TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 100, Issue 7 (July 2005)

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Debates

PRO: Maintenance Therapy Is Superior to Episodic Therapy FREE

Gary R Lichtenstein MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1433-1435; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50622_1.x

CON: "Lifetime Use" Is an Awfully Long Time FREE

Edward V Loftus Jr. MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1435-1438; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50622_2.x

A BALANCING VIEW: Lifetime Channeling of Infliximab for Crohn's Disease FREE

Stephen B Hanauer MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1438-1439; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50622_3.x

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Risk Management

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Its Broad Effect on Practice FREE

Andrew D Feld MD, JD, FACP

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1440-1443; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50621.x

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A Look Back

Stomach (Ewald) Tube FREE

Robert E Kravetz MD, MACG

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1444-1445; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50183.x

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Original Contributions

Esophageal

Decline in Esophageal Candidiasis and Use of Antimycotics in European Patients with HIV FREE

Amanda Mocroft PhD, Cristina Oancea MSc, Jan van Lunzen MD, Philippe Vanhems MD, Denes Banhegyi MD, Antonio Chiesi MD, Elena Vinogradova MD, Shlomo Maayan MD, Andrew N Phillips PhD and Jens Lundgren MD EuroSIDA study group

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1446-1454; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41949.x

Editorial

Declining Gastrointestinal Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Persons: A Triumph of Science and a Challenge for Our HAARTs and Minds FREE

Jean-Pierre Raufman MD, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1455-1458; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50088.x

ESOPHAGEAL

Rates of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Findings among People with Frequent Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux in the Community FREE

Sanjay Nandurkar MBB,S, G Richard Locke III MD, Joseph A Murray MD, L Joseph Melton III MD, Alan R Zinsmeister PhD, Ross Dierkhising MS and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1459-1465; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41115.x

Esophageal

Comparison of the Bravo™ Wireless and Digitrapper™ Catheter-Based pH Monitoring Systems for Measuring Esophageal Acid Exposure FREE

John E Pandolfino MD, Mitchal A Schreiner MD, Thomas J Lee MD, Qing Zhang MD, Christopher Boniquit MD and Peter J Kahrilas MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1466-1476; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41719.x

Stomach

A Randomized Trial Comparing Omeprazole, Ranitidine, Cisapride, or Placebo in Helicobacter pylori Negative, Primary Care Patients with Dyspepsia: The CADET-HN Study FREE

Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten MD, Naoki Chiba MD, David Armstrong MD, Alan Barkun MD, Alan Thomson MD, Sandra Smyth, Sergio Escobedo MSc, Joanna Lee MMATH and Paul Sinclair MSc

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1477-1488; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40280.x

Editorial

Dyspepsia and GERD: Breaking the Rules FREE

Nimish Vakil MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1489-1490; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50317.x

Stomach

The Diurnal Rhythm of the Cytoprotective Human Trefoil Protein TFF2 Is Reduced by Factors Associated with Gastric Mucosal Damage: Ageing, Helicobacter pylori Infection, and Sleep Deprivation FREE

C Emma Johns MD, Julia L Newton PhD, Bruce R Westley PhD and Felicity E B May DPhil

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1491-1497; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41859.x

Endoscopy

The Utility of Capsule Endoscopy Small Bowel Surveillance in Patients with Polyposis FREE

Carol A Burke MD, FACG, FACP, Janice Santisi RN, James Church MD, FACG, FRACS and Gavin Levinthal MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1498-1502; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41506.x

Prospective Trial of Endoscopic Clips Versus Combination Therapy in Upper GI Bleeding (PROTECCT—UGI Bleeding) FREE

John R Saltzman MD, Lisa L Strate MD, MPH, Veruska Di Sena MD, Christopher Huang MD, Benjamin Merrifield MD, Rie Ookubo MA and David L Carr-Locke MD, FRCP

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1503-1508; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41561.x

Liver and Biliary Tract

Insulin Resistance Plays a Significant Role in Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C and in the Response to Antiviral Therapy FREE

R D'Souza, C A Sabin and G R Foster

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1509-1515; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41403.x

