Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to a Gastroenterologist in 2005

Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD and Joel Richter MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 211; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00388.x

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Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT): An International Perspective

Edgar Achkar and Paul Moayyedi Senior Associate Editors

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 212; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00484.x

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Does Fecal Occult Blood Test Have a Place for Colorectal Cancer Screening in China in 2006?

Joseph Sung MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 213-215; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00485.x

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Fecal Occult Blood Test Screening in the United Kingdom

Robert J C Steele MD, FRCS

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 216-218; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00512.x

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Esophageal

The Impact of Antireflux Surgery on Oxidative Stress of Esophageal Mucosa Caused by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 4-yr Follow-Up Study

Tuomo K Rantanen MD, PhD, Jari V Räsänen MD, Eero I T Sihvo MD, PhD, Markku O Ahotupa PhD, Martti A Färkkilä MD, PhD and Jarmo A Salo MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 222-228; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00420.x

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Association between Weight Gain and Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux in the General Population

Enrique Rey MD, Cristina Moreno-Elola-Olaso MD, Fernando Rodriguez Artalejo MD, G Richard Locke III MD and Manuel Diaz-Rubio MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 229-233; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00412.x

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A Comparison Between Low-Volume Referring Regional Centers and a High-Volume Referral Center in Quality of Preoperative Metastasis Detection in Esophageal Carcinoma

Evelyn PM van Vliet MSc, Marinus JC Eijkemans PhD, Ernst J Kuipers MD, PhD, John J Hermans MD, Ewout W Steyerberg PhD, Hugo W Tilanus MD, PhD, Ate van der Gaast MD, PhD and Peter D Siersema MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 234-242; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00413.x

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Stomach

Third-Line Rescue Therapy with Levofloxacin After Two H. pylori Treatment Failures

Javier P Gisbert MD, Manuel Castro-Fernández MD, Fernando Bermejo MD, Angeles Pérez-Aisa MD, Julio Ducons MD, Miguel Fernández-Bermejo MD, Felipe Bory MD, Angel Cosme MD, Luis-Miguel Benito MD, Laureano López-Rivas MD, Eloisa Lamas MD, Manuel Pabón MD and David Olivares MD The H. pylori Study Group of the Asociación Española de Gastroenterología

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 243-247; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00457.x

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The Association Between the Interleukin-1 Polymorphisms and Gastric Cancer Risk Depends on the Family History of Gastric Carcinoma in the Study Population

Teresa Starzyska MD, Katarzyna Ferenc MD, Thomas Wex PhD, Thilo Kähne PhD, Jan Lubiski MD, Malgorzata Lawniczak PhD, Krzysztof Marlicz MD and Peter Malfertheiner MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 248-254; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00422.x

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Endoscopy

The Prevalence Rate and Anatomic Location of Colorectal Adenoma and Cancer Detected by Colonoscopy in Average-Risk Individuals Aged 40–80 Years

Hana Strul MD, Revital Kariv MD, Moshe Leshno MD, PhD, Aharon Halak MD, Markus Jakubowicz MD, Moshe Santo MD, Mark Umansky MD, Haim Shirin MD, Ya'ara Degani MRS, Miri Revivo MRS, Zamir Halpern MD and Nadir Arber MD, MSc, MHA

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 255-262; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00430.x

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Editorial

The Case for Direct Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer

John H Bond MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 263-265; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00426.x

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Prospective Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Frequency of Nonfunctioning Pancreaticoduodenal Endocrine Tumors in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

Laurence Thomas-Marques, Arnaud Murat, Brigitte Delemer, Alfred Penfornis, Catherine Cardot-Bauters, Eric Baudin, Patricia Niccoli-Sire, Damien Levoir, Hélène du Boullay Choplin, Olivier Chabre, Nicolas Jovenin and Guillaume Cadiot Groupe des Tumeurs Endocrines (GTE)

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 266-273; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00367.x

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Nasopharyngeal Decolonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Can Reduce PEG Peristomal Wound Infection

Akira Horiuchi MD, Yoshiko Nakayama MD, Masashi Kajiyama MD, Hideyasu Fujii RN and Naoki Tanaka MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 274-277; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00366.x

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Endoscopic Gallbladder Stent Placement for Treatment of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease

Christine Schlenker MD, James F Trotter MD, Raj J Shah MD, Greg Everson MD, Yang K Chen MD, Daphne Antillon and Mainor R Antillon MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 278-283; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00403.x

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Is There a Role for Cholangioscopy in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?

Nida S Awadallah BS, Yang K Chen MD, Cyrus Piraka MD, Mainor R Antillon MD and Raj J Shah MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 284-291; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00383.x

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Liver and Biliary Tract

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Sporadic Hepatitis E as Compared with Hepatitis A

Tai Nin Chau MBBS, MRCP, Sik To Lai FRCP, Cyndy Tse MBBS, MRCPath, Tak Keung Ng MBBS, FRCPath, Vincent King Sun Leung FRCP, Wilina Lim FRCPath and Mun Hon Ng PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 292-296; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00416.x

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Treatment with Peg-Interferon -2b for HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B: HBsAg Loss Is Associated with HBV Genotype

Hajo J Flink MSc, Monika van Zonneveld MD, PhD, Bettina E Hansen MSc, Robert A de Man MD, PhD, Solko W Schalm MD, PhD and Harry LA Janssen MD, PhD for the HBV 99-01 Study Group

