The Expert's Corner

Teaching Diaphragmatic Breathing for Rumination Syndrome

Denesh K Chitkara MD, Miranda Van Tilburg PhD, William E Whitehead PhD and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2449-2452; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00801.x

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Reflections On Medical Practice

Pay-for-Performance Medicine—Quality or Quagmire?

Michael Kirsch MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2453-2455; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00805.x

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Esophagus

Prospective Follow-Up Data from the ProGERD Study Suggest that GERD Is Not a Categorial Disease

Joachim Labenz MD, Marc Nocon PhD, Tore Lind MD, PhD, Andreas Leodolter MD, Daniel Jaspersen MD, Wolfgang Meyer-Sabellek MD, PhD, FACC, Manfred Stolte MD, PhD, Michael Vieth MD, Stefan N Willich MD, MPh and Peter Malfertheiner MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2457-2462; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00829.x

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Comparison of Esophageal Acid Exposure Distribution Along the Esophagus Among the Different Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Groups

Ram Dickman MD, Jimmy M Bautista MD, Wai-Man Wong MD, PhD, Rajan Bhatt MD, Joy N Beeler MPH, Isaac Malagon BS, Sara Risner-Adler BS, Kwok-Fai Lam PhD and Ronnie Fass MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2463-2469; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00944.x

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Characteristics of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Symptomatic Patients With and Without Excessive Esophageal Acid Exposure

Albert J Bredenoord MD, Bas LAM Weusten MD,PhD, Robin Timmer MD,PhD and Ande JPM Smout MD,PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2470-2475; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00945.x

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Relationship Between Pressure Wave Amplitude and Esophageal Bolus Clearance Assessed by Combined Manometry and Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Measurement

Nam Q Nguyen MBBS (hons), FRACP, Marcus Tippett Sc Tech Cert, Andre JPM Smout MD, PhD and Richard H Holloway BSc (med), MBBS, FRACP, MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2476-2484; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00796.x

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Stomach

Noncardia Gastric Adenocarcinoma Remains an Important and Deadly Cancer in the United States: Secular Trends in Incidence and Survival

Melvin Lau MD, Anne Le MD and Hashem B El-Serag MD, MPH

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2485-2492; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00778.x

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Endoscopy

Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspirate DNA Analysis to Differentiate Malignant and Benign Pancreatic Masses

Asif Khalid MD, Laurentia Nodit MD, Maliha Zahid MD, Kathy Bauer RN, Debra Brody RN, Sydney D Finkelstein MD and Kevin M McGrath MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2493-2500; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00740.x

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Editorial

DNA Analysis of Cells Obtained from Endoscopic Ultrasound-Fine Needle Aspiration in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Fool's Gold, Pandora's Box, or Holy Grail?

Girish Mishra MD, MS

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2501-2503; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00929.x

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Endoscopy

Sedation-Free Colonoscopy Using an Upper Endoscope Is Tolerable and Effective in Patients with Low Body Mass Index: A Prospective Randomized Study

Chang-Hwan Park MD, PhD, Wan-Sik Lee MD, PhD, Young-Eun Joo MD, PhD, Hyun-Soo Kim MD, PhD, Sung-Kyu Choi MD, PhD, Jong-Sun Rew MD, PhD and Sei-Jong Kim MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2504-2510; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00790.x

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Liver and Biliary Tract

Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices: Results of a Multicenter, Prospective, Validation Study

Edoardo G Giannini MD, PhD, FACG, Atif Zaman MD, MPH, FACG, Anna Kreil MD, Annarosa Floreani MD, Pietro Dulbecco MD, Emanuela Testa MD, Roya Sohaey MD, Peter Verhey MD, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic MD, Carlo Mansi MD, Vincenzo Savarino MD and Roberto Testa MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2511-2519; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00874.x

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Editorial

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices: Is It Feasible?

