Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

In this issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Questionnaires in gastroesophageal reflux disease: What do the answers mean?
pp. 1311-1312(2)
Author: Holloway, Richard H

Remarkable progress in endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer
pp. 1313-1314(2)
Authors: Oda, Ichiro; Gotoda, Takuji

Clues from the carotids: An appraisal of cardiovascular disease risk in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 1315-1317(3)
Authors: Chitturi, Shivakumar; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein invasion: A helpful palliative approach
pp. 1317-1319(3)
Authors: Schumacher, Guido; Gebauer, Bernhard

Chinese herbal medicine modified xiaoyao san for functional dyspepsia: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
pp. 1320-1325(6)
Authors: Qin, Feng; Huang, Xi; Ren, Ping

Meta-analysis used to identify factors associated with the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors against non-erosive reflux disease
pp. 1326-1332(7)
Authors: Hiyama, Toru; Matsuo, Keitaro; Urabe, Yuji; Fukuhara, Tatsuma; Tanaka, Shinji; Yoshihara, Masaharu; Haruma, Ken; Chayama, Kazuaki

Improving visualization techniques by narrow band imaging and magnification endoscopy
pp. 1333-1346(14)
Authors: Muto, Manabu; Horimatsu, Takahiro; Ezoe, Yasumasa; Morita, Shuko; Miyamoto, Shinichi

Prevalence of celiac disease in the Asia-Pacific region
pp. 1347-1351(5)
Authors: Cummins, Adrian G; Roberts-Thomson, Ian C

Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus infection
pp. 1352-1357(6)
Authors: Lim, Seng Gee; Mohammed, Rosmawati; Yuen, Man-Fung; Kao, Jia-Horng

Feasibility of self-expandable metallic stent plus chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis
pp. 1358-1364(7)
Authors: Shimura, Takaya; Kataoka, Hiromi; Sasaki, Makoto; Yamada, Tomonori; Hayashi, Kazuki; Togawa, Shozo; Okumura, Fumihiro; Kubota, Eiji; Ohara, Hirotaka; Joh, Takashi

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis
pp. 1365-1369(5)
Authors: Ozturk, Gurkan; Polat, Kamil Yalcin; Yildirgan, Mehmet Ilhan; Aydinli, Bulent; Atamanalp, Sabri Selcuk; Aydin, Unal

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of large difficult common bile duct stones: Efficacy and analysis of factors that favor stone fragmentation
pp. 1370-1374(5)
Authors: Tandan, Manu; Reddy, D Nageshwar; Santosh, Darisetty; Reddy, Venkat; Koppuju, Vinod; Lakhtakia, Sandeep; Gupta, Rajesh; Ramchandani, Mohan; Rao, Guduru Venkat

Metabolic risk factors associated with erosive esophagitis
pp. 1375-1379(5)
Authors: Chua, Chian-Sem; Lin, Yu-Min; Yu, Fu-Chun; Hsu, Yi-Hsin; Chen, Jui-Hao; Yang, Kuo-Ching; Shih, Chia-Hui

Distribution of Helicobacter pylori cagA, cagE, oipA and vacA in different major ethnic groups in Tehran, Iran
pp. 1380-1386(7)
Authors: Dabiri, Hossein; Maleknejad, Parviz; Yamaoka, Yoshio; Feizabadi, Mohammad M; Jafari, Fereshteh; Rezadehbashi, Maryam; Nakhjavani, Farrokh A; Mirsalehian, Akbar; Zali, Mohammad R

Treatment strategy for laterally spreading tumors in Japan: Before and after the introduction of endoscopic submucosal dissection
pp. 1387-1392(6)
Authors: Kobayashi, Nozomu; Saito, Yutaka; Uraoka, Toshio; Matsuda, Takahisa; Suzuki, Haruhisa; Fujii, Takahiro

Cytosine deaminase-producing human mesenchymal stem cells mediate an antitumor effect in a mouse xenograft model
pp. 1393-1400(8)
Authors: You, Mi-Hyeon; Kim, Wang-Joon; Shim, Wooyoung; Lee, Sang-Rim; Lee, Gwang; Choi, Sangdun; Kim, Dae-Yong; Kim, Yong Man; Kim, Hyunsoo; Han, Sang-Uk

