TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 100, Issue 3 (March 2005)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Case Report |
Letters to the Editor |
Announcement |
Erratum
The Red Section
Presidential Introduction FREE
John W Popp Jr. MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 509; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41879.x
Presidential Address
Three Challenges: Propofol, Colonoscopy by Undertrained Physicians, and CT Colonography FREE
Douglas K Rex MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 510-513; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41885.x
Comment FREE
Douglas K Rex MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 514; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41916.x
Special Article
Colorectal Cancer in African Americans FREE
Sangeeta Agrawal MD, Anand Bhupinderjit MD, Manoop S Bhutani MD, Lisa Boardman MD, Cuong Nguyen MD, Yvonne Romero MD, Radhika Srinvasan MD and Colmar Figueroa-Moseley PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 515-523; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41829.x
Original Contributions
Esophageal
Patient-Derived Health State Utilities for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease FREE
Lauren B Gerson MD, MSc, Nighat Ullah MD, Trevor Hastie PhD, George Triadafilopoulos MD and Mary Goldstein MD, MS
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 524-533; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40588.x
Editorial
Gambling with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Should We Worry about the QALY? FREE
Paul Moayyedi PhD, FRCP and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 534-536; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41779.x
Esophageal
Reversibility of GERD Ultrastructural Alterations and Relief of Symptoms After Omeprazole Treatment FREE
Carlo Calabrese MD, PhD, Mauro Bortolotti MD, Anna Fabbri MD, Alessandra Areni MD, Giovanna Cenacchi MD, Carlo Scialpi MD, Mario Miglioli MD and Giulio Di Febo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 537-542; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40476.x
Dilated Intercellular Spaces of Esophageal Epithelium in Nonerosive Reflux Disease Patients with Physiological Esophageal Acid Exposure FREE
Renato Caviglia MD, PhD, Mentore Ribolsi MD, Nicola Maggiano MD, PhD, Armando M Gabbrielli MD, Sara Emerenziani MD, Michele Pier Luca Guarino MD, Simone Carotti MD, Fortunéé Irene Habib MD, Carla Rabitti MD and Michele Cicala MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 543-548; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40978.x
Editorial
Dilated Intercellular Spaces: Extending the Reach of the Endoscope FREE
Peter J Kahrilas MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 549-550; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41918.x
Esophageal
Differences in ERK Activation in Squamous Mucosa in Patients Who Have Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with and without Barrett's Esophagus FREE
Rhonda F Souza MD, Kenneth L Shewmake, Yuenan Shen MD, Ruben D Ramirez MD, PhD, Jeff S Bullock MD, Christa L Hladik, Edward L Lee MD, Lance S Terada MD and Stuart J Spechler MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 551-559; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41122.x
Barrett's Esophagus in Females: A Comparative Analysis of Risk Factors in Females and Males FREE
Farzaneh Banki MD, Steven R DeMeester MD, Rodney J Mason MD, Guilherme Campos MD, Jeffrey A Hagen MD, Jeffrey H Peters MD, Cedric G Bremner MD and Tom R DeMeester MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 560-567; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40962.x
Age and Sex Distribution of the Prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus Found in a Primary Referral Endoscopy Center FREE
Mark van Blankenstein MD, Caspar WN Looman MSc, Belinda J Johnston BSc and Christine PJ Caygill PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 568-576; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40187.x
Effect of a New Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus on Insurance Status FREE
Nicholas J Shaheen MD, MPH, Gareth S Dulai MD, MSHS, Brian Ascher BS, Kate L Mitchell BA and Sarah M Schmitz BA
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 577-580; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41422.x
Stomach
Evidence that Loss of Sonic Hedgehog is an Indicator of Helicobater pylori-induced Atrophic Gastritis Progressing to Gastric Cancer FREE
Akiko Shiotani MD, PhD, Hiroyasu Iishi MD, PhD, Noriya Uedo MD, Shingo Ishiguro MD, PhD, Masaharu Tatsuta MD, PhD, Yukinori Nakae MD, PhD, Mitsutaka Kumamoto MD and Juanita L Merchant MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 581-587; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41001.x
Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Protective Factor for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Taiwanese Population FREE
Deng-Chyang Wu MD, PhD, I-Chen Wu MD, Jang-Ming Lee MD, PhD, Hon-Ki Hsu MD, Ein-Long Kao MD, Shah-Hwa Chou MD and Ming-Tsang Wu MD, SCD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 588-593; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40623.x
Endoscopy
Endosonographic and Histopathological Staging of Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer: Time to Leave the Present TNM-Classification? FREE
Dirk Domagk MD, Raihana Diallo MD, Josef Menzel MD, Christina Schleicher MD, Agnes Bankfalvi MD, Helmut E Gabbert MD, Wolfram Domschke MD and Christopher Poremba MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 594-600; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40663.x
Endoscopic Ultrasound Errors in Esophageal Cancer FREE
Gregory Zuccaro Jr MD, Thomas W Rice MD, John J Vargo MD, John R Goldblum MD, John A Dumot DO, David J Adelstein MD, Patricia A Trolli RN and Eugene H Blackstone MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 601-606; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41167.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Cost Effectiveness of Testing Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis C FREE
Michael K Chapko PhD, Kevin L Sloan MD, John W Davison PhD, MBA, D Robert Dufour MD, Daniel D Bankson PhD, Michael Rigsby MD and Jason A Dominitz MD, MHS For the Hepatitis C Resource Center Program, Department of Veterans Affairs
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 607-615; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40531.x
Identification of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients without Significant Liver Fibrosis by a Simple Noninvasive Predictive Model FREE
Alex Yui Hui MD, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan MD, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong MD, Choong-Tsek Liew MD, Angel Mei-Ling Chim BSc, Francis Ka-Leung Chan MD and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 616-623; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41289.x
