ingentaconnect Table Of Contents: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Will Women Ever Break the Glass Ceiling in Medicine?
pp. 1587-1588(2)
Author: Achkar, Edgar

Do Gender Disparities Persist in Gastroenterology After 10 Years of Practice?
pp. 1589-1595(7)
Authors: Singh, Aparajita; Burke, Carol A.; Larive, Brett; Sastri, Suriya V.

Letters to the Editor: Competition or Search for Truth?
pp. 1596-1597(2)
Author: Kirsch, Michael

T Cells in the Myenteric Plexus of Achalasia Patients Show a Skewed TCR Repertoire and React to HSV-1 Antigens
pp. 1598-1609(12)
Authors: Facco, Monica; Brun, Paola; Baesso, Ilenia; Costantini, Mario; Rizzetto, Christian; Berto, Alessandro; Baldan, Nicola; Palù, Giorgio; Semenzato, Gianpietro; Castagliuolo, Ignazio; Zaninotto, Giovanni

Achalasia: Virus-Induced Euthanasia of Neurons?
pp. 1610-1612(3)
Author: Boeckxstaens, Guy E.

Continuing Medical Education: July 2008
pp. 1613-1613(1)

Dietary Antioxidants, Fruits, and Vegetables and the Risk of Barrett's Esophagus
pp. 1614-1623(10)
Authors: Kubo, Ai; Levin, Theodore R.; Block, Gladys; Rumore, Gregory J.; Quesenberry Jr, Charles P.; Buffler, Patricia; Corley, Douglas A.

Continuing Medical Education Questions July 2008
pp. 1624-1624(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Marrero, Francisco; Levitzky, Benjamin; Qadeer, Mohammad

Low Proportion of Barrett's Esophagus in Asian Americans
pp. 1625-1630(6)
Authors: Lam, Khoa D.; Phan, Jeanine T.; Garcia, Ruel T.; Trinh, Huy; Nguyen, Huy; Nguyen, Khanh; Triadafilopoulos, George; Vutien, Philip; Nguyen, Long; Nguyen, Mindie H.

Acid Reflux Detection and Symptom-Reflux Association Using 4-Day Wireless pH Recording Combining 48-Hour Periods Off and On PPI Therapy
pp. 1631-1637(7)
Authors: Garrean, Carol P.; Zhang, Qing; Gonsalves, Nirmala; Hirano, Ikuo

Continuing Medical Education: July 2008
pp. 1638-1638(1)

Predictive Factors of Mortality From Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study: CME
pp. 1639-1647(9)
Authors: Marmo, Riccardo; Koch, Maurizio; Cipolletta, Livio; Capurso, Lucio; Pera, Angelo; Bianco, Maria A.; Rocca, Rodolfo; Dezi, Angelo; Fasoli, Renato; Brunati, Sergio; Lorenzini, Ivano; Germani, Ugo; Di Matteo, Giovanni; Giorgio, Paolo; Imperiali, Giorgio; Minoli, Giorgio; Barberani, Fausto; Boschetto, Sandro; Martorano, Marco; Gatto, Giovanni; Amuso, Mariano; Pastorelli, Alfredo; Torre, Elena S.; Triossi, Omero; Buzzi, Andrea; Cestari, Renzo; Della Casa, Domenico; Proietti, Massimo; Tanzilli, Anna; Aragona, Giovanni; Giangregorio, Francesco; Allegretta, Luciano; Tronci, Salvatore; Michetti, Paolo; Romagnoli, Paola; Nucci, Andrea; Rogai, Francesca; Piubello, Walter; Tebaldi, Maria; Bonfante, Fabrizio; Casadei, Alessandro; Cortini, Claudio; Chiozzini, Giorgio; Girardi, Lisa; Leoci, Claudio; Bagnalasta, Giampiero; Segato, Sergio; Chianese, Giuseppe; Salvagnini, Mario; Rotondano, Gianluca

Continuing Medical Education Questions July 2008
pp. 1648-1648(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Buchner, Anna M.; Gill, Kanwar R.S.

Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation for Upper Endoscopic Ultrasonography
pp. 1649-1656(8)
Authors: Fatima, Hala; DeWitt, John; LeBlanc, Julia; Sherman, Stuart; McGreevy, Kathleen; Imperiale, Thomas F.

Incidental Cystic Neoplasms of Pancreas: What Is the Optimal Interval of Imaging Surveillance?
pp. 1657-1662(6)
Authors: Das, Ananya; Wells, Christopher D.; Nguyen, Cuong C.

Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With High Viral Load at the Time of Resection
pp. 1663-1673(11)
Authors: Hung, Ivan F. N.; Poon, Ronnie T. P.; Lai, Ching-Lung; Fung, James; Fan, Sheung-Tat; Yuen, Man-Fung

Deleterious Effect of Cirrhosis on Outcomes After Motor Vehicle Crashes Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
pp. 1674-1681(8)
Authors: Bajaj, Jasmohan S.; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N.; McGinley, Emily L.; Hoffmann, Raymond G.; Brasel, Karen J.

Validation of the NAFLD Fibrosis Score in a Chinese Population With Low Prevalence of Advanced Fibrosis
pp. 1682-1688(7)
Authors: Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun; Wong, Grace Lai-Hung; Chim, Angel Mei-Ling; Tse, Ada Mei-Ling; Tsang, Steven Woon-Choy; Hui, Alex Yui; Choi, Paul Cheung-Lung; Chan, Anthony Wing-Hung; So, Wing-Yee; Chan, Francis Ka-Leung; Sung, Joseph Jao-Yao; Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen

An Open Label, Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of Noradrenaline Versus Terlipressin in the Treatment of Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome and Predictors of Response
pp. 1689-1697(9)
Authors: Sharma, Praveen; Kumar, Ashish; Shrama, Brajesh C.; Sarin, Shiv K.

Alcohol Consumption by Cirrhotic Subjects: Patterns of Use and Effects on Liver Function
pp. 1698-1706(9)
Authors: Lucey, Michael R.; Connor, Jason T.; Boyer, Thomas D.; Henderson, J. Michael; Rikkers, Layton F.

Probiotic Yogurt for the Treatment of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
pp. 1707-1715(9)
Authors: Bajaj, Jasmohan S.; Saeian, Kia; Christensen, Kenneth M.; Hafeezullah, Muhammad; Varma, Rajiv R.; Franco, Jose; Pleuss, Joan A.; Krakower, Glenn; Hoffmann, Raymond G.; Binion, David G.

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in Korea: A Case-Control Study
pp. 1716-1720(5)
Authors: Lee, Tae Y.; Lee, Sang S.; Jung, Seok W.; Jeon, Seong H.; Yun, Sung-Cheol; Oh, Hyoung-Chul; Kwon, Seunghyun; Lee, Sung K.; Seo, Dong W.; Kim, Myung-Hwan; Suh, Dong J.

Oral Spherical Adsorptive Carbon for the Treatment of Intractable Anal Fistulas in Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
pp. 1721-1729(9)
Authors: Fukuda, Yoshihiro; Takazoe, Masakazu; Sugita, Akira; Kosaka, Tadashi; Kinjo, Fukunori; Otani, Yoshimasa; Fujii, Hisao; Koganei, Kazutaka; Makiyama, Kazuya; Nakamura, Toshio; Suda, Takeyasu; Yamamoto, Shojiro; Ashida, Toshifumi; Majima, Akira; Morita, Norikazu; Murakami, Kazunari; Oshitani, Nobuhide; Takahama, Kazuya; Tochihara, Masahiro; Tsujikawa, Tomoyuki; Watanabe, Makoto

