin ELISA for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
pp. 2731-2736(6)
Authors: Frenzel, Christian; Herkel, Johannes; Lüth, Stefan; Galle, Peter R.; Schramm, Christoph; Lohse, Ansgar W.

The Emerging Importance of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Asian Americans
pp. 2737-2743(7)
Authors: Cheng, Jason Tzuying; Hsien, Carlos; Josh Sun, Hai-en; Tong, Myron J.

Liver Stiffness Measurement Versus Clinicians' Prediction or Both for the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
pp. 2744-2751(8)
Authors: Nahon, Pierre; Thabut, Gabriel; Ziol, Marianne; Tin-Tin Htar, Myint; Cesaro, Fabien; Barget, Nathalie; Grando-Lemaire, Véronique; Ganne-Carrie, Nathalie; Trinchet, Jean-Claude; Beaugrand, Michel

Association Between Liver Fibrosis and Insulin Sensitivity in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
pp. 2752-2759(8)
Authors: Taura, Naota; Ichikawa, Tatsuki; Hamasaki, Keisuke; Nakao, Kazuhiko; Nishimura, Daisuke; Goto, Takashi; Fukuta, Mariko; Kawashimo, Hiroshi; Fujimoto, Masumi; Kusumoto, Koichiro; Motoyoshi, Yasuhide; Shibata, Hidetaka; Abiru, Norio; Yamasaki, Hironori; Eguchi, Katsumi

Risk Factors for Clinical Phenotypes of Crohn's Disease of the Ileal Pouch
pp. 2760-2768(9)
Authors: Shen, Bo; Fazio, Victor W.; Remzi, Feza H.; Bennett, Ana E.; Brzezinski, Aaron; Lopez, Rocio; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Sherman, Kerry K.; Lashner, Bret

Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT) Activity and Adverse Effects of Azathioprine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Long-Term Follow-Up Study of 394 Patients
pp. 2769-2776(8)
Authors: Gisbert, Javier P.; Niño, Pilar; Rodrigo, Luis; Cara, Carlos; Guijarro, Luis G.

Psychological Factors Affect the Frequency of Belching in Patients with Aerophagia
pp. 2777-2781(5)
Authors: Bredenoord, Albert J.; Weusten, Bas L.A.M.; Timmer, Robin; Smout, André J.P.M.

Sensitivity Disturbances in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
pp. 2782-2789(8)
Authors: Caldarella, Maria P.; Giamberardino, Maria A.; Sacco, Flora; Affaitati, Giannapia; Milano, Angelo; Lerza, Rosanna; Balatsinou, Crysanthi; Laterza, Francesco; Pierdomenico, Sante D.; Cuccurullo, Franco; Neri, Matteo

Influence of Body Position and Stool Characteristics on Defecation in Humans
pp. 2790-2796(7)
Authors: Rao, Satish S.C.; Kavlock, Renae; Rao, Sheila

Neostigmine-Induced Postprandial Phasic Contractility in the Proximal Stomach and Dyspepsia-Like Symptoms in Healthy Volunteers
pp. 2797-2804(8)
Authors: Di Stefano, Michele; Vos, Rita; Klersy, Catherine; Jae Lee, Kwang; Janssens, Jozef; Tack, Jan

A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Adrenaline Injection in Combination with Detachable Snare Versus Adrenaline Injection Alone in the Prevention of Postpolypectomy Bleeding in Large Colonic Polyps: CME
pp. 2805-2809(5)
Authors: Paspatis, Gregorios A.; Paraskeva, Konstantina; Theodoropoulou, Angeliki; Mathou, Nikoletta; Vardas, Emmanouil; Oustamanolakis, Pantelis; Chlouverakis, Gregorios; Karagiannis, Ioannis

Singapore Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Patients with Classical Adenomatous Polyposis but Undetectable APC Mutations Have Accelerated Cancer Progression
pp. 2810-2817(8)
Authors: Cao, Xia; Hong, Yi; Weng Eu, Kong; Loi, Carol; Yean Cheah, Peh

Microsatellite Instability Accounts for Tumor Site-Related Differences in Clinicopathologic Variables and Prognosis in Human Colon Cancers
pp. 2818-2825(8)
Authors: Sinicrope, Frank A.; Rego, Rafaela L.; Foster, Nathan; Sargent, Daniel J.; Windschitl, Harold E.; Burgart, Lawrence J.; Witzig, Thomas E.; Thibodeau, Stephen N.

