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BMC Gastroenterology

Ausgabe 1/2009

Inhalt (99 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Usefulness and safety of 0.4% sodium hyaluronate solution as a submucosal fluid "cushion" for endoscopic resection of colorectal mucosal neoplasms: A prospective multi-center open-label trial

Shoji Hirasaki, Takahiro Kozu, Hironori Yamamoto, Yasushi Sano, Naohisa Yahagi, Tsuneo Oyama, Tadakazu Shimoda, Kentaro Sugano, Hisao Tajiri, Takao Takekoshi, Daizo Saito

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Selenoprotein S (SEPS1) gene -105G>A promoter polymorphism influences the susceptibility to gastric cancer in the Japanese population

Tomoyuki Shibata, Tomiyasu Arisawa, Tomomitsu Tahara, Masaaki Ohkubo, Daisuke Yoshioka, Naoko Maruyama, Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshio Kamiya, Masakatsu Nakamura, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Masami Iwata, Kazuya Takahama, Makoto Watanabe, Ichiro Hirata

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Paraoxonase-1 is related to inflammation, fibrosis and PPAR delta in experimental liver disease

Judit Marsillach, Jordi Camps, Natàlia Ferré, Raul Beltran, Anna Rull, Bharti Mackness, Michael Mackness, Jorge Joven

Open Access Research article

An association between colonic adenoma and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study

YoungJoo Kim, YunJin Kim, Sangyeoup Lee

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Tryptophan degradation in irritable bowel syndrome: evidence of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activation in a male cohort

Gerard Clarke, Peter Fitzgerald, John F Cryan, Eugene M Cassidy, Eamonn M Quigley, Timothy G Dinan

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Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count

Paul Kelly, Jim Todd, Sandie Sianongo, James Mwansa, Henry Sinsungwe, Max Katubulushi, Michael J Farthing, Roger A Feldman

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Four novel mutations in the lactase gene (LCT) underlying congenital lactase deficiency (CLD)

Suvi Torniainen, Roberta Freddara, Taina Routi, Carolien Gijsbers, Carlo Catassi, Pia Höglund, Erkki Savilahti, Irma Järvelä

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Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and gastric mucosa: is there a relation with gastric ulceration?

Vasileios A Pagkalos, Joanna Moschandreas, Michael Kiriakakis, Maria Roussomoustakaki, Anthony Kafatos, Elias Kouroumalis

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Development of an educational intervention for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – a pilot study

Gisela Ringström, Stine Störsrud, Sara Lundqvist, Berndt Westman, Magnus Simrén

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Predictors of esophageal varices in patients with HBV-related cirrhosis: a retrospective study

Wan-dong Hong, Qi-huai Zhu, Zhi-ming Huang, Xiang-rong Chen, Zen-cai Jiang, Si-hao Xu, Kunlin Jin

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A randomised controlled trial of structured nurse-led outpatient clinic follow-up for dyspeptic patients after direct access gastroscopy

David Chan, Scott Harris, Paul Roderick, David Brown, Praful Patel

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Transcript levels of different cytokines and chemokines correlate with clinical and endoscopic activity in ulcerative colitis

Alexandra Zahn, Thomas Giese, Max Karner, Annika Braun, Ulf Hinz, Wolfgang Stremmel, Robert Ehehalt

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Heat Shock Protein-27, -60 and -90 expression in gastric cancer: association with clinicopathological variables and patient survival

Constantinos Giaginis, Stella S Daskalopoulou, Stephanie Vgenopoulou, Ioannis Sfiniadakis, Gregorios Kouraklis, Stamatios E Theocharis

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A systematic review and meta-analysis: probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Nourieh Hoveyda, Carl Heneghan, Kamal R Mahtani, Rafael Perera, Nia Roberts, Paul Glasziou

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Serum procalcitonin and CRP levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case control study

Nevin Oruc, Omer Ozutemiz, Gul Yuce, Ulus S Akarca, Galip Ersoz, Fulya Gunsar, Yucel Batur

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Gastroparesis is associated with oxytocin deficiency, oesophageal dysmotility with hyperCCKemia, and autonomic neuropathy with hypergastrinemia

Julia Borg, Olle Melander, Linda Johansson, Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Jens F Rehfeld, Bodil Ohlsson

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First attack of acute pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 – 2003: incidence, aetiological classification, procedures and mortality – a register study

Birger Sandzén, Mats Rosenmüller, Markku M Haapamäki, Erik Nilsson, Hans C Stenlund, Mikael Öman

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Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers

Jonas F Ludvigsson, Lena Brandt, Scott M Montgomery, Fredrik Granath, Anders Ekbom

