TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 100, Issue 9 (September 2005)
The Red Section
DEBATE: Colonoscopy Is Justified for Any Polyp Discovered During Computed Tomographic Colonography FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1903; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50130_1.x
PRO: Patients with Polyps Smaller Than 1 cm on Computed Tomographic Colonography Should Be Offered Colonoscopy and Polypectomy FREE
Douglas K Rex MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1903-1905; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50130_2.x
CON: Immediate Colonoscopy Is Not Necessary in Patients Who Have Polyps Smaller Than 1 cm on Computed Tomographic Colonography FREE
David F Ransohoff MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1905-1907; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50130_3.x
A Balancing View: Who Said Size Does Not Matter? FREE
Edgar Achkar MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1907-1908; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50130_4.x
Ethics in Gastroenterology
" ... But I'll Pay for It!" FREE
Larry D Scott MD, MA
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1909-1911; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50268.x
Reflections on Medical Practice
GI Fellowship Training—The Missing Piece FREE
Michael Kirsch MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1912-1913; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50888.x
Original Contributions
Esophageal
Effect of Esomeprazole on Nighttime Heartburn and Sleep Quality in Patients with GERD: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial FREE
David A Johnson MD, William C Orr PhD, Joseph A Crawley, Barry Traxler, Joseph McCullough PhD, Kurt A Brown MD and Thomas Roth PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1914-1922; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00285.x
Increasing Trend of Reflux Esophagitis and Decreasing Trend of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients from a Multiethnic Asian Country FREE
Khek-Yu Ho MD, Yiong-Huak Chan PhD and Jin-Yong Kang MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1923-1928; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50138.x
Long-Term Acid Suppressive Therapy May Prevent the Relapse of Lower Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study FREE
Spiros N Sgouros MD, Jiannis Vlachogiannakos MD, George Karamanolis MD, Konstantinos Vassiliadis MD, Gerasimos Stefanidis MD, Christine Bergele MD, Euthimia Papadopoulou MD, Alec Avgerinos MD and Apostolos Mantides MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1929-1934; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41184.x
Stomach
Esomeprazole-Based Therapy in Helicobacter pylori Eradication: Any Effect by Increasing the Dose of Esomeprazole or Prolonging the Treatment? FREE
Javier P Gisbert MD, PhD, Antonio Domínguez-Muñoz MD, Antonio Domínguez-Martín MD, Jose Luis Gisbert MD and Santiago Marcos MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1935-1940; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00178.x
Interleukin-1 Gene Polymorphisms and Gastric Cancer Risk in a High-Risk Italian Population FREE
D Palli MD, C Saieva MD, I Luzzi MSc, G Masala MD, S Topa MSc, F Sera PhD, S Gemma PhD, I Zanna PhD, M D'Errico PhD, E Zini MD, S Guidotti MSc, A Valeri MD, P Fabbrucci MD, R Moretti MD, E Testai PhD, G del Giudice MD, L Ottini MD, G Matullo PhD, E Dogliotti PhD and M J Gomez-Miguel MSc
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1941-1948; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50084.x
Effect on Intragastric pH of a PPI with a Prolonged Plasma Half-Life: Comparison between Tenatoprazole and Esomeprazole on the Duration of Acid Suppression in Healthy Male Volunteers FREE
Richard H Hunt FRCP, FRCPC, FACG, David Armstrong MA, MB B Chir, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Cindy James RN, BScN, Sadat K Chowdhury MBBS, Yuhong Yuan MD, MSc, PhD, Paola Fiorentini MD, PhD, Alain Taccoen MD and Patrick Cohen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1949-1956; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41956.x
Endoscopy
Sedation with Propofol for Routine ERCP in High-Risk Octogenarians: A Randomized, Controlled Study FREE
Andrea Riphaus MD, Nikos Stergiou MD and Till Wehrmann MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1957-1963; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41672.x
Effectiveness of Walking Exercise as a Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial FREE
