TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 100, Issue 10 (October 2005)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Practice Guidelines |
Case Reports |
Letters to the Editor |
Announcements
The Red Section
Methodology
Economic Evaluation of Treatment Strategies in Gastroenterology FREE
Michael F Drummond BSc, MCom, DPhil
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2143-2145; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00299.x
Special Article
Hospital and Health Plan Liability in Granting Privileges for Endoscopy FREE
Bradley C Stillman JD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2146-2148; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00312.x
A Look Back
Spectacles FREE
Robert E Kravetz MD, MACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2149-2150; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50540.x
Original Contributions
Esophageal
Abdominal Obesity and the Risk of Barrett's Esophagus FREE
Hashem B El-Serag MD, MPH, Peter Kvapil MD, Joan Hacken-Bitar MD and Jennifer R Kramer PhD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2151-2156; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00251.x
Stomach
Interleukin-8 Regulates Expression of Reg Protein in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Gastric Mucosa FREE
Nagisa Yoshino MD, PhD, Shunji Ishihara MD, PhD, MAK Rumi MD, PhD, CF Ortega-Cava MD, PhD, Takafumi Yuki MD, PhD, Hideaki Kazumori MD, PhD, Shin Takazawa MD, PhD, Hiroshi Okamoto MD, PhD, Yasunori Kadowaki MD, PhD and Yoshikazu Kinoshita MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2157-2166; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41915.x
Endoscopy
The Role of High-Magnification-Chromoscopic Colonoscopy in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Prospective "Back-to-Back" Endoscopic Study FREE
David P Hurlstone MRCP, MD, Mohammed Karajeh MRCP, Simon S Cross MD, FRCPath, Mark E McAlindon PhD, FRCP, Steve Brown FRCS, Michael D Hunter MRCPsych and David S Sanders MD, MRCP, FRACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2167-2173; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41481.x
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Colonic Non-polypoid Neoplasms FREE
Ming-Yao Su MD, Chen-Ming Hsu MD, Yu-Pin Ho MD, Jau-Min Lien MD, Chun-Jung Lin MD, Chang-Tang Chiu MD, Pang-Chi Chen MD, Shui-Yi Tung MD and Cheng-Shyong Wu MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2174-2179; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00267.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Risk Factors for Hepatitis C on the Texas–Mexico Border FREE
W Lee Hand and Yvonne Vasquez
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2180-2185; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00238.x
Chronic Hepatitis C in Latinos: Natural History, Treatment Eligibility, Acceptance, and Outcomes FREE
Ramsey C Cheung MD, Sue Currie MA, Hui Shen MS, Samuel B Ho MD, Edmund J Bini MD, Bhupinderjit S Anand MD, Norbert Bräu MD and Teresa L Wright MD for the VA HCV-001 Study Group
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2186-2193; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00240.x
Risk of Hepatitis B Exacerbation is Low After Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Therapy for Patients with HBV-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Report of a Prospective Study FREE
Joong-Won Park MD, PhD, Kyung Woo Park MD, Sang Hyung Cho MD, Hong Suk Park MD, PhD, Woo Jin Lee MD, PhD, Do Hoon Lee MD, PhD and Chang-Min Kim MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2194-2200; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00232.x
Correlation Between Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Activity and Age: An Inverted U Curve Pattern FREE
Eran Elinav MD, Iddo Z Ben-Dov MD, MSc, Elizabeth Ackerman MD, Alexander Kiderman MD, Frida Glikberg MD, Yami Shapira MD and Zvi Ackerman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2201-2204; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41822.x
A Retrospective Study on Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors of Biopsy-Proven Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in Chinese Patients FREE
Grace Lai-Hung Wong MD, Alex Yui Hui MD, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong MD, Francis Ka-Leung Chan MD, Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung MD, PhD and Henry Lik-Yuen Chan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2205-2211; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50007.x
Polycystic Liver Disease: Experience at a Teaching Hospital FREE
Lana Bistritz MD, FRCPC, Cyrus Tamboli MD, FRCPC, David Bigam MD, FRCSC and Vincent G Bain MD, FRCPC
