Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

in THIS issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Genomic medicine: SNPs on chips?
pp. 823-824(2)
Authors: Whitehall, Vicki; Leggett, Barbara

Refining papillary balloon dilation: Less is better!
pp. 824-827(4)
Author: Garg, Pramod Kumar

Hepatitis E: A potential vaccine-preventable disease needs global concern
pp. 827-828(2)
Author: Chau, Tai-Nin

VAT fat is bad for the liver, SAT fat is not!
pp. 829-832(4)
Authors: Fan, Jian-Gao; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Understanding the immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B virus: An Asian prospective
pp. 833-843(11)
Authors: Tan, Anthony Tanoto; Koh, Sarene; Goh, Vera; Bertoletti, Antonio

Ribavirin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C
pp. 844-855(12)
Authors: Martin, Paul; Jensen, Donald M

Molecular staging of gastric cancer
pp. 856-860(5)
Authors: Zhang, Yan Jie; Fang, Jing Yuan

Pegylated α-interferon-2a plus ribavirin compared with pegylated α-interferon-2b plus ribavirin for initial treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus: Prospective, non-randomized study
pp. 861-866(6)
Authors: Escudero, Amparo; Rodríguez, Felicidad; Serra, Miguel A; del Olmo, Juan A; Montes, Francisco; Rodrigo, José M

Efficacy and safety of low-pressured and short-time dilation in endoscopic papillary balloon dilation for bile duct stone removal
pp. 867-871(5)
Authors: Tsujino, Takeshi; Kawabe, Takao; Isayama, Hiroyuki; Sasaki, Takashi; Kogure, Hirofumi; Togawa, Osamu; Arizumi, Toshihiko; Ito, Yukiko; Matsubara, Saburo; Yamamoto, Natsuyo; Nakai, Yousuke; Sasahira, Naoki; Hirano, Kenji; Toda, Nobuo; Komatsu, Yutaka; Tada, Minoru; Yoshida, Haruhiko; Omata, Masao

Second-generation argon plasma coagulation: Two-center experience with 600 patients
pp. 872-878(7)
Authors: Manner, Hendrik; Enderle, Markus D; Pech, Oliver; May, Andrea; Plum, Nicola; Riemann, Jürgen F; Ell, Christian; Eickhoff, Axel

Subacute hepatic failure due to hepatitis E
pp. 879-882(4)
Authors: Ramachandran, Jeyamani; Ramakrishna, Banumathi; Eapen, Chundamannil Eapen; Abraham, Priya; Zachariah, Uday George; Jayram, Aruna; Mathews, Manoj; Kurian, George; Mukopadhya, Ashis; Chandy, George

Hepatitis E virus as an etiology of acute exacerbation of previously unrecognized asymptomatic patients with hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease
pp. 883-887(5)
Authors: Kumar, Manoj; Sharma, Barjesh C; Sarin, Shiv K

Association between low thigh fat and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 888-893(6)
Authors: Jun, Dae Won; Han, Jee Hye; Kim, Sang Heum; Jang, Eun Chul; Kim, Nam In; Lee, Jun Seok; Song, Moon Hee; Kim, Seung Hwan; Jo, Yoon Ju; Park, Young Sook

Liver fat is reproducibly measured using computed tomography in the Framingham Heart Study
pp. 894-899(6)
Authors: Speliotes, Elizabeth K; Massaro, Joseph M; Hoffmann, Udo; Foster, Meredith C; Sahani, Dushyant V; Hirschhorn, Joel N; O'Donnell, Christopher J; Fox, Caroline S

Visceral adipose tissue area is an independent risk factor for hepatic steatosis
pp. 900-907(8)
Authors: Park, Bum J; Kim, Yoon J; Kim, Dong H; Kim, Won; Jung, Yong J; Yoon, Jung H; Kim, Chung Y; Cho, Young M; Kim, Se H; Lee, Kyoung B; Jang, Ja J; Lee, Hyo S