Roberto de Franchis MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2520-2522; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00880.x

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Liver and Biliary Tract

Successful Treatment with Peginterferon alfa-2b of HBeAg-positive HBV Non-Responders to Standard Interferon or Lamivudine

Hajo J Flink MSc, Bettina E Hansen MSc, E Jenny Heathcote MD, PhD, S Victor Feinman MD, Halis Simsek MD, Selim Karayalcin MD, Tomasz Mach MD, Wim F Leemans MD, Robert A de Man MD, PhD, Elke Verhey BSc, Solko W Schalm MD, PhD and Harry LA Janssen MD, PhD for the HBV 99-01 Study Group

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2523-2529; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00812.x

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Biliary Tract Candidiasis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in a Case Series

Dirk Domagk MD, Wolfgang Fegeler MD, Beate Conrad MD, Josef Menzel MD, Wolfram Domschke MD and Torsten Kucharzik MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2530-2536; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00663.x

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Noninvasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis and Inflammation in Chronic Hepatitis B-Virus Related Liver Disease

Mehdi Mohamadnejad MD, Ghodrat Montazeri MD, Atoosa Fazlollahi MD, Farhad Zamani MD, Jafar Nasiri MD, Hossein Nobakht MD, Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar MD, Shifteh Abedian MD, Seyed Mohamad Tavangar MD, Ashraf Mohamadkhani MD, Farhad Ghoujeghi MSc, Arezoo Estakhri MD, Negin Nouri MD, Zahra Farzadi MD, Abolfazl Najjari MD and Reza Malekzadeh MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2537-2545; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00788.x

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Psychobiological Subtypes of Ulcerative Colitis: pANCA Status Moderates the Relationship Between Disease Activity and Psychological Distress

Robert G Maunder MD, Gordon R Greenberg MD, Jonathan J Hunter MD, William J Lancee PhD, A Hillary Steinhart MD and Mark S Silverberg MD PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2546-2551; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00798.x

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Functional GI Disorders

Physical Activity and Intestinal Gas Clearance in Patients with Bloating

Albert Villoria MD, Jordi Serra MD, PhD, Fernando Azpiroz MD, PhD and Juan-R Malagelada MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2552-2557; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00873.x

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Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Tegaserod over 13 Months in Patients with Chronic Constipation

Stefan Müller-Lissner MD, Michael A Kamm MD, Ahmet Musoglu MD, David L Earnest MD, Cornelia Dunger-Baldauf MD and Michael A Shetzline MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2558-2569; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00789.x

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Experience with Type A Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of Outlet-Type Constipation

Giorgio Maria MD, Federica Cadeddu MD, Francesco Brandara MD, Gaia Marniga MD and Giuseppe Brisinda MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2570-2575; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00791.x

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Is It Possible to Predict the Clinical Course of Gallstone Disease? Usefulness of Gallbladder Motility Evaluation in a Clinical Setting

Antonio Colecchia MD, Lorenza Sandri MD, Maria Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani MD, Piero Portincasa MD, Giuseppe Palasciano MD, Giuseppe Mazzella MD, Enrico Roda MD and Davide Festi MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2576-2581; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00793.x

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Acute Tryptophan Depletion Alters Gastrointestinal and Anxiety Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Jonathan Shufflebotham MRCP, Sean Hood MSc, FRANZCP, Julie Hendry MRCPsych, Dana A Hince PhD, Kelly Morris MBBChir, David Nutt DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci, Chris Probert MD, FRCP and John Potokar MD, MRCPsych

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2582-2587; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00811.x

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Colon

Association of Fecal Incontinence with Physical Disability and Impaired Cognitive Function

Carline R Quander MD, Martha C Morris ScD, Carlos F Mendes de Leon PhD, Julia L Bienias ScD and Denis A Evans MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2588-2593; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00824.x

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Safety and Colon-Cleansing Efficacy of a New Residue-Free Formulation of Sodium Phosphate Tablets

Douglas K Rex MD, Howard Schwartz MD, Michael Goldstein MD, John Popp MD, Seymour Katz MD, Charles Barish MD, Robyn G Karlstadt MD, Martin Rose MD, Kelli Walker PharmD, Sandra Lottes PharmD, Nancy Ettinger and Bing Zhang PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2594-2604; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00776.x

