Digestive Diseases and Sciences

The 5th Japan and US Collaboration Conference in Gastroenterology
pp. 2765-2772(8)

Small Bowel Evaluation in Asymptomatic Fecal Immunochemical Test-Positive Patients with a Negative Colonoscopy: Is It Necessary?
pp. 2773-2775(3)
Authors: Park, Jae; Cheon, Jae

Isn't It Time to Stop Talking About Colonoscopy Quality and Start Doing Something About It?
pp. 2776-2779(4)
Authors: Patel, Swati; Ahnen, Dennis

Acute Liver Failure in a Pediatric Patient with Disseminated Tuberculosis
pp. 2780-2783(4)
Authors: Whitney, Jane; Hurwitz, Melissa; Mojtahed, Amirkaveh; Hwang, Christine; Gallo, Amy

Prospective Controlled Assessment of Impact of Feedback on Gastroenterology Trainees in Outpatient Practice
pp. 2784-2788(5)
Author: Harewood, Gavin

Prospective Assessment of Out-of-Pocket Patient-Related Cost for ERCP at an Urban Tertiary Care Medical Center
pp. 2789-2791(3)
Authors: Mel Wilcox, C.; Patel, Roshan; Burski, Chad; Varadarajulu, Shyam; Kilgore, Meredith

Inappropriate Angiogenic Response as a Novel Mechanism of Duodenal Ulceration and Impaired Healing
pp. 2792-2801(10)
Authors: Deng, Xiaoming; Xiong, Ximing; Khomenko, Tetyana; Sandor, Zsuzsanna; Osapay, Klara; Tolstanova, Ganna; Shiloach, Joseph; Chen, Longchuan; Folkman, Judah; Szabo, Sandor

Increase in the Tight Junction Protein Claudin-1 in Intestinal Inflammation
pp. 2802-2809(8)
Authors: Poritz, Lisa; Harris, Leonard; Kelly, Ashley; Koltun, Walter

The Protective Effect of the Recombinant 53-kDa Protein of Trichinella spiralis on Experimental Colitis in Mice
pp. 2810-2817(8)
Authors: Du, Linlin; Tang, Hao; Ma, Zhongfu; Xu, Jia; Gao, Wenchao; Chen, Jiajia; Gan, Wenjia; Zhang, Zhaoping; Yu, Xinbing; Zhou, Xingwang; Hu, Xuchu

Adiponectin and Plant-Derived Mammalian Adiponectin Homolog Exert a Protective Effect in Murine Colitis
pp. 2818-2832(15)
Authors: Arsenescu, Violeta; Narasimhan, Meena; Halide, Tuna; Bressan, Ray; Barisione, Chiara; Cohen, Donald; Villiers, Willem; Arsenescu, Razvan

NaOH-Induced Crohn's Colitis in Rats: A Novel Experimental Model
pp. 2833-2837(5)
Authors: Koçak, Erdem; Köklü, Seyfettin; Akbal, Erdem; Taş, Adnan; Karaca, Gökhan; Astarcı, Müzeyyen; Güven, Berrak; Can, Murat

Helicobacter bilis Colonization Enhances Susceptibility to Typhlocolitis Following an Inflammatory Trigger
pp. 2838-2848(11)
Authors: Liu, Zhiping; Ramer-Tait, Amanda; Henderson, Abigail; Demirkale, Cumhur; Nettleton, Dan; Wang, Chong; Hostetter, Jesse; Jergens, Albert; Wannemuehler, Michael

Epigenetic Silencing of MicroRNA-375 Regulates PDK1 Expression in Esophageal Cancer
pp. 2849-2856(8)
Authors: Li, Xiaoli; Lin, Rui; Li, Jiansheng

Lifestyle Change Influences on GERD in Japan: A Study of Participants in a Health Examination Program
pp. 2857-2864(8)
Authors: Murao, Tetsuya; Sakurai, Kouichi; Mihara, Syuuichi; Marubayashi, Toru; Murakami, Yoshitaka; Sasaki, Yutaka

Expression of IFN-γ and IL-4 in the Esophageal Mucosa of Patients with Reflux Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus and Their Relationship with Endoscopic and Histologic Grading
pp. 2865-2870(6)
Authors: Zhong, Ying-Qiang; Lin, Ying; Xu, Zhe

Algorithmic Approach to Patients Presenting with Heartburn and Epigastric Pain Refractory to Empiric Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy
pp. 2871-2878(8)
Authors: Roorda, Andrew; Marcus, Samuel; Triadafilopoulos, George

Flexible Spectral Imaging Color Enhancement (FICE) Is Useful to Discriminate Among Non-neoplastic Lesion, Adenoma, and Cancer of Stomach
pp. 2879-2886(8)
Authors: Jung, Sung; Lim, Kyu; Lim, Jun; Jeon, Jung; Shin, Hyun; Kim, Se; Lee, Eun; Park, Jae; Cha, Jae; Joo, Kwang; Lee, Joung