Hyun Soo Kim MD, PhD, Dong Hun Park MD, Jae Woo Kim MD, Myeong Gwan Jee MD, Soon Koo Baik MD, Sang Ok Kwon MD and Dong Ki Lee MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1964-1969; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40373.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Longitudinal Assessment of Histology Surrogate Markers (FibroTest–ActiTest) During Lamivudine Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection FREE
Thierry Poynard MD, PhD, Fabien Zoulim MD, PhD, Vlad Ratziu MD, PhD, Françoise Degos MD, PhD, Francoise Imbert-Bismut PhD, Paul Deny MD, Paul Landais MD, Abdelkader El Hasnaoui MD, Alain Slama MD, Patrick Blin PhD, Vincent Thibault MD, Parviz Parvaz MD, Mona Munteanu MD and Christian Trepo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1970-1980; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41957.x
Editorial
Noninvasive Markers of Fibrosis for Longitudinal Assessment of Fibrosis in Chronic Liver Disease: Are They Ready for Prime Time? FREE
Paul J Thuluvath MD, FRCP and Karen L Krok MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1981-1983; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00284.x
Impact of Chronic Viral Hepatitis on Health-Related Quality of Life in HIV: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample FREE
Fasiha Kanwal MD, MSHS, Ian M Gralnek MD, MSHS, Ron D Hays PhD, Gareth S Dulai MD, MSHS, Brennan M R Spiegel MD, MSHS, Samuel Bozzette MD, PhD and Steve Asch MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1984-1994; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41962.x
Natural History of Untreated Nonsurgical Hepatocellular Carcinoma FREE
Yuk Pang Yeung MMedSc, Chung Mau Lo MS, Chi Leung Liu MD, Benjamin C Wong MD, Sheung Tat Fan MD and John Wong PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 1995-2004; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00229.x
A Randomized Control Trial of Bimonthly Versus Biweekly Endoscopic Variceal Ligation of Esophageal Varices FREE
Hiroshi Yoshida MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Mamada MD, PhD, Nobuhiko Taniai MD, PhD, Kazuhito Yamamoto MD, PhD, Youichi Kawano MD, PhD, Yoshiaki Mizuguchi MD, PhD, Tetsuya Shimizu MD, Tsubasa Takahashi MD and Takashi Tajiri MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2005-2009; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41864.x
Clinical Presentation of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and on Hemodialysis Versus Those with Normal Renal Function FREE
Ke-Qin Hu MD, Steve M Lee MD, Shirley X Hu, Victor W Xia MD, Donald J Hillebrand MD and Namgyal L Kyulo MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2010-2018; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.51938.x
Differential Gene Expression Profiles in Stage I Primary Biliary Cirrhosis FREE
Masao Honda MD, PhD, Hiroshi Kawai MD, PhD, Yukihiro Shirota MD, PhD, Taro Yamashita MD, PhD and Shuichi Kaneko MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2019-2030; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41662.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Maintenance Infliximab Treatment Is Associated with Improved Bone Mineral Density in Crohn's Disease FREE
Michael Bernstein MD, Sue Irwin BSc and Gordon R Greenberg MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2031-2035; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50219.x
Thrombosis in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Role of Inherited Thrombophilia FREE
Luisa Spina MD, Simone Saibeni MD, PhD, Tullia Battaglioli MD, Flora Peyvandi MD, Roberto de Franchis MD and Maurizio Vecchi MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2036-2041; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.42029.x
Elevated Circulating Platelet-Derived Microparticles in Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease FREE
Akira Andoh MD, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa MD, Kazunori Hata MD, Yoshio Araki MD, Katsuyuki Kitoh MD, Masaya Sasaki MD, Takashi Yoshida MT and Yoshihide Fujiyama MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2042-2048; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50381.x
Colon
Prevalence and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia in Consumers of Alcohol in a Screening Population FREE
Joseph C Anderson MD, Zvi Alpern MD, Gurvinder Sethi MD, Catherine R Messina PhD, Carole Martin ANP, Patricia M Hubbard ANP, Roger Grimson PhD, Peter F Ells MD and Robert D Shaw MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2049-2055; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41832.x
Pancreas
Use of Expandable Metallic Biliary Stents in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer FREE