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 297-303; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00418.x

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HFE Genotypes in Decompensated Alcoholic Liver Disease: Phenotypic Expression and Comparison with Heavy Drinking and with Normal Controls

Dermot Gleeson MD, FRCP, Steven Evans PhD, Martin Bradley RGN, MPH, Jayne Jones RGN, Robert J Peck FRCR, Asha Dube BSc(HONS), FRC Path, Emma Rigby MBBS and Ann Dalton PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 304-310; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00439.x

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The Gastrointestinal Safety and Effect on Disease Activity of Etoricoxib, a Selective Cox-2 Inhibitor in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Yasser El Miedany MD, Sally Youssef MSc, Ihab Ahmed MRCP and Maha El Gaafary MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 311-317; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00384.x

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Contribution of IBD5 Locus to Clinical Features of IBD Patients

Anna Latiano, O Palmieri, Rossella M Valvano, Renata D'Incà, Maurizio Vecchi, Angelo Ferraris, Giacomo C Sturniolo, Luisa Spina, Giovanni Lombardi, Bruno Dallapiccola, Angelo Andriulli, Marcella Devoto and Vito Annese

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 318-325; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00389.x

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Functional GI Disorders

A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Rifaximin in Patients with Abdominal Bloating and Flatulence

Ala I Sharara MD, FACP, Elie Aoun MD, Heitham Abdul-Baki MD, Rawad Mounzer, Shafik Sidani and Ihab ElHajj MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 326-333; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00458.x

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Editorial

Germs, Gas and the Gut; the Evolving Role of the Enteric Flora in IBS

Eamonn M M Quigley MD, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 334-335; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00445.x

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Detailed Characterization of Epidemiology of Uninvestigated Dyspepsia and Its Impact on Quality of Life Among African Americans as Compared to Caucasians

Anil Minocha MD, William Chad Wigington DO and William D Johnson PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 336-342; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00391.x

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Colon

Polyp Miss Rate Determined by Tandem Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review

Jeroen C van Rijn MD, Johannes B Reitsma MD, PhD, Jaap Stoker MD, PhD, Patrick M Bossuyt PhD, Sander J van Deventer MD, PhD and Evelien Dekker MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 343-350; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00390.x

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Pancreas

A Randomized Crossover Study of Secretin-Stimulated Endoscopic and Dreiling Tube Pancreatic Function Test Methods in Healthy Subjects

Tyler Stevens MD, Darwin L Conwell MD, Gregory Zuccaro Jr MD, Frederick Van Lente PhD, Edward Purich PhD, Farah Khandwala MS and Seymour Fein MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 351-355; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00407.x

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Editorial

Where Have All the Dreiling Tubes Gone?

Bonnie J Pollack MD and James H Grendell MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 356-359; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00398.x

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Pediatrics

Serum Immune Responses Predict Rapid Disease Progression among Children with Crohn's Disease: Immune Responses Predict Disease Progression

Marla C Dubinsky MD, Ying-Chao Lin RN, Debra Dutridge RN, Yoana Picornell RN, Carol J Landers RN, Sharmayne Farrior RN, Iwona Wrobel MD, Antonio Quiros MD, Eric A Vasiliauskas MD, Bruce Grill MD, David Israel MD, Ron Bahar MD, Dennis Christie MD, Ghassan Wahbeh MD, Gary Silber MD, Saied Dallazadeh MD, Praful Shah MD, Danny Thomas MD, Drew Kelts MD, Robert M Hershberg MD, Charles O Elson MD, Stephan R Targan MD, Kent D Taylor PhD, Jerome I Rotter MD and Huiying Yang PhD for the Western Regional Pediatric IBD Research Alliance

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 360-367; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00456.x

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Pathology

Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Kevin B Barker MD, Nicole A Palekar MD, Steven P Bowers MD, Joel E Goldberg MD, Joseph P Pulcini MD and Stephen A Harrison MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 368-373; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00419.x

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Does Fecal Occult Blood Testing Really Reduce Mortality? A Reanalysis of Systematic Review Data

Paul Moayyedi Senior Associate Editor and Edgar Achkar Senior Associate Editor

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 380-384; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00537.x

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Inherited Thrombophilia and Thrombosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ioannis E Koutroubakis MD, Georgia Tsiolakidou MD and Elias A Kouroumalis MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 403; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_1.x

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Response to Letter of Koutroubakis et al.

Luisa Spina MD, Simone Saibeni MD, PhD and Maurizio Vecchi MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 403-404; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_2.x

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Reanalysis of Intragastric pH Results Based on Updated Correction Factors for Slimline^® and Zinetics™ 24 Single-Use pH Catheters

Philip Miner Jr. MD, Philip O Katz MD, Yusong Chen PhD and Mark Sostek MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 404-405; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_3.x

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Response to Dr. Miner

John Pandolfino MD and Peter J Kahrials MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 405-406; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_4.x

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A Tincture of Time

Robert E Kravetz MD, FACP, MACG

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 406; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_5.x

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Eligibility Criteria for Antiviral Therapy in HCV-Positive Patients: Similar Things to (Almost) Similar People

Edoardo G Giannini MD, PhD, FACG, Paola Romagnoli MD and Roberto Testa MD

Am J Gastroenterol 101: 406-407; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00401_6.x

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