Enhanced Expression of CXCL13 in Human Helicobacter pylori-Associated Gastritis
pp. 2887-2894(8)
Authors: Nakashima, Yujiro; Isomoto, Hajime; Matsushima, Kayoko; Yoshida, Akira; Nakayama, Toshiyuki; Nakayama, Masaaki; Hisatsune, Junzo; Ichikawa, Tatsuki; Takeshima, Fuminao; Hayashi, Tomayoshi; Nakao, Kazuhiko; Hirayama, Toshiya; Kohno, Shigeru

Feasibility of Forward-Viewing Upper Endoscopy for Detection of the Major Duodenal Papilla
pp. 2895-2899(5)
Authors: Hew, Woo; Joo, Kwang; Cha, Jae; Shin, Hyun; Lee, Joung; Park, Jae; Lim, Jun

Evaluation of Different Bowel Preparations for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
pp. 2900-2905(6)
Authors: Pons Beltrán, Vicente; González Suárez, Begoña; González Asanza, Cecilia; Pérez-Cuadrado, Enrique; Fernández Diez, Servando; Fernández-Urién, Iñaqui; Mata Bilbao, Alfredo; Espinós Pérez, Jorge; Pérez Grueso, Maria; Argüello Viudez, Lidia; Valle Muñoz, Julio; Carballo Alvarez, Fernando; Muñoz-Navas, Miguel; Llach Vila, Jose; Ramírez Armengol, Juan; Balanzó Tintoré, Joaquin; Sala Felis, Teresa; Menchen Fernández-Pacheco, Pedro

Magnetic Resonance Enterography: Safe and Effective Imaging for Stricturing Crohn's Disease
pp. 2906-2913(8)
Authors: Ha, Christina; Kumar, Nitin; Raptis, Constantine; Narra, Vamsi; Ciorba, Matthew

CT-Enterography May Identify Small Bowel Tumors Not Detected by Capsule Endoscopy: Eight Years Experience at Mayo Clinic Rochester
pp. 2914-2919(6)
Authors: Hakim, Fayaz; Alexander, Jeffrey; Huprich, James; Grover, Madhusudan; Enders, Felicity

Clinical Characteristics of Small Bowel Tumors Diagnosed by Double-Balloon Endoscopy: KASID Multi-Center Study
pp. 2920-2927(8)
Authors: Lee, Bo-In; Choi, Hwang; Choi, Kyu-Yong; Byeon, Jeong-Sik; Jang, Hyun-Joo; Eun, Chang-Soo; Cheon, Jae; Shin, Sung; Kim, Jin-Oh; Lee, Moon-Sung; Choi, Jai-Hyun

Generalized Transit Delay on Wireless Motility Capsule Testing in Patients with Clinical Suspicion of Gastroparesis, Small Intestinal Dysmotility, or Slow Transit Constipation
pp. 2928-2938(11)
Authors: Kuo, Braden; Maneerattanaporn, Monthira; Lee, Allen; Baker, Jason; Wiener, Stephen; Chey, William; Wilding, Gregory; Hasler, William

Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Rifaximin for Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Celiac Disease
pp. 2939-2946(8)
Authors: Chang, Matthew; Minaya, Maria; Cheng, Jianfeng; Connor, Bradley; Lewis, Suzanne; Green, Peter

Is the Colonic Response to Food Different in IBS in Contrast to Simple Constipation or Diarrhea Without Abdominal Pain?
pp. 2947-2956(10)
Authors: Bouchoucha, Michel; Devroede, Ghislain; Raynaud, Jean-Jacques; Bon, Cyriaque; Bejou, Bakhtiar; Benamouzig, Robert

Fecal Detection of Mycobacterium avium Paratuberculosis Using the IS900 DNA Sequence in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Patients and Healthy Subjects
pp. 2957-2962(6)
Authors: Tuci, Anna; Tonon, Francesca; Castellani, Lucia; Sartini, Alessandro; Roda, Giulia; Marocchi, Margherita; Caponi, Alessandra; Munarini, Alessandra; Rosati, Giancarlo; Ugolini, Giampaolo; Fuccio, Lorenzo; Scagliarini, Michele; Bazzoli, Franco; Belluzzi, Andrea

Efficacy and Tolerability of Split-Dose PEG Compared with Split-Dose Aqueous Sodium Phosphate for Outpatient Colonoscopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
pp. 2963-2971(9)
Authors: Seo, Eun; Kim, Tae; Joo, Hee; Park, Min; Park, Jongha; Park, Seung; Yang, Sung; Moon, Young