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2212-2217; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50258.x
Hepatic Steatosis in Dunnigan-Type Familial Partial Lipodystrophy FREE
Angelika Lüdtke MD, Janine Genschel PhD, Georg Brabant MD, Jürgen Bauditz MD, Matthias Taupitz MD, Martin Koch MD, Wolfram Wermke MD, Howard J Worman MD and Hartmut H-J Schmidt MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2218-2224; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00234.x
Inflamatory Bowel Disease
Narcotic Use in Patients with Crohn's Disease FREE
Raymond K Cross MD, Keith T Wilson MD and David G Binion MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2225-2229; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00256.x
Editorial
Avoiding the Vicious Cycle of Prolonged Opioid Use in Crohn's Disease FREE
Jennifer L Jones MD and Edward V Loftus Jr. MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2230-2232; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50803.x
Lack of Seasonal Variation in the Endoscopic Diagnoses of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis FREE
Joel N Auslander MD, David A Lieberman MD and Amnon Sonnenberg MD, MSc
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2233-2238; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50127.x
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Alternative Disease Management Strategies in Patients with Crohn's Disease Treated with Azathioprine or 6-Mercaptopurine FREE
Marla C Dubinsky MD, Eileen Reyes BS, Joshua Ofman MD, MSHS, Chiun-Fang Chiou PhD, Sally Wade MPH and William J Sandborn MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2239-2247; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41900.x
The Impact of the Fecal Stream and Stasis on Immunologic Reactions in Ileal Pouch After Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective, Pilot Study FREE
Takayuki Yamamoto MD, Satoru Umegae MD, Tatsushi Kitagawa MD and Koichi Matsumoto MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2248-2253; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50617.x
Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Inflammatory Bowel Disease FREE
Dhiman Basu MD, Ivelisse Lopez MD, Aparna Kulkarni MD and Joseph H Sellin MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2254-2261; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00233.x
Functional Gi Disorders
The Impact of Somatization on the Use of Gastrointestinal Health-Care Resources in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome FREE
Brennan MR Spiegel MD, MSHS, Fasiha Kanwal MD, MSHS, Bruce Naliboff PhD and Emeran Mayer MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2262-2273; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00269.x
Colon
Quantitative Detection of Promoter Hypermethylation in Multiple Genes in the Serum of Patients with Colorectal Cancer FREE
Wai K Leung MD, Ka-Fai To MD, Ellen PS Man MD, PhD, Michael WY Chan PhD, Alfa HC Bai MPhil, Aric J Hui MBChB, MRCP, Francis KL Chan MD and Joseph JY Sung MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2274-2279; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50412.x
Molecular Genetic Alterations and Clinical Features in Early-Onset Colorectal Carcinomas and Their Role for the Recognition of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes FREE
Lorena Losi MD, Carmela Di Gregorio MD, Monica Pedroni PhD, Giovanni Ponti MD, Luca Roncucci MD, Alessandra Scarselli PhD, Maurizio Genuardi MD, Silvana Baglioni PhD, Massimiliano Marino PhD, Giuseppina Rossi MD, Piero Benatti MD, Stefania Maffei PhD, Mirco Menigatti MD, Barbara Roncari PhD and Maurizio Ponz de Leon MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2280-2287; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00223.x
Pancreas
Acute Pancreatitis in Patients on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis: An Increased Risk? FREE
Essam R Quraishi MD, Sachin Goel MD, Mini Gupta MD, Andrew Catanzaro MD, Gary Zasuwa BS and George Divine PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2288-2293; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41646.x
Pediatrics
Clinical, HLA, and Small Bowel Immunohistochemical Features of Children with Positive Serum Antiendomysium Antibodies and Architecturally Normal Small Intestinal Mucosa FREE
Francesco Paparo, Emma Petrone MD, Antonella Tosco MD, Maria Maglio, Melissa Borrelli MD, Virginia M Salvati MD, PhD, Erasmo Miele MD, Luigi Greco MD, Salvatore Auricchio MD and Riccardo Troncone MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2294-2298; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41134.x
Pathology