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The EQ-5D (Euroqol) is a valid generic instrument for measuring quality of life in patients with dyspepsia

Sanjiv Mahadeva, Hwee-Lin Wee, Khean-Lee Goh, Julian Thumboo

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Blood ammonia levels in liver cirrhosis: a clue for the presence of portosystemic collateral veins

Giovanni Tarantino, Vincenzo Citro, Pasquale Esposito, Sabrina Giaquinto, Annalisa de Leone, Graziella Milan, Francesca Saveria Tripodi, Michele Cirillo, Roberto Lobello

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Interferon beta-1a for the maintenance of remission in patients with Crohn's disease: results of a phase II dose-finding study

Claudia Pena Rossi, Stephen B Hanauer, Ratko Tomasevic, John O Hunter, Ira Shafran, Hans Graffner

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Helicobacter pylori infection: approach of primary care physicians in a developing country

Shahid Ahmed, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Hasnain Ali Shah, Saeed Hamid

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Use of an electromagnetic colonoscope to assess maneuvers associated with cecal intubation

Russell I Heigh, John K DiBaise, James A Prechel, Billie J Horn, Sarah San Miguel, Evelyn G Heigh, Jonathan A Leighton, Cynthia J Edgelow, David E Fleischer

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No evidence for protective erythropoietin alpha signalling in rat hepatocytes

Thorsten Bramey, Patricia Freitag, Joachim Fandrey, Ursula Rauen, Katja Pamp, Jochen Erhard, Stilla Frede, Herbert de Groot, Frank Petrat

Open Access Research article

Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lambliainfection

Kurt Hanevik, Vernesa Dizdar, Nina Langeland, Trygve Hausken

Open Access Study protocol

Implementation of population screening for colorectal cancer by repeated fecal occult blood test in the Netherlands

Maaike J Denters, Marije Deutekom, Paul Fockens, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Evelien Dekker

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Outcomes and factors influencing survival in cirrhotic cases with spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study

Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Satoru Saito, Masato Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Hironori Mawatari, Takashi Uchiyama, Takuma Higurashi, Kento Imajo, Takashi Sakaguchi, Kazuhiro Atsukawa, Aya Sawabe, Akira Kanesaki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Yasunobu Abe, Masahiko Inamori, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Norio Ueno, Atsushi Nakajima

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Detection of serum MMP-7 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma patients: evaluation of diagnostic accuracy

Kawin Leelawat, Sompong Sakchinabut, Siriluck Narong, Jerasak Wannaprasert

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Meta-analysis of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus ethanol injection in hepatocellular carcinoma

Carmen Bouza, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Raimundo Alcázar, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, José María Amate

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Montelukast in the treatment of duodenal eosinophilia in children with dyspepsia: Effect on eosinophil density and activation in relation to pharmacokinetics

Craig A Friesen, Nancy A Neilan, Jennifer V Schurman, Debra L Taylor, Gregory L Kearns, Susan M Abdel-Rahman

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Food allergy alters jejunal circular muscle contractility and induces local inflammatory cytokine expression in a mouse model

Jørgen Valeur, Jani Lappalainen, Hannu Rita, Aung Htun Lin, Petri T Kovanen, Arnold Berstad, Kari K Eklund, Kirsi Vaali

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Macroscopic extent of gastric mucosal atrophy: increased risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Japan

Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Kyoko Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Yasushi Rino, Atsushi Nakajima

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Socioeconomic status and survival of cirrhosis patients: A Danish nationwide cohort study

Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, Per Kragh Andersen, Henrik Toft Sørensen

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Antiulcer activity of fluvoxamine in rats and its effect on oxidant and antioxidant parameters in stomach tissue

Hakan Dursun, Mehmet Bilici, Fatih Albayrak, Cengiz Ozturk, Mustafa B Saglam, Hamit H Alp, Halis Suleyman

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Polymorphism in COX-2 modifies the inverse association between Helicobacter pyloriseropositivity and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in Taiwan: a case control study

Huang-Ming Hu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Chien-Hung Lee, I-Chen Wu, Ka-Wo Lee, Jang-Ming Lee, Yih-Gang Goan, Shah-Hwa Chou, Ein-Long Kao, Ming-Tsang Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu

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Efficacy of a 7-day course of furazolidone, levofloxacin, and lansoprazole after failed Helicobacter pylorieradication

Jaime N Eisig, Fernando M Silva, Ricardo C Barbuti, Tomás Navarro Rodriguez, Peter Malfertheiner, Moraes Joaquim PP Filho, Schlioma Zaterka

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Mortality with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation: effects of time and NSAID use