Waist circumference correlates with hepatic fat accumulation in male Japanese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but not in females
pp. 908-913(6)
Authors: Ishibashi, Eriko; Eguchi, Yuichiro; Eguchi, Takahisa; Matsunobu, Aki; Oza, Noriko; Nakashita, Shunya; Kitajima, Yoichiro; Kuroki, Shigetaka; Ozaki, Iwata; Kawaguchi, Yasunori; Ide, Yasushi; Yasutake, Tsutomu; Iwakiri, Ryuichi; Mizuta, Toshihiko; Ono, Naofumi; Fujimoto, Kazuma

Genetic polymorphisms of adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese people
pp. 914-921(8)
Authors: Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun; Wong, Grace Lai-Hung; Tsang, Steven Woon-Choi; Hui, Alex Yui; Chan, Anthony Wing-Hong; Choi, Paul Cheung-Lung; So, Wing-Yee; Tse, Ada Mei-Ling; Chan, Francis Ka-Leung; Sung, Joseph Jao-Yiu; Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen

Estimates and projections of hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma in Australia among people born in Asia-Pacific countries
pp. 922-929(8)
Authors: Nguyen, Van Thi Thuy; Razali, Karina; Amin, Janaki; Law, Matthew G; Dore, Gregory J

Role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) during liver regeneration in rats
pp. 930-937(8)
Authors: Yamamoto, Yoshio; Ono, Takashi; Dhar, Dipok Kumar; Yamanoi, Akira; Tachibana, Mitsuo; Tanaka, Tsuneo; Nagasue, Naofumi

Prospective study of cardiac troponin I release in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
pp. 938-942(5)
Authors: Iser, David M; Thompson, Alexander J V; Sia, Koon Ket; Yeomans, Neville D; Chen, Robert Y M

Nodular gastritis in adults: Clinical features, endoscopic appearance, histopathological features, and response to therapy
pp. 943-947(5)
Authors: Dwivedi, Manisha; Misra, Sri Prakash; Misra, Vatsala

Influence of cancer-related gene polymorphisms on clinicopathological features in colorectal cancer
pp. 948-953(6)
Authors: Yoshiya, Gen; Takahata, Takenori; Hanada, Naoyuki; Suzuki, Kazuhiro; Ishiguro, Atsushi; Saito, Masato; Sasaki, Mutsuo; Fukuda, Shinsaku

A single center experience of methotrexate in the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: A case for subcutaneous administration
pp. 954-958(5)
Authors: Nathan, Debbie M; Iser, John H; Gibson, Peter R

Chronic pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism: Comparison with alcoholic and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis
pp. 959-964(6)
Authors: Bhadada, Sanjay K; Udawat, Harsh P; Bhansali, Anil; Rana, Surinder S; Sinha, Saroj K; Bhasin, Deepak K

Prevalence of and risk factors for gallbladder polyps detected by ultrasonography among healthy Chinese: Analysis of 34 669 cases
pp. 965-969(5)
Authors: Lin, Wey-Ran; Lin, Deng-Yn; Tai, Dar-In; Hsieh, Sen-Yung; Lin, Chun-Yen; Sheen, I-Shyan; Chiu, Cheng-Tang

Cholecystokinin receptor A gene polymorphism in gallstone disease and gallbladder cancer
pp. 970-975(6)
Authors: Srivastava, Anvesha; Pandey, Sachchida Nand; Dixit, Manjusha; Choudhuri, Gourdas; Mittal, Balraj

Artemisia asiatica extracts protect against ethanol-induced injury in gastric mucosa of rats
pp. 976-984(9)
Authors: Park, Sang Woon; Oh, Tae Young; Kim, Yong Seok; Sim, Hyejin; Park, Sang Jong; Jang, Eun Jung; Park, Joo Sang; Baik, Hyun Wook; Hahm, Ki Baik

Hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia may associate with the adenoma-carcinoma transition in colorectal epithelial cells
pp. 985-987(3)
Authors: Tabuchi, Masafumi; Kitayama, Joji; Nagawa, Hirokazu

Gastrointestinal: Abdominal wall metastasis after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
pp. 988-988(1)

Gastrointestinal: Dysphagia lusoria
pp. 989-989(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Gas-forming abscess after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 990-990(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Herpes simplex hepatitis
pp. 991-991(1)

Gastrointestinal: Intestinal vasculitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
pp. 992-992(1)