Disease-Specific Knowledge, Coping, and Adherence in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 2972-2977(6)
Authors: Moradkhani, Anilga; Kerwin, Lauren; Dudley-Brown, Sharon; Tabibian, James

Effectiveness of Endoclips for the Treatment of Stigmata of Recent Hemorrhage in the Colon of Patients with Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
pp. 2978-2986(9)
Authors: Kumar, Atul; Artifon, Everson; Chu, Adrienne; Halwan, Bhawna

The Impact of Time Elapsed Between Endoscopic Ultrasound and Esophagectomy on Concordance of Ultrasonographic and Pathologic Staging of Esophageal Malignancy
pp. 2987-2991(5)
Authors: Fisher, Jessica; Pohl, Heiko; Gordon, Stuart; Gardner, Timothy

Aberrant Methylation of Different DNA Repair Genes Demonstrates Distinct Prognostic Value for Esophageal Cancer
pp. 2992-3004(13)
Authors: Ling, Zhi-Qiang; Li, Pei; Ge, Ming-Hua; Hu, Fu-Jun; Fang, Xian-Hua; Dong, Zi-Min; Mao, Wei-Min

Application of Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Using a Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Probe for the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Colon Cancer
pp. 3005-3013(9)
Authors: Yoon, Soon; Myung, Seung-Jae; Kim, In-Wha; Do, Eun-Ju; Ye, Byong; Ryu, Ju; Park, Kyeongsoon; Kim, Kwangmeyung; Kwon, Ick; Kim, Mi; Moon, Dae; Yang, Dong-Hoon; Kim, Kyoung; Byeon, Jeong-Sik; Yang, Suk-Kyun; Kim, Jin-Ho

Validation of the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES) for Identifying Patients with Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
pp. 3014-3023(10)
Authors: Duarte-Rojo, Andrés; Estradas, José; Hernández-Ramos, Roberto; Ponce-de-León, Sergio; Córdoba, Juan; Torre, Aldo

Direct Medical Care Costs Among Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin-Treated and Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
pp. 3024-3031(8)
Authors: Solomon, M.; Bonafede, M.; Pan, K.; Wilson, K.; Beam, C.; Chakravarti, P.; Spiegel, B.

Consensus Interferon Used to Treat Prior Partial-Responders to Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin
pp. 3032-3037(6)
Authors: Moore, Christopher; George, Magdalena; Thiel, David

Comparison of FIB-4 and APRI in HIV-HCV Coinfected Patients with Normal and Elevated ALT
pp. 3038-3044(7)
Authors: Shah, Amy; Smith, Paula; Sterling, Richard

Plasma Free Myristic Acid Proportion Is a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
pp. 3045-3052(8)
Authors: Tomita, Kengo; Teratani, Toshiaki; Yokoyama, Hirokazu; Suzuki, Takahiro; Irie, Rie; Ebinuma, Hirotoshi; Saito, Hidetsugu; Hokari, Ryota; Miura, Soichiro; Hibi, Toshifumi

Acoustic Liver Biopsy in Patients with Hepatitis C and Advanced Liver Fibrosis Using Endoscopic Ultrasound
pp. 3053-3057(5)
Authors: Vegesna, Anil; Nazir, Amer; Chung, Chan; Kane, Saul; Thomas, Rebecca; Miller, Larry

Prophylactic Pancreatic Stents: Does Size Matter? A Comparison of 4-Fr and 5-Fr Stents in Reference to Post-ERCP Pancreatitis and Migration Rate
pp. 3058-3064(7)
Authors: Pahk, Albert; Rigaux, Johanne; Poreddy, Vijay; Smith, Joan; Al-Kawas, Firas

Endoscopic Ultrasound in Patients Over 80 Years Old
pp. 3065-3071(7)
Authors: Attila, Tan; Faigel, Douglas

Aberrant CpG Island Hypermethylation and Down-Regulation of Oct-6 mRNA Expression in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
pp. 3072-3077(6)
Authors: Sun, Jing-zhe; Yang, Xue-xi; Li, Xiang-hong; Xu, Wei-wen; Wang, Ying; Zhu, Wei; Li, Ming

Small HCCs Identified by Screening
pp. 3078-3085(8)
Authors: Pancoska, Petr; Giorgio, Massimo; Fagiuoli, Stefano; Carr, Brian

Tumor Marker Levels Before and After Curative Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as Predictors of Patient Survival
pp. 3086-3100(15)
Authors: Nanashima, Atsushi; Taura, Naota; Abo, Takafumi; Ichikawa, Tatsuki; Sakamoto, Ichiro; Nagayasu, Takeshi; Nakao, Kazuhiko

Tracheal Aspiration of Capsule Endoscopes: Completing a Cases Compilation
pp. 3101-3102(2)
Authors: Koulaouzidis, Anastasios; Douglas, Sarah; Plevris, John