Sebastian Straube, Martin R Tramèr, R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay

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Intra-abdominal pressure alterations after large pancreatic pseudocyst transcutaneous drainage

Theodossis S Papavramidis, Vassilis Duros, Antonis Michalopoulos, Vassilis N Papadopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis, Nick Harlaftis

Open Access Case report

The clinicopathologic observation, c-KIT gene mutation and clonal status of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the sacrum

Li Gong, Yan-Hong Li, Hua-Dong Zhao, Jian-Ye Zhao, Wei Zhang

Open Access Research article

Gluten sensitivity enteropathy in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Ramin Shakeri, Farhad Zamani, Rasoul Sotoudehmanesh, Afsaneh Amiri, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Fereydoun Davatchi, Ali Mohammadi Karakani, Reza Malekzadeh, Farhad Shahram

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Lipoprotein lipase activity and mass, apolipoprotein C-II mass and polymorphisms of apolipoproteins E and A5 in subjects with prior acute hypertriglyceridaemic pancreatitis

Inmaculada Coca-Prieto, Pedro Valdivielso, Gunilla Olivecrona, María José Ariza, José Rioja, Pilar Font-Ugalde, Carlota García-Arias, Pedro González-Santos

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Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan

Eric J Kort, Eric Sevensma, Timothy L Fitzgerald

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Assessment of safety and feasibility of a new technical variant of gastropexy for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an experience with 435 cases

Paulo MO Campoli, Daniela MM Cardoso, Marília D Turchi, Flávio H Ejima, Orlando M Mota

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Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study

Anitta Vilppula, Katri Kaukinen, Liisa Luostarinen, Ilkka Krekelä, Heikki Patrikainen, Raisa Valve, Markku Mäki, Pekka Collin

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The galactose elimination capacity and mortality in 781 Danish patients with newly-diagnosed liver cirrhosis: a cohort study

Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, Peter Ott, Susanne Keiding, Per K Andersen, Niels Tygstrup

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Associations of a PTPN11 G/A polymorphism at intron 3 with Helicobactor pyloriseropositivity, gastric atrophy and gastric cancer in Japanese

Asahi Hishida, Keitaro Matsuo, Yasuyuki Goto, Mariko Naito, Kenji Wakai, Kazuo Tajima, Nobuyuki Hamajima

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Early effects of oral administration of lafutidine with mosapride compared with lafutidine alone on intragastric pH values

Hiroshi Iida, Masahiko Inamori, Yuichi Nozaki, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Yasunari Sakamoto, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Yasunobu Abe, Atsushi Nakajima

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TNF-α-induced up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines is reduced by phosphatidylcholine in intestinal epithelial cells

Irina Treede, Annika Braun, Petia Jeliaskova, Thomas Giese, Joachim Füllekrug, Gareth Griffiths, Wolfgang Stremmel, Robert Ehehalt

Open Access Research article

Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients

Diogo Telles-Correia, Helena Cortez-Pinto, António Barbosa, Inês Mega, Estela Monteiro

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Interrelationship between TP53gene deletion, protein expression and chromosome 17 aneusomy in gastric adenocarcinoma

André S Khayat, Adriana C Guimarães, Danielle Q Calcagno, Aline D Seabra, Eleonidas M Lima, Mariana F Leal, Mário HG Faria, Silvia HB Rabenhorst, Paulo P Assumpção, Samia Demachki, Marília AC Smith, Rommel R Burbano

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Visceral obesity and the risk of Barrett's esophagus in Japanese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masato Yoneda, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Kyoko Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Atsushi Nakajima

Open Access Research article

Symptoms and signs in individuals with serology positive for celiac disease but normal mucosa

Jonas F Ludvigsson, Lena Brandt, Scott M Montgomery

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Gastroesophageal reflux leads to esophageal cancer in a surgical model with mice

Jing Hao, Ba Liu, Chung S Yang, Xiaoxin Chen

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Physical activity and diet behaviour in colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: associations with quality of life

Lynette E Stephenson, D Gwyn Bebb, Raylene A Reimer, S Nicole Culos-Reed

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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth mimicking acute flare as a pitfall in patients with Crohn's Disease

Jochen Klaus, Ulrike Spaniol, Guido Adler, Richard A Mason, Max Reinshagen, Christian von Tirpitz C

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Tolllike receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms in Tunisian patients with Crohn's disease: genotype-phenotype correlation

Lilia Zouiten-Mekki, Maher Kharrat, Sami Karoui, Mariem Serghimi, Monia Fekih, Samira Matri, Lamia Kallel, Jalel Boubaker, Azza Filali, Habiba Chaabouni