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Pancreas

Chronic Alcohol Consumption Is a Major Risk Factor for Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis

Georgios I Papachristou MD, Dionysios J Papachristou MD, PhD, Veronique D Morinville MD, FRCPC, Adam Slivka MD, PhD and David C Whitcomb MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2605-2610; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00795.x

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Pediatrics

Liver Steatosis in Children With Chronic Hepatitis C

Maria Guido MD, Flavia Bortolotti MD, Paloma Jara MD, Luciano Giacomelli MD, PhD, Matteo Fassan MD, Loreto Hierro MD, Gabriella Nebbia MD, Lucia Zancan MD and Massimo Rugge MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2611-2615; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00918.x

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Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Douglas A Corley MD, PhD and Ai Kubo MPH

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2619-2628; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00849.x

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The Evolving Role of Leptin and Adiponectin in Chronic Liver Diseases

Emmanuel Tsochatzis MD, George V Papatheodoridis MD and Athanasios J Archimandritis PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2629-2640; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00848.x

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Incidence of Arterial Injuries Detected by Arteriography Following Percutaneous Right-Lobe Ultrasound-Guided Core Liver Biopsies in Human Subjects

Wael E A Saad MBBCh, Mark G Davies MD, PhD, Charlotte K Ryan MD, Deborah J Rubens MD, Nikhil C Patel MD, David E Lee MD, Lawrence G Sahler MD and David L Waldman MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2641-2645; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00875.x

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Pancreatic Involvement in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Luca Elli MD, Elisabetta Buscarini MD, Vanessa Portugalli MD, Luigi Reduzzi MD, Chiara Reduzzi MD, Gianfranco Brambilla MD, Fernanda Menozzi MD, Maria Teresa Bardella MD, Luca P Piodi MD, Maja Caldato MD and Alessandro Zambelli MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2655-2658; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00737.x

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The Proximal Colon: The New Watershed Region for Colonoscopists

Joseph C Anderson MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2663; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_1.x

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Response to Letter

Florence Aslinia MD, Lance Uradomo MD, Allison Steele CRNP, Bruce Greenwald MD and Jean-Pierre Raufman MD, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2663; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_2.x

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Colon Cancer After Infliximab Therapy for Crohn's Disease in a Young Patient Transplanted for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet MD, MSc, Aude Bressenot MD, Laurence Chone MD, Philippe Denjean MD, Patrick Boissel MD, Marc-André Bigard MD and Jean-Pierre Bronowicki MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2664-2665; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_3.x

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Esophageal Pseudopolyposis: A Unique Endoscopic Finding in a Patient with Active Crohn's Disease

Raffat Jaber MD, Geoffrey Gardiner MD and David S Condon MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2665-2666; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_4.x

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Localization of Early-Stage Dysplastic Barrett's Lesions in Patients with Short-Segment Barrett's Esophagus

Nobuyuki Moriyama MD, Yuji Amano MD, Kouichi Okita MD, Yuko Mishima MD, Shunji Ishihara MD and Yoshikazu Kinoshita MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2666-2667; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_5.x

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Intrasphincteric Neosaxitoxin Injection: Evidence of Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation in Achalasia

Alberto J Rodriguez-Navaro MD, Nestor Lagos PhD, Marcelo Lagos MD, Italo Braghetto MD, Attila Csendes MD, James Hamilton MD, Zoltan Berger MD, Gonzalo Wiedmaier MD and Ana Henriquez TM

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2667-2668; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_6.x

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Symptom Date Is Better than the Endoscopic Diagnosis Date in Seasonal Variation Studies in IBD

Metin Basaranoglu MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2668-2669; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_7.x

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Meta-Analysis of the Yield of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Crohn's Disease

William F Erber MD and Jonathan A Erber MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2669; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00809_8.x

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Continuing Medical Education: November 2006

James S Scolapio MD CME Editor and Mohammad Al-Haddad MD CME Author

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2671; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00993.x

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