Assessment of gastric motor function by cine magnetic resonance imaging
pp. 1401-1406(6)
Authors: Baba, Shigeaki; Sasaki, Akira; Nakajima, Jun; Obuchi, Toru; Koeda, Keisuke; Wakabayashi, Go

GB virus C genotype 2 predominance in a hepatitis C virus/HIV infected population associated with reduced liver disease
pp. 1407-1410(4)
Authors: Berzsenyi, Mark D; Bowden, D Scott; Roberts, Stuart K; Revill, Peter A

Elevation of serum aminotransferase activity increases risk of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 1411-1416(6)
Authors: Wang, Chia-Chi; Lin, Shinn-Kuang; Tseng, Yuan-Fu; Hsu, Ching-Sheng; Tseng, Tai-Chung; Lin, Hans Hsienhong; Wang, Li-Yu; Kao, Jia-Horng

Characterization of hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase sequences in Chinese treatment naive patients
pp. 1417-1423(7)
Authors: Han, Yue; Huang, Li Hua; Liu, Chuan Miao; Yang, Shu; Li, Juan; Lin, Zhi Mei; Kong, Xiao Fei; Yu, De Min; Zhang, Dong Hua; Jin, Gen Di; Lu, Zhi Meng; Gong, Qi Ming; Zhang, Xin Xin

Multiple primary malignancies in Spanish patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of a hospital-based tumor registry
pp. 1424-1430(7)
Authors: Fernández-Ruiz, Mario; Guerra-Vales, Juan-Manuel; Castelbón-Fernández, Francisco-Javier; Llenas-García, Jara; Caurcel-Díaz, Luis; Colina-Ruizdelgado, Francisco

Predictors of microscopic portal vein invasion by hepatocellular carcinoma: Measurement of portal perfusion defect area ratio
pp. 1431-1436(6)
Authors: Shirabe, Ken; Kajiyama, Kiyoshi; Abe, Tomoyuki; Sakamoto, Shigeru; Fukuya, Tatsuro; Akazawa, Kohei; Morita, Kazutoyo; Maehara, Yoshihiko

Combination therapy with transarterial chemoembolization and interferon-α compared with transarterial chemoembolization alone for hepatitis B virus related unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 1437-1444(8)
Authors: Li, Maoquan; Lu, Chenhui; Cheng, Jie; Zhang, Jiaxing; Cao, Chuanwu; Xu, Jiahua; Xu, Jichong; Pan, Hui; Zhong, Baoliang; Tucker, Steven; Wang, Daoyuan

Overexpression of metastasis-associated protein 2 is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma size and differentiation
pp. 1445-1450(6)
Authors: Lee, Hyunseung; Ryu, Soo Hyung; Hong, Soon Sun; Seo, Dong Dae; Min, Hyun Joo; Jang, Myoung Kuk; Kwon, Ho Jeong; Yu, Ensil; Chung, Young-Hwa; Kim, Kyu-Won

The preliminary experimental and clinical study of the relationship between the pigment gallstone and intestinal mucosal barrier
pp. 1451-1456(6)
Authors: Su, Yang; Wu, Shuodong; Fan, Ying; Jin, Junzhe; Zhang, Zhenhai

Rapamycin prevents Concanavalin A-induced liver injury by inhibiting lymphocyte activation
pp. 1457-1462(6)
Authors: Zhang, Yuanqing; Xiao, Xiang; Li, Xianchang; Wei, Haiming

Effect of dietary fat to produce non-alcoholic fatty liver in the rat
pp. 1463-1471(9)
Authors: Ahmed, Umbreen; Redgrave, Trevor G; Oates, Phillip S

Gastrointestinal: Adherent chewing gum in the colon causing a false positive PET scan
pp. 1472-1472(1)

Gastrointestinal: Henoch-Schönlein purpura
pp. 1473-1473(1)

Gastrointestinal: Mycobacterium genavense enteritis in an immunosuppressed patient
pp. 1474-1474(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Isolated diaphragmatic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 1475-1475(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Radiation-induced liver injury
pp. 1476-1476(1)