Hemodynamic Effects of Terlipressin and High Somatostatin Dose during Acute Variceal Bleeding in Nonresponders to the Usual Somatostatin Dose FREE
Càndid Villanueva MD, Montserrat Planella MD, Carles Aracil MD, Josep M López-Balaguer MD, Begoña González MD, Josep Miñana MD and Joaquim Balanzó MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 624-630; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40665.x
Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Octreotide and Terlipressin in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Randomized Comparison FREE
Soon Koo Baik MD, Phil Ho Jeong MD, Sang Won Ji MD, Byung Su Yoo MD, Hyun Soo Kim MD, Dong Ki Lee MD, Sang Ok Kwon MD, Young Ju Kim MD, Joong Wha Park MD, Sei Jin Chang PhD and Samuel S Lee MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 631-635; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41381.x
A1166C Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Gene Polymorphism May Predict Hemodynamic Response to Losartan in Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension FREE
Silvia Sookoian MD, Gustavo Castaño MD, Silvia I García PhD, Pedro Viudez MD, Claudio González MD and Carlos J Pirola PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 636-642; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41168.x
Estimation of Utilities for Chronic Hepatitis C from SF-36 Scores FREE
Hla-Hla Thein MD, MPH, Murray Krahn MD, M Sc, John M Kaldor PhD and Gregory J Dore MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 643-651; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40976.x
Functional GI Disorders
Effect of CCK-1 Antagonist, Dexloxiglumide, in Female Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacogenomic Study FREE
Filippo Cremonini MD, Michael Camilleri MD, Sanna McKinzie MS, Paula Carlson BS, Christopher E Camilleri, Duane Burton, George Thomforde BS, Raul Urrutia MD and Alan R Zinsmeister PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 652-663; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41081.x
Clinical Response to Tricyclic Antidepressants in Functional Bowel Disorders is not Related to Dosage FREE
Albena Halpert MD, Christine B Dalton PA-C, Nicholas E Diamant MD, Brenda B Toner PhD, Yuming Hu PhD, Carolyn B Morris PhD, Shrikant I Bangdiwala PhD, William E Whitehead PhD and Douglas A Drossman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 664-671; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.30375.x
Colon
Temporal Trends in New Diagnoses of Colorectal Cancer with Obstruction, Perforation, or Emergency Admission in Ontario: 1993–2001 FREE
Linda Rabeneck MD, MPH, Lawrence F Paszat MD, MS, Deanna M Rothwell MS and Jingsong He MSc
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 672-676; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41228.x
A Novel Educational Strategy to Enhance Internal Medicine Residents' Familial Colorectal Cancer Knowledge and Risk Assessment Skills FREE
Paul C Schroy III MD, MPH, Julie T Glick, Alan C Geller RN, MPH, Angela Jackson MD, Timothy Heeren PhD and Marianne Prout MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 677-684; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41336.x
Nutrition/celiac Disease
Given® Capsule Endoscopy in Celiac Disease: Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy and Interobserver Agreement FREE
Rima Petroniene MD, PhD, Elena Dubcenco MD, Jeffrey P Baker MD, FRCP (C), Clifford A Ottaway MD, PhD, FRCP (C), Shou-Jiang Tang MD, Simon A Zanati MD, Cathy J Streutker MD, FRCP (C), Geoffrey W Gardiner MD, FRCP (C), Ralph E Warren MD, FRCP (C) and Khursheed N Jeejeebhoy MB, PhD, MRCP, FRCP (C), FRCP (E)
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 685-694; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41069.x
Pediatrics
Evolution of Gastric Electrical Features and Gastric Emptying in Children with Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy FREE
Osvaldo Borrelli MD, Gennaro Salvia MD, Valentina Mancini MD, Lucio Santoro MD, Francesca Tagliente MD, PhD, Erminia Francesca Romeo MD and Salvatore Cucchiara MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 695-702; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41303.x
Clinical Reviews
Pathogenesis and Risk Factors of Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma: A Colorectal Cancer Sibling? FREE
Thierry Delaunoit MD, Florence Neczyporenko MD, Paul J Limburg MD and Charles Erlichman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 703-710; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40605.x
Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Hepatocellular Steatosis FREE
Laurent Castera MD, Philippe Chouteau PhD, Christophe Hezode MD, Elie-Serge Zafrani MD, Daniel Dhumeaux MD and Jean-Michel Pawlotsky MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 711-715; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40898.x
Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment Patterns in African American Patients: An Update FREE
Samuel Daniel MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 716-722; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41321.x
Case Report
Pneumomediastinum Following Enteryx™ Injection for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease FREE
Kyung W Noh MD, David S Loeb MD, FACP, Andrew Stockland MD and Sami R Achem MD, FACP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 723-726; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41293.x
Letters to the Editor
Interferon Alpha-2b and Ribavirin for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Normal ALT FREE
Sandeep Mukherjee MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 727; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41461.x
Response to Dr. Mukerjee's Letter FREE
Ira M Jacobson MD and Furqaan Ahmed MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 727; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.t01-1-41461.x
Endoscopic Sedation FREE
Abraham S Horn DO, FACOI
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 727-728; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.t01-2-41461.x
Response to Abraham S. Horn, D.O., F.A.C.O.I. FREE
C Mel Wilcox MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 728-729; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.t01-3-41461.x
Postinfectious IBS FREE
Allen W Mangel MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 729; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.t01-4-41461.x
Post-Diarrhea Chronic Intestinal Symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in North American Travelers to Mexico FREE
Pablo C Okhuysen MD and Herbert L DuPont MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 729-730; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.t01-5-41461.x
Announcement
ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 731-734; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.100_03_01.x
