Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

in THIS issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Emerging modality for liver lesion characterization
pp. 1465-1466(2)
Authors: Ong, Yang-Yi; Gibson, Robert N

Optimal imaging of hepatic mass lesions
pp. 1466-1468(3)
Authors: Matsui, Osamu; Gabata, Toshifumi; Kobayashi, Satoshi

Intraductal ultrasound in biliary disorders
pp. 1468-1470(3)
Authors: Ang, Tiing Leong; Fock, Kwong Ming

Inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms and gastric cancer
pp. 1470-1472(3)
Authors: Lee, Don Haeng; Hahm, Ki-Baik

Immune responses in hepatitis C virus infection and mechanisms of hepatitis C virus persistence
pp. 1473-1482(10)
Authors: Hiroishi, Kazumasa; Ito, Takayoshi; Imawari, Michio

Current application of confocal endomicroscopy in gastrointestinal disorders
pp. 1483-1491(9)
Authors: Nguyen, Nam Q; Leong, Rupert WL

Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors: Lessons learned from 3000 procedures
pp. 1492-1500(9)
Authors: Rhim, Hyunchul; Lim, Hyo K; Kim, Young-sum; Choi, Dongil; Lee, Won Jae

How many cytological examinations should be performed for the diagnosis of malignant biliary stricture via an endoscopic nasobiliary drainage tube?
pp. 1501-1504(4)
Authors: Uchida, Naohito; Kamada, Hideki; Ono, Masahiro; Aritomo, Yuichi; Masaki, Tsutomu; Nakatsu, Toshiaki; Kuriyama, Shigeki

Model to predict rebleeding following endoscopic therapy for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
pp. 1505-1510(6)
Authors: Travis, Anne C; Wasan, Sharmeel K; Saltzman, John R

Undetermined focal liver lesions on gray-scale ultrasound in patients with fatty liver: Characterization with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
pp. 1511-1519(9)
Authors: Wang, Zhi-Li; Tang, Jie; Weskott, Hance Peter; Li, Jun-Lai; Wang, Wei; Luo, Yu-Kun; An, Li-Chun; Xu, Jian-Hong

Imaging of liver disease: Comparison between quadruple-phase multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
pp. 1520-1527(8)
Authors: Balci, N Cem; Befeler, Alex S; Leiva, Paula; Pilgram, Thomas K; Havlioglu, Necat

How to characterize non-hypervascular hepatic nodules on contrast-enhanced computed tomography in chronic liver disease: Feasibility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound with a microbubble contrast agent
pp. 1528-1534(7)
Authors: Yoshizumi, Hiroaki; Maruyama, Hitoshi; Okugawa, Hidehiro; Kobayashi, Satoshi; Akiike, Taro; Yoshikawa, Masaharu; Ebara, Masaaki; Yokosuka, Osamu; Matsutani, Shoichi; Kondo, Fukuo; Kamiyama, Naohisa

Long-term outcome of patients treated with terlipressin for types 1 and 2 hepatorenal syndrome
pp. 1535-1540(6)
Authors: Testro, Adam G; Wongseelashote, Sarah; Angus, Peter W; Gow, Paul J

Des-γ-carboxyprothrombin, α-fetoprotein and AFP-L3 in patients with chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 1541-1548(8)
Authors: Durazo, Francisco A; Blatt, Lawrence M; Corey, William G; Lin, Jiing-Huey; Han, Steven; Saab, Sammy; Busuttil, Ronald W; Tong, Myron J

Case-crossover study of hospitalization for acute hepatitis in Chinese herb users
pp. 1549-1555(7)
Authors: Lee, Chang-Hsing; Wang, Jung-Der; Chen, Pau-Chung

Decreased oxidation susceptibility of plasma low density lipoproteins in patients with Gilbert's syndrome
pp. 1556-1560(5)
Authors: Yesilova, Zeki; Serdar, Muhittin; Ercin, C Nuri; Gunay, Alp; Kilciler, Guldem; Hasimi, Adnan; Uygun, Ahmet; Kurt, İsmail; Erbil, M Kemal; Dagalp, Kemal

Early changes of the portal tract on microcomputed tomography images in a newly-developed rat model for Budd-Chiari syndrome
pp. 1561-1566(6)
Authors: Murad, Sarwa Darwish; Dom, Veerle A L; Ritman, Erik L; de Groen, Piet C; Beigley, Patricia E; Abraham, Susan C; Zondervan, Pieter E; Janssen, Harry L A

Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 and interleukin-2 genes in patients with gastric cancer in Korea
pp. 1567-1573(7)
Authors: Shin, Woon Geon; Jang, Ji Sun; Kim, Hyoung Su; Kim, Sung Jung; Kim, Kyung Ho; Jang, Myoung Kuk; Lee, Jin Heon; Kim, Ha Jung; Kim, Hak Yang

Chromogranin A-, serotonin-, synaptophysin- and vascular endothelial growth factor-positive endocrine cells and the prognosis of colorectal cancer: An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study
pp. 1574-1585(12)
Authors: Gulubova, Maya; Vlaykova, Tatyana

Can computed tomography with coronal reconstruction improve the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis?
pp. 1586-1589(4)
Authors: Tseng, Chih-Wei; Chen, Chun-Chia; Chen, Tseng-Shing; Chang, Full-Young; Lin, Han-Chieh; Lee, Shou-Dong

Clinical utility of intraductal US to decrease early recurrence rate of common bile duct stones after endoscopic papillotomy
pp. 1590-1595(6)
Authors: Tsuchiya, Shin; Tsuyuguchi, Toshio; Sakai, Yuji; Sugiyama, Harutoshi; Miyagawa, Kaoru; Fukuda, Yoshihiro; Ando, Takeshi; Saisho, Hiromitsu; Yokosuka, Osamu

Cholangiocyte bile salt transporters in cholesterol gallstone-susceptible and resistant inbred mouse strains
pp. 1596-1602(7)
Authors: Liu, Julia J; Glickman, Jonathan N; Masyuk, Anatoliy I; LaRusso, Nicholas F

Kinetics of ¹⁴carbon dioxide excretion from ¹⁴C-urea by oral commensal flora
pp. 1603-1607(5)
Authors: Pathak, Chander M; Avti, Pramod K; Bunger, Deepak; Khanduja, Krishan L

Responses of human sling and clasp fibers to cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastrin through CCK receptors
pp. 1608-1612(5)
Authors: Liu, Jun-Feng; Gao, Li-Ping; Wen, Shi-Wang; Lu, Hui-Lai; Zhang, Jian; Sun, Jian; Zhang, Shao-Wei; Wang, Qi-Zhang

Early upregulation of cyclooxygenase-2 in human papillomavirus type 16 and telomerase-induced immortalization of human esophageal epithelial cells
pp. 1613-1620(8)
Authors: Zhuang, Ze-Hao; Tsao, Sai-Wah; Deng, Wen; Wang, Ji-De; Xia, Harry Hua-Xiang; He, Hua; Feng, Hui-Chen; Wang, Li-Dong; Gu, Qing; Lam, S-K; Lin, Marie C-M; Kung, Hsiang-Fu; Wong, Benjamin C-Y

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Caroli's disease
pp. 1621-1621(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Malignant gallbladder polyp
pp. 1622-1622(1)

Gastrointestinal: Mantle cell lymphoma diagnosed by balloon enteroscopy
pp. 1623-1623(1)

Gastrointestinal: Mesenteric panniculitis
pp. 1624-1624(1)

Gastrointestinal: Small bowel volvulus
pp. 1625-1625(1)