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Nationwide epidemiological study of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan

John Huang, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Juin-Ling Wang, Hsu-Ko Kuo, Jou-Wei Lin, Wen-Yi Shau, Po-Huang Lee

Open Access Research article

Using an oblique incident laser beam to measure the optical properties of stomach mucosa/submucosa tissue

Hua Jiang Wei, Da Xing, Bo Hua He, Huai Min Gu, Guo Yong Wu, Xue Mei Chen

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Stromal regulatory T-cells are associated with a favourable prognosis in gastric cancer of the cardia

Matthias Haas, Arno Dimmler, Werner Hohenberger, Gerhard G Grabenbauer, Gerald Niedobitek, Luitpold V Distel

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Efficacy and safety of infliximab induction therapy in Crohn's Disease in Central Europe - a Hungarian nationwide observational study

Pál Miheller, Péter L Lakatos, Gábor Horváth, Tamás Molnár, Tamás Szamosi, Zsófia Czeglédi, Ágnes Salamon, József Czimmer, György Rumi, Károly Palatka, Mária Papp, Zsolt Jakab, Andrea Szabó, András Gelley, László Lakatos, Zsolt Barta, Csaba Balázs, István Rácz, Margit Zeher, Zoltán Döbrönte, István Altorjay, Béla Hunyady, László Simon, János Papp, János Banai, Ferenc Nagy, János Lonovics, László Újszászy, Györgyi Műzes, László Herszényi, Zsolt Tulassay

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Lack of efficacy of blueberry in nutritional prevention of azoxymethane-initiated cancers of rat small intestine and colon

Frank A Simmen, Julie A Frank, Xianli Wu, Rijin Xiao, Leah J Hennings, Ronald L Prior

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Mapping of HNF4α target genes in intestinal epithelial cells

Mette Boyd, Simon Bressendorff, Jette Møller, Jørgen Olsen, Jesper T Troelsen

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Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors have distinct effects on the hemodynamics of the liver

Leonie Halverscheid, Peter Deibert, René Schmidt, Hubert E Blum, Torsten Dunkern, Benedikt HJ Pannen, Wolfgang Kreisel

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What are the risk factors of colonoscopic perforation?

Varut Lohsiriwat, Sasithorn Sujarittanakarn, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Narong Lertakyamanee, Darin Lohsiriwat, Udom Kachinthorn

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Limitations of the MELD score in predicting mortality or need for removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation

Daniel Gotthardt, Karl Heinz Weiss, Melanie Baumgärtner, Alexandra Zahn, Wolfgang Stremmel, Jan Schmidt, Thomas Bruckner, Peter Sauer

Open Access Research article

Hepatitis B virus inhibition in mice by lentiviral vector mediated short hairpin RNA

Lei Deng, Guoqiang Li, Lisen Xi, Aihong Yin, Yun Gao, Wei You, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun

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Vitamin C supplement use may protect against gallstones: an observational study on a randomly selected population

Thomas Walcher, Mark M Haenle, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Richard A Mason, Daniel Walcher, Gerald Steinbach, Peter Kern, Isolde Piechotowski, Guido Adler, Bernhard O Boehm, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Kratzer

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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the adverse events of rimonabant treatment: Considerations for its potential use in hepatology

Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Felix I Tellez-Avila, Giorgio Bedogni, Lory S Crocè, Flora Masutti, Claudio Tiribelli

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Genetic factors associated with intestinal metaplasia in a high risk Singapore-Chinese population: a cohort study

Feng Zhu, Marie Loh, Jeffrey Hill, Sumarlin Lee, King Xin Koh, Kin Wai Lai, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Barry Iacopetta, Khay Guan Yeoh, Richie Soong

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The VEGF -634G>C promoter polymorphism is associated with risk of gastric cancer

Xiaoxiang Guan, Hui Zhao, Jiangong Niu, Dongfeng Tang, Jaffer A Ajani, Qingyi Wei

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Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer

Nikolaus Möckelmann, Witigo von Schönfels, Stephan Buch, Oliver von Kampen, Bence Sipos, Jan Hendrik Egberts, Philip Rosenstiel, Andre Franke, Mario Brosch, Sebastian Hinz, Christian Röder, Holger Kalthoff, Ulrich R Fölsch, Michael Krawczak, Stefan Schreiber, Clemens Dieter Bröring, Jürgen Tepel, Clemens Schafmayer, Jochen Hampe

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Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study

Birger Sandzén, Markku M Haapamäki, Erik Nilsson, Hans C Stenlund, Mikael Öman

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Liver fibrosis secondary to bile duct injury: correlation of Smad7 with TGF-β and extracellular matrix proteins

María del Pilar Alatorre-Carranza, Alejandra Miranda-Díaz, Irinea Yañez-Sánchez, Oscar Pizano-Martínez, José M Hermosillo-Sandoval, Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado, Sebastián Hernández-Hoyos, Ricardo Martínez-Abundis, Mary Fafutis-Morris, Jorge Segura-Ortega, Vidal Delgado-Rizo

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A comparison of diagnostic tests for lactose malabsorption - which one is the best?