Clinical Course and Outcome of Autoimmune Hepatitis/Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Overlap Syndrome FREE

Annarosa Floreani MD, Erik Rosa Rizzotto MD, Francesco Ferrara MD, Isabella Carderi MD, Diego Caroli MD, Luigi Blasone MD and Vincenzo Baldo MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1516-1522; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41841.x

Outcome of Small (10–20 mm) Arterial Phase-Enhancing Nodules Seen on Triphasic Liver CT in Patients with Cirrhosis or Chronic Liver Disease FREE

Martin E O'Malley MD, FRCPC, Yuji Takayama MD and Morris Sherman MD, BCh, PhD, FRCPC

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1523-1528; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41814.x

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Detection and Isolation of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis from Intestinal Mucosal Biopsies of Patients with and without Crohn's Disease in Sardinia FREE

Leonardo A Sechi PhD, Antonio M Scanu MD, Paola Molicotti PhD, Sara Cannas PhD, Manuela Mura PhD, Giuseppe Dettori MD, Giovanni Fadda MD and Stefania Zanetti PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1529-1536; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41415.x

Editorial

The Mycobacteria Story in Crohn's Disease FREE

Fergus Shanahan MD and Jim O'Mahony PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1537-1538; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50358.x

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

VSL#3 Probiotic-Mixture Induces Remission in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis FREE

Rodrigo Bibiloni PhD, Richard N Fedorak MD, Gerald W Tannock PhD, Karen L Madsen PhD, Paolo Gionchetti MD, Massimo Campieri MD, Claudio De Simone PhD and R Balfour Sartor MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1539-1546; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41794.x

Is Perianal Crohn's Disease Associated with Intestinal Fistulization? FREE

David B Sachar MD, Carol A Bodian DPH, Eric S Goldstein MD, Daniel H Present MD, Theodore M Bayless MD, Michael Picco MD, Ruud A van Hogezand MD, Vito Annese MD, Judith Schneider, Burton I Korelitz MD and Jacques Cosnes MD for the Task Force on Clinical Phenotyping of the IOIBD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1547-1549; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40980.x

Functional GI Disorders

Food-Specific Serum IgG4 and IgE Titers to Common Food Antigens in Irritable Bowel Syndrome FREE

Sameer Zar MRCP, Martin J Benson MD, FRCP and Devinder Kumar PhD, FRCS

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1550-1557; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41348.x

Editorial

IgG-Mediated Food Intolerance in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Real Phenomenon or an Epiphenomenom? FREE

Fergus Shanahan MD and Peter J. Whorwell MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1558-1559; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50009.x

Functional GI Disorders

Infusion of Neostigmine–Glycopyrrolate for Bowel Evacuation in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury FREE

Mark A Korsten MD, Alan S Rosman MD, Anthony Ng MD, Erdal Cavusoglu MD, Ann M Spungen EdD, Miroslav Radulovic MD, Jill Wecht PhD and William A Bauman MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1560-1565; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41587.x

Detection of Bacterial Overgrowth in IBS Using the Lactulose H2 Breath Test: Comparison with 14C-d-Xylose and Healthy Controls FREE

B Walters MD, FRCPC and SJ Vanner MSc, MD, FRCPC

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1566-1570; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40795.x

A Prospective Study of Gastric Emptying and Its Relationship to the Development of Nausea, Vomiting, and Anorexia after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation FREE

John K DiBaise MD, FACG, Elizabeth Lyden MS, Stefano R Tarantolo MD, Philip J Bierman MD and Randall E Brand MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1571-1577; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41723.x

Rectal Intussusception: A Study of Rectal Biomechanics and Visceroperception FREE

Lee S Dvorkin MRCS, Marc A Gladman MRCOG, MRCS, S Mark Scott PhD, Norman S Williams MS, FRCS and Peter J Lunniss MS, FRCS

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1578-1585; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41114.x

Colon

Positive Predictive Value of Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Persons Taking Warfarin FREE