Sanjeev M Wasan MD, William A Ross MD, MBA, Gregg A Staerkel MD and Jeffrey H Lee MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2056-2061; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.42031.x
Pathology
Small-Bowel Metaplasia Arising in the Remnant Esophagus After Esophagogastrostomy—A Prospective Study in Patients with a History of Total Gastrectomy FREE
Ulrich Peitz MD, Michael Vieth MD, Matthias Ebert MD, Stefan Kahl MD, Hans-Ulrich Schulz MD, Albert Roessner MD and Peter Malfertheiner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2062-2070; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50200.x
Pediatrics
The Natural History of Childhood Abdominal Pain and its Association with Adult Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Birth-Cohort Study FREE
Stuart Howell, Richie Poulton and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2071-2078; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41753.x
Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of the Rome II Criteria in Children FREE
Miguel Saps MD and Carlo Di Lorenzo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2079-2082; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50082.x
Clinical Reviews
The Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Incidence and Variables Influencing It. A Critical Review FREE
Javier P Gisbert MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2083-2099; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50043.x
Helicobacter pylori Eradication Has the Potential to Prevent Gastric Cancer: A State-of-the-Art Critique FREE
Peter Malfertheiner MD, Pentti Sipponen MD, Michael Naumann PhD, Paul Moayyedi MB, ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP, Francis Mégraud MD, Shu-Dong Xiao MD, Kentaro Sugano MD, PhD and Olof Nyrén MD, PhD the Lejondal H. pylori–Gastric Cancer Task Force the Lejondal H. pylori–Gastric Cancer Task Force
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2100-2115; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41688.x
Preoperative Assessment of the Patient with Liver Disease FREE
Mark T Keegan MB, MRCPI and David J Plevak MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2116-2127; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41453.x
Letters to the Editor
Variability of Histologic Lesions in Relation to Biopsy Site in Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy—What Are the Implications for Diagnosing Adult Celiac Disease? FREE
Andrew D Hopper MRCP, Barbara S Höroldt PhD, MRCP, Timothy J Stephenson MD, FRCPath and David S Sanders MD, MRCP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2128; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_1.x
Response to Dr. Hopper and Colleagues FREE
Alberto Ravelli MD, Stefania Bolognini MS, Marco Gambarotti MD and Vicenzo Villanacci MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2128-2130; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_2.x
Long-Term Outcome of Pneumatic Dilation in the Treatment of Achalasia FREE
Ashish Kumar MD, DM and Srivenu Itha MD, DM
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2130-2131; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_3.x
Response to Kumar and Itha FREE
Georgios Karamanolis, Spiros Sgouros and Apostolos Mantides
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2131; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_4.x
Written in Response to Scott LD: Treating Hepatitis C in Active Injection Drug Users FREE
Brian R Edlin MD and Michael R Carden MS, CRC
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2131-2132; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_5.x
Response from the Author FREE
Larry D Scott MD, MA
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2132; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_6.x
Response to "Potentially Flawed Interpretation of Data by Andriulli et al." FREE
Alan N Barkun MD, Alan Thomson MD, PhD, John Marshall MD, MSc and Marc Bardou MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2133; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_7.x
Reply to Dr. Barkun's Letter FREE
Angelo Andriulli MD and Gioacchino Leandro MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2133-2134; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395.x
Colonic Ischemia with Laxative Use in Young Adults FREE
Hernan A Lopez Morra MD, Steven N Fine MD and George Dickstein MD
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2134-2136; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_8.x
Suppurative Granulomatous Myositis of an Extra-Ocular Muscle in Crohn's Disease FREE
Igal Leibovitch MD, Anna Galanopoulos FRANZCO and Dinesh Selva FRANZCO
Am J Gastroenterol 100: 2136-2137; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_10.x