Incidence and Management of Primary Malignant Small Bowel Cancers: A Well-defined French Population Study
pp. 2826-2832(7)
Authors: Lepage, Côme; Bouvier, Anne-Marie; Manfredi, Sylvain; Dancourt, Vincent; Faivre, Jean

Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Ulcerative Colitis: The Patterns and the Comparison with Histology
pp. 2833-2840(8)
Authors: Familiari, Luigi; Strangio, Giuseppe; Consolo, Pierluigi; Luigiano, Carmelo; Bonica, Marisa; Barresi, Gaetano; Barresi, Valeria; Familiari, Pietro; D'Arrigo, Graziella; Alibrandi, Angela; Zirilli, Agata; Fries, Walter; Scaffidi, Mariagrazia

Agreement between Rapid Onsite and Final Cytologic Interpretations of EUS-guided FNA Specimens: Implications for the Endosonographer and Patient Management
pp. 2841-2847(7)
Authors: Eloubeidi, Mohamad A.; Tamhane, Ashutosh; Jhala, Nirag; Chhieng, David; Jhala, Darshana; Crowe, D. Ralph; Eltoum, Isam A.

Gut-Brain Neuropeptides in the Regulation of Ingestive Behaviors and Obesity: CME
pp. 2848-2856(9)
Authors: Crowell, Michael D.; Decker, G. Anton; Levy, Rona; Jeffrey, Robert; Talley, Nicholas J.

Cytomegalovirus Colitis Complicating Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 2857-2865(9)
Authors: Kandiel, Ahmed; Lashner, Bret

Maximizing Detection of Adenomas and Cancers During Colonoscopy
pp. 2866-2877(12)
Author: Rex, Douglas K.

Rapid Development of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma After Successful Eradication of Helicobacter pylori for Gastric MALT Lymphoma
pp. 2878-2883(6)
Authors: Iwano, Masahiro; Watanabe, Norihiko; Matsushima, Yumi; Seno, Hiroshi; Oki, Keiichi; Sakurai, Takaki; Inagaki, Hiroshi; Okazaki, Kazuichi; Chiba, Tsutomu

Adequate Relief in IBS Treatment Trials: Corrections to Errors Stated by Whitehead et al.
pp. 2884-2885(2)

Response to Dr. Allen Mangel's Letter
pp. 2885-2886(2)

When Is Adequate Relief Satisfactory or When Is Satisfactory Relief Adequate?
pp. 2886-2887(2)

Endoscopic Ultrasound in Esophageal Cancer Staging
pp. 2887-2888(2)

Endoscopic Ultrasound Restaging After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Esophageal Cancer
pp. 2888-2888(1)

Continuous Infusion or Repeated Intravenous Bolus Injection of High-Dose Omeprazole in Patients at High Risk of Rebleeding from Peptic Ulcers?
pp. 2888-2889(2)

Response to Dr. Netzer and Inauen's comments
pp. 2889-2889(1)

Response: Double Blind Trial in Crohn's Disease of Autologous Colon Extracted Proteins Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:561-8
pp. 2889-2890(2)

Oral Tolerance for IBD
pp. 2890-2891(2)

Endoscopic Clipping Can Be Dangerous
pp. 2891-2891(1)

The Palo Alto Clipping Method—Response to Dr. Nagri's Letter
pp. 2891-2892(2)

Factors Associated With the Development of Intestinal Strictures or Obstructions in Patients With Crohn's Disease
pp. 2892-2893(2)

Successful Paternity of a Healthy Child While Taking Methotrexate for Crohn's Disease
pp. 2893-2894(2)

Author Index
pp. 2895-2905(11)

Subject Index
pp. 2906-2912(7)

Continuing Medical Education: December 2006
pp. 2913-2913(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Al-Haddad, Mohammad

Continuing Medical Education: December 2006
pp. 2914-2914(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Bianchi, Laura K.; Cesario, Karin B.

Erratum
pp. 2915-2915(1)

CALENDAR OF COURSES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND CONFERENCES
pp. 2916-2918(3)