Risk Factors Associated With Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma in Crohn's Disease: A Case-Control Study
pp. 1730-1736(7)
Authors: Piton, Gaël; Cosnes, Jacques; Monnet, Elisabeth; Beaugerie, Laurent; Seksik, Philippe; Savoye, Guillaume; Cadiot, Guillaume; Flourie, Bernard; Capelle, Philippe; Marteau, Philippe; Lemann, Marc; Colombel, Jean Frédéric; Khouri, Elie; Bonaz, Bruno; Carbonnel, Franck

Colectomy and the Incidence of Postsurgical Complications Among Ulcerative Colitis Patients With Private Health Insurance in the United States
pp. 1737-1745(9)
Authors: Loftus Jr, Edward V.; Delgado, David J.; Friedman, Howard S.; Sandborn, William J.

Ambulatory Care for Constipation in the United States, 1993-2004
pp. 1746-1753(8)
Authors: Shah, Nilay D.; Chitkara, Denesh K.; Locke, G. Richard; Meek, Patrick D.; Talley, Nicholas J.

The Gut Microbiota Predispose to the Pathophysiology of Acute Postradiotherapy Diarrhea
pp. 1754-1761(8)
Authors: Manichanh, Chaysavanh; Varela, Encarna; Martinez, Cristina; Antolin, Maria; Llopis, Marta; Doré, Joël; Giralt, Jordi; Guarner, Francisco; Malagelada, Juan-Ramon

Changing Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a North American Population: Population-Based Study
pp. 1762-1769(8)
Authors: Andrews, Christopher N; John Gill, M; Urbanski, Stefan J; Stewart, Douglas; Perini, Rafael; Beck, Paul

Is Adult Height of Patients With Celiac Disease Influenced by Delayed Diagnosis?
pp. 1770-1774(5)
Authors: Weiss, Batia; Skourikhin, Yelena; Modan-Moses, Dalit; Broide, Efrat; Fradkin, Akiva; Bujanover, Yoram

Childhood Hygiene Is Associated With the Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Study
pp. 1775-1782(8)
Authors: Klement, Eyal; Lysy, Joseph; Hoshen, Moshe; Avitan, Merav; Goldin, Eran; Israeli, Eran

Thiopurine-Induced Myelotoxicity in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review
pp. 1783-1800(18)
Authors: Gisbert, Javier P.; Gomollón, Fernando

The Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Differentiating Mucosal from Deeper Gastric Cancer
pp. 1801-1809(9)
Authors: Kwee, Robert M.; Kwee, Thomas C.

Management of Chronic Hepatitis C in Veterans: The Potential of Integrated Care Models
pp. 1810-1823(14)
Authors: Ho, Samuel B.; Groessl, Erik; Dollarhide, Adrian; Robinson, Shannon; Kravetz, David; Dieperink, Eric

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs): How Can We Do Better for This Special Population?
pp. 1824-1833(10)
Author: Hu, Ke-Qin

Refractory Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Azathioprine or Steroid Pulse Therapy?
pp. 1834-1834(1)

Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Optimal Therapy Has Not Been Determined
pp. 1834-1835(2)

Comparison of Seven Staging Systems in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Cohort of Patients Who Underwent Radiofrequency Ablation with Complete Response
pp. 1835-1836(2)

Comparison of Seven Staging Systems in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Cohort of Patients who Underwent Radiofrequency Ablation with Complete Response—Response to Dr. Yun Ku Cho
pp. 1836-1837(2)

Meta-Analyses on the Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics in Acute Pancreatitis: Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen
pp. 1837-1838(2)

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Acute Pancreatitis: Further High-Quality Trials Are Still Warranted
pp. 1838-1839(2)

Disparities in Liver Transplantation for Localized Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Race or Socioeconomic Class?
pp. 1839-1840(2)

Response to Haque
pp. 1840-1840(1)

The Cell Phone Camera Enters the Gastroenterologist's Office
pp. 1840-1841(2)

Rupture of Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysm Caused by Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolism
pp. 1841-1842(2)

Hepatic Splenosis Diagnosed by Spleen Scintigraphy
pp. 1842-1844(3)