Edmund J Bini MD, MPH, Roshini C Rajapaksa MD and Elizabeth H Weinshel MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1586-1592; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41979.x

Pancreas

The Clinical Value of Procalcitonin in Early Assessment of Acute Pancreatitis FREE

Ivy Susanne Modrau ISM, Andrea Karen Floyd AKF and Ole Thorlacius-Ussing OTU

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1593-1597; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41456.x

Pediatrics

TNF Promoter Polymorphisms and Modulation of Growth Retardation and Disease Severity in Pediatric Crohn's Disease FREE

Arie Levine MD, Raanan Shamir MD, Eytan Wine MD, Batya Weiss MD, Amir Karban MD, Ron R Shaoul MD, Shimon S Reif MD, Benjamin Yakir PhD, Marcello Friedlander PhD, Yael Kaniel MD and Esther Leshinsky-Silver PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1598-1604; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41737.x

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Clinical Review

Clinical Utility of Diagnostic Tests for Constipation in Adults: A Systematic Review FREE

Satish SC Rao MD, PhD, FRCP (Lon), Ramazan Ozturk MD and Loren Laine MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1605-1615; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41845.x

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Case Report

Focal Nodular Hyperplasia in Identical Twins FREE

Ayse L Mindikoglu MD, Arie Regev MD, Joe U Levi MD, Javier Casillas MD and Eugene R Schiff MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1616-1619; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41898.x

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Letters to the Editor

Acute Pancreatitis after Kidney Transplantation FREE

Gian Luigi Adani MD, PhD, Umberto Baccarani MD PhD, Pierluigi Viale MD, Fabrizio Bresadola MD and Andrea Risaliti MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1620; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_1.x

Helicobacter pylori and GERD FREE

Kenneth EL McColl

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1620-1621; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_2.x

Response to Professor McColl FREE

Joachim Labenz MD, Daniel Jaspersen, Michael Kulig MD, Andreas Leodolter MD, Tore Lind Prof., Wolfgang Meyer-Sabellek Prof., Manfred Stolte Prof., Michael Vieth MD, Stefan Willich Prof. and Peter Malfertheiner Prof.

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1621; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_3.x

The Role of Proximal pH Monitoring FREE

Inder Mainie MRCP, Amit Agrawal MD, Radu Tutuian MD and Donald O Castell MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1621-1622; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_4.x

Dual pH Monitoring to Detect Food and Beverage Artifacts FREE

Jan Tack MD, PhD, Mike Cool MD and Daniel Sifrin MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1622-1623; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_5.x

Value of AST/ALT Ratio as Fibrotic Predictor in Chronic Hepatitis C FREE

Gordon Park MD, D Brian Jones MD and Peter Katelaris MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1623-1624; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_6.x

Response to Drs. Park, Jones and Katelaris FREE

Nezam H Afdhal MD and David Nunes MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1624; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_7.x

Tuberculous Peritonitis FREE

Darrell G Finlay MD, Karen Szauter MD, Gottumukkala S Raju MD and Ned Snyder MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1624-1625; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_8.x

Interstitial Pneumonia Recurrence During Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment FREE

Christophe Renou, Sylvie Germain, Abdelouahid Harafa, Stphane Martin, Olivier Larroque, Pierre Muller, Jean-Jacques Bertrand and Philippe Halfon

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1625-1626; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_9.x

Successful Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis D with a Short Course of Peginterferon alfa-2a FREE

Peter Ferenci, Elisabeth Formann and Raffaella Romeo

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1626-1627; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_10.x

Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunal Feeding Tube Placement FREE

Michael A Shetzline MD, PhD, Paul V Suhocki MD and Naurang Agrawal MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1627-1628; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_11.x

Response to Drs. Shetzline, Suhocki, and Agrawal FREE

John E Fortunato MD, Anil Darbari MD, Sally E Mitchell MD, Richard E Thompson PhD and Carmen Cuffari MD

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1628; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50006_12.x

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GI Fellowship Training Programs

GI Fellowship Training Programs FREE

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1629-1655; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.100_07_02.x

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Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE

Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1656-1659; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.100_07_01.x

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