Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

In this issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Fifty years of Australian gastroenterology and hepatology: A golden era of contributions to the region
pp. 1579-1580(2)
Authors: Farrell, Geoffrey C; Yeomans, Neville D; Crawford, Darrell

Building a better mousetrap? Impedance measurement in gastroesophageal reflux disease
pp. 1581-1582(2)
Author: Hebbard, Geoff

Esophageal cancer in North Queensland: Another symptom of Indigenous disadvantage in Australia
pp. 1582-1583(2)
Authors: Harley, David; Hayman, Noel

Adiponectin in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: An ideal culprit, but what are the proofs of its guilt?
pp. 1584-1586(3)
Authors: Lanthier, Nicolas; Leclercq, Isabelle A

Second Asia-Pacific Consensus Guidelines for Helicobacter pylori infection
pp. 1587-1600(14)
Authors: Fock, K Ming; Katelaris, Peter; Sugano, Kentaro; Ang, Tiing Leong; Hunt, Richard; Talley, Nicholas J; Lam, Shiu Kum; Xiao, Shu-Dong; Tan, Huck Joo; Wu, Chun-Ying; Jung, Hyun Chae; Hoang, Bui Huu; Kachintorn, Udom; Goh, Khean-Lee; Chiba, Tsutomu; Rani, Abdul Aziz

Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome in Asia: Something old, something new, something borrowed
pp. 1601-1607(7)
Authors: Gwee, Kok-Ann; Lu, Ching-Liang; Ghoshal, Uday Chand

Bone marrow stem cells and the liver: Are they relevant?
pp. 1608-1616(9)
Authors: Eckersley-Maslin, Mélanie A; Warner, Fiona J; Grzelak, Candice A; McCaughan, Geoffrey W; Shackel, Nicholas A

Optimal dose of intravenous pantoprazole in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding requiring endoscopic hemostasis in Korea
pp. 1617-1624(8)
Authors: Choi, Kee Don; Kim, Nayoung; Jang, In-Jin; Park, Young Soo; Cho, Joo Youn; Kim, Jung-Ryul; Shin, Jai Moo; Jung, Hyun Chae; Song, In Sung

Ease of early gastric cancer demarcation recognition: A comparison of four magnifying endoscopy methods
pp. 1625-1630(6)
Authors: Kadowaki, Shigenori; Tanaka, Kyosuke; Toyoda, Hideki; Kosaka, Ryo; Imoto, Ichiro; Hamada, Yasuhiko; Katsurahara, Masaki; Inoue, Hiroyuki; Aoki, Masatoshi; Noda, Tomohiro; Yamada, Tomomi; Takei, Yoshiyuki; Katayama, Naoyuki

Diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact of single-balloon enteroscopy: Series of 106 cases
pp. 1631-1638(8)
Authors: Ramchandani, Mohan; Reddy, D Nageshwar; Gupta, Rajesh; Lakhtakia, Sandeep; Tandan, Manu; Rao, Guduru V; Darisetty, Santosh

RIFLE classification as predictive factor of mortality in patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care unit
pp. 1639-1647(9)
Authors: Cholongitas, Evangelos; Calvaruso, Vincenza; Senzolo, Marco; Patch, David; Shaw, Steve; O'Beirne, James; Burroughs, Andrew K.

The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia: Notifications, treatment uptake and liver transplantations, 1997-2006
pp. 1648-1654(7)
Authors: Gidding, Heather F; Topp, Libby; Middleton, Melanie; Robinson, Kate; Hellard, Margaret; McCaughan, Geoffrey; Maher, Lisa; Kaldor, John M; Dore, Gregory J; Law, Matthew G

Presence of hepatitis C virus in syringes confiscated in prisons in Australia
pp. 1655-1657(3)
Authors: Dolan, Kate; Larney, Sarah; Jacka, Brendan; Rawlinson, William

Roles of adipose restriction and metabolic factors in progression of steatosis to steatohepatitis in obese, diabetic mice
pp. 1658-1668(11)
Authors: Larter, Claire Z; Yeh, Matthew M; Van Rooyen, Derrick M; Teoh, Narci C; Brooling, John; Hou, Jing Yun; Williams, Jacqueline; Clyne, Matthew; Nolan, Christopher J; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Adiponectin knockout mice on high fat diet develop fibrosing steatohepatitis
pp. 1669-1676(8)
Authors: Asano, Takeharu; Watanabe, Kiyotaka; Kubota, Naoto; Gunji, Toshiaki; Omata, Masao; Kadowaki, Takashi; Ohnishi, Shin

Evaluation of esophageal function in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease using transnasal endoscopy
pp. 1677-1682(6)
Authors: Yasaka, Shigeaki; Murakami, Kazunari; Abe, Takashi; Anan, Juro; Mizukami, Kazuhiro; Tanahashi, Jin; Okimoto, Tadayoshi; Kodama, Masaaki; Kudo, Yoshikuni; Kawasaki, Hisanori; Fujioka, Toshio

Esophageal cancer in Indigenous Australians in Far North Queensland
pp. 1683-1686(4)
Authors: Ho, Vincent; Whiteman, David; Miller, Megge; Raulli, Alexandra; Ombiga, John; Boyd, Peter

Lymph node staging in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A comparative study of endoscopic ultrasonography versus computed tomography
pp. 1687-1691(5)
Authors: Takizawa, Kohei; Matsuda, Takahisa; Kozu, Takahiro; Eguchi, Takako; Kato, Hoichi; Nakanishi, Yukihiro; Hijikata, Atsushi; Saito, Daizo

Interleukin-27 polymorphisms are associated with inflammatory bowel diseases in a Korean population
pp. 1692-1696(5)
Authors: Li, Chun-Shi; Zhang, Qinggao; Lee, Kwang-Jae; Cho, Sung-Won; Lee, Kee-Myung; Hahm, Ki-Baik; Choi, Suck-Chei; Yun, Ki-Jung; Chung, Hun-Taeg; Chae, Soo-Cheon

Gastrointestinal: Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoma presented with unique vascular features on magnified endoscopy combined with narrow-band imaging
pp. 1697-1697(1)

Gastrointestinal: Contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS for pancreatic cancer
pp. 1698-1698(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Idiopathic portal hypertension
pp. 1699-1699(1)

Erratum
pp. 1700-1700(1)