Øistein Hovde, Per G Farup

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The effect of psychological stress on iron absorption in rats

Jianbo Chen, Hui Shen, Chengjie Chen, Wanyin Wang, Siyu Yu, Min Zhao, Min Li

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Effects of esomeprazole treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease on quality of life in 12- to 17-year-old adolescents: an international health outcomes study

Thirumazhisai Gunasekaran, Vasundhara Tolia, Richard B Colletti, Benjamin D Gold, Barry Traxler, Marta Illueca, Joseph A Crawley

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A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group dual site trial to evaluate the effects of a Bacillus coagulans-based product on functional intestinal gas symptoms

Douglas S Kalman, Howard I Schwartz, Patricia Alvarez, Samantha Feldman, John C Pezzullo, Diane R Krieger

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Systematic investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in China (SILC): validation of survey methodology

Xiaoyan Yan, Rui Wang, Yanfang Zhao, Xiuqiang Ma, Jiqian Fang, Hong Yan, Xiaoping Kang, Ping Yin, Yuantao Hao, Qiang Li, John Dent, Joseph Sung, Duowu Zou, Saga Johansson, Katarina Halling, Wenbin Liu, Jia He

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Distribution of Helicobacter pylorivirulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Pakistan

Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad, Rashida Ahmed, Muhammad Islam

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Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) supplementation in diabetic rats: effects on the proximal colon

Luciana P Roldi, Renata VF Pereira, Eleandro A Tronchini, Gabriela V Rizo, Célia R Scoaris, Jacqueline N Zanoni, Maria RM Natali

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What are the implications of the spontaneous spleno-renal shunts in liver cirrhosis?

Giovanni Tarantino, Vincenzo Citro, Paolo Conca, Antonio Riccio, Marianna Tarantino, Domenico Capone, Michele Cirillo, Roberto Lobello, Vittorio Iaccarino

Open Access Research article

Polymorphism in the oxytocin promoter region in patients with lactase non-persistence is not related to symptoms

Mikael Truedsson, Joyce Carlson, Magnus Simrén, Bodil Ohlsson

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Sensitivity and specificity of plasma disappearance rate of indocyanine green as a prognostic indicator in acute liver failure

Uta Merle, Olivia Sieg, Wolfgang Stremmel, Jens Encke, Christoph Eisenbach

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The effect of enteral and parenteral feeding on secretion of orexigenic peptides in infants

Przemyslaw J Tomasik, Krystyna Sztefko

Open Access Correspondence

A proposal for a new clinical classification of chronic pancreatitis

Markus W Büchler, Marc E Martignoni, Helmut Friess, Peter Malfertheiner

Open Access Case report

Phlegmonous colitis: another source of sepsis in cirrhotic patients?

Thomas Holzer, Pascal Gervaz, Laurent Spahr, Thomas McKee, Pascal Bucher, Philippe Morel

Open Access Research article

Microbial community analysis reveals high level phylogenetic alterations in the overall gastrointestinal microbiota of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome sufferers

Lotta Krogius-Kurikka, Anna Lyra, Erja Malinen, Johannes Aarnikunnas, Jarno Tuimala, Lars Paulin, Harri Mäkivuokko, Kajsa Kajander, Airi Palva

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Plastic or metal stents for benign extrahepatic biliary strictures: a systematic review

Petra GA van Boeckel, Frank P Vleggaar, Peter D Siersema

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Polymorphisms in gene encoding TRPV1-receptor involved in pain perception are unrelated to chronic pancreatitis

Aura AJ van Esch, Mark P Lamberts, René HM te Morsche, Martijn GH van Oijen, Jan BMJ Jansen, Joost PH Drenth

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Sensitivity is not an intrinsic property of a diagnostic test: empirical evidence from histological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

Nuno Lunet, Bárbara Peleteiro, Carla Carrilho, Céu Figueiredo, Ana Azevedo

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A novel scoring system for prognostic prediction in d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced fulminant hepatic failure BALB/c mice

Bo Feng, Sheng Ming Wu, Sa Lv, Feng Liu, Hong Song Chen, Yan Gao, Fang Ting Dong, Lai Wei

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