Reassessment of the Diagnostic Value of Histology in Patients with GERD, Using Multiple Biopsy Sites and an Appropriate Control Group FREE
Patrizia Zentilin MD, Vincenzo Savarino MD, Luca Mastracci MD, Paola Spaggiari MD, Pietro Dulbecco MD, Paola Ceppa MD, Edoardo Savarino MD, Andrea Parodi MD, Carlo Mansi MD and Roberto Fiocca MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2299-2306; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50209.x
Nutrition
Biochemical Assessment of Niacin Deficiency Among Carcinoid Cancer Patients FREE
Girish M Shah PhD, Rashmi G Shah MSc, Helene Veillette MD, James B Kirkland PhD, Janice L Pasieka MD and Richard R P Warner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2307-2314; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00268.x
Clinical Reviews
The Role of CT Colonography in Colorectal Cancer Screening FREE
Fiona B Nicholson MD, Jennifer L Barro MD, Clive I Bartram MD, Jamshid Dehmeshki PhD, Steven Halligan MD, PhD, Stuart Taylor MD and Michael A Kamm MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2315-2323; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50391.x
Practice Guidelines
Guidelines for the Management of Dyspepsia FREE
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACG and Nimish Vakil MD, FACG Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2324-2337; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00225.x
Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV-Infected Adults: Recommendations from the Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and National Hepatitis C Program Office FREE
Pyllis C Tien
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2338-2354; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00222.x
Case Reports
Portal Hypertension Secondary to Myelofibrosis: A Study of Three Cases FREE
Alberto Alvarez-Larrán MD, Juan G Abraldes MD, Francisco Cervantes MD, Manuel Hernández-Guerra MD, Francesco Vizzutti MD, Rosa Miquel MD, Rosa Gilabert MD, Massimo Giusti MD, Juan Carlos Garcia-Pagan MD and Jaime Bosch MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2355-2358; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50374.x
Multiple Normal Deliveries in a Woman with Severe Portal Hypertension Due to Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: The Importance of Preserved Hepatocellular Function FREE
Ayse L Mindikoglu MD, Arie Regev MD, Mary J O'Sullivan MD and Eugene R Schiff MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2359-2361; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00255.x
Letters to the Editor
Gallstones and Coronary Heart Disease: Some Authors Have a Lot of Gall! FREE
Guy D PhD MMedSc (Clin Epi), MMedStat
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2362; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_1.x
Response to Letter of Guy D. Eslick FREE
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez MD, PhD, Jess Bahena-Aponte MD, Norberto C Chávez-Tapia MD, Daniel Motola-Kuba MD, Karla Sánchez-Lara BS, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez MD, Martha H Ramos MD and Misael Uribe MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2363; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_2.x
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1: A Common Metabolic Pathway in the Origin of Both Gallstones and Coronary Heart Disease FREE
Marcel ThB Twickler MD, PhD (UU), PhD (Paris VI), Maarten-Jan M Cramer PhD, MD and Kare J van Erpecum MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2363-2364; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_3.x
Transient Pneumobilia Following Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy FREE
Fadi Braiteh MD and William Ramsey MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2364-2365; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_4.x
Symptom-Based Outcome Measure for Nonulcer Dyspepsia FREE
Guilherme B Sander MD, Luiz Edmundo Mazzoleni MD, PhD, Eduardo A Ott MD and Carlos Fernando Francesconi MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2365-2366; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_5.x
Epidemiology of GIST FREE
Charles Blanke MD, Burton L Eisenberg MD and Michael Heinrich MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2366; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_6.x
External Validation for Fibrosis Predicting Index in Hereditary Hemochromatosis FREE
Agustin Castiella MD and Jose I Emparanza MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2366-2367; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_7.x
Gastroenterologists Should Decline NonBeneficial PEG Tube Placements FREE
William M Plonk Jr. MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2367; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50650_8.x
