TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 101, Issue 9 (September 2006)
The Expert's Corner |
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Case Reports |
Letters to the Editor |
CME Questions |
Errata |
Announcements
The Red Section
Risk Management: Editorial
Culture and Medical Malpractice: Lessons from Japan. Is the "Reluctant Plaintiff" a Myth?
Andrew D Feld MD, JD, FACP
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1949-1950; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00846.x
Risk Management
Medical Malpractice Litigation in Gastroenterological Practice in Japan: A 22-Yr Review of Civil Court Cases
Shogo Sasao MD, Toru Hiyama MD, PhD, Shinji Tanaka MD, PhD, Shinichi Mukai MD, Masaharu Yoshihara MD, PhD and Kazuaki Chayama MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1951-1953; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00834.x
The Expert's Corner
Paracentesis
Janus P Ong MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1954-1955; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00752.x
Original Contributions
Esophagus
Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring and Symptom Analysis in GERD: A Study in Patients off and on Therapy
Frank Zerbib MD, PhD, Sabine Roman MD, Alain Ropert MD, PhD, Stanislas Bruley des Varannes MD, PhD, Philippe Pouderoux MD, PhD, Ulriikka Chaput MD, François Mion MD, PhD, Eric Vérin MD, PhD, Jean-Paul Galmiche MD, FRCP and Daniel Sifrim MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1956-1963; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00711.x
Gastric and Esophageal pH in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus Treated With Three Esomeprazole Dosages: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Trial
Stuart J Spechler MD, FACG, Prateek Sharma MD, FACG, Barry Traxler MS, Douglas Levine MD, FACG and Gary W Falk MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1964-1971; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00661.x
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial with Single-Dose Pantoprazole for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
John M Wo MD, Jennifer Koopman RN, Steven P Harrell MD, Ken Parker MD, Welby Winstead MD and Eric Lentsch MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1972-1978; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00693.x
Association Between Achalasia and Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphisms
Fermín Mearin MD, María-Asunción García-González PhD, Michael Strunk PhD, Natalia Zárate MD, Ju´n-Ramón Malagelada MD and Angel Lanas MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1979-1984; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00762.x
Stomach
Levofloxacin-Based Triple Therapy in First-Line Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Eradication
Enrico C Nista MD, Marcello Candelli MD, Maria A Zocco MD, Filippo Cremonini MD, Veronica Ojetti MD, Rosalba Finizio MD, Cristiano Spada MD, Giovanni Cammarota MD, Giovanni Gasbarrini MD and Antonio Gasbarrini MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1985-1990; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00716.x
Endoscopy
Continuous Infusion of Pantoprazole versus Ranitidine for Prevention of Ulcer Rebleeding: A U.S. Multicenter Randomized, Double-Blind Study
Dennis M Jensen MD, FACG, Samuel C Pace MD, FACG, Elaine Soffer BA and Gail M Comer MD, FACG Members of the 315 Study Group
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1991-1999; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00773.x
Editorial
To Establish the Efficacy of PPI Therapy for Ulcer Bleeding in the United States, Do We Need More Patients or More PPIs?
Grigoris I Leontiadis MD, PhD and Colin W Howden MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2000-2002; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00786.x
Endoscopy
Efficacy of Bispectral Monitoring as an Adjunct to Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation for Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Luke M Drake MD, Shawn C Chen MD, MPH and Douglas K Rex MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2003-2007; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00806.x
Editorial
Sedation for Endoscopic Procedures: Not as Simple as It Seems
Peter L Bailey MD and Gregory Zuccaro Jr MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2008-2010; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00807.x
Endoscopy
Diagnostic Yield and Therapeutic Impact of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in a Large Cohort of Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Bo Sun MD, Elizabeth Rajan MD, Shidan Cheng MD, Ruizhe Shen MD, Chengli Zhang MD, Shu Zhang MD, Yunlin Wu MD and Jie Zhong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2011-2015; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00664.x
Prospective Comparison of Push Enteroscopy and Push-and-Pull Enteroscopy in Patients with Suspected Small-Bowel Bleeding
Andrea May MD, PhD, Lars Nachbar MD, Marion Schneider MD and Christian Ell PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2016-2024; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00745.x
Safety and Efficacy of Argon Plasma Coagulation Trimming of Malpositioned and Migrated Biliary Metal Stents: A Controlled Study in the Porcine Model
Yang K Chen MD, Vaman Jakribettuu MD, Erik W Springer MD, Raj J Shah MD, Jeanine Penberthy RN and S Russell Nash MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2025-2030; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00744.x
Surgery or Endoscopy for Palliation of Biliary Obstruction Due to Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Everson L A Artifon MD, PhD, Paulo Sakai MD, PhD, José E M Cunha MD, PhD, Andrew Dupont MD, MSPH, Fauze Maluf Filho MD, PhD, Fábio Y Hondo MD, Shinichi Ishioka MD, PhD and Gottumukkala S Raju MD, FRCP, FACP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2031-2037; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00764.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Sensitivity and Specificity of Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin for Diagnosis of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinomas Varies According to Tumor Size
Shinichiro Nakamura MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Nouso MD, PhD, Kohsaku Sakaguchi MD, PhD, Yoichi M Ito MD, PhD, Yasuo Ohashi MD, PhD, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi MD, PhD, Nobuyuki Toshikuni MD, PhD, Hironori Tanaka MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Miyake MD, PhD, Eiji Matsumoto MD, PhD and Yasushi Shiratori MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2038-2043; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00681.x
Prognosis of Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Treated Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Results of a 10-Yr Cohort Study Involving 297 Patients
Pieter C J ter Borg MD, PhD, Solko W Schalm MD, PhD, Bettina E Hansen MSc and Henk R van Buuren MD, PhD for the Dutch PBC study group
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2044-2050; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00699.x
Elevated Plasma Osteopontin Levels in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jin Kim MD, Seung S Ki MD, Sang D Lee MD, Chul J Han MD, Yu C Kim MD, Sun H Park MD, Soo Y Cho MD, Young-Joon Hong MD, Hyo Y Park MSc, Myoungjin Lee MSc, Ha H Jung, Kee H Lee PhD and Sook-Hyang Jeong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2051-2059; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00679.x
Potential Role of Chitotriosidase Gene in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Evolution
Lucia Malaguarnera MD, PhD, Michelino D Rosa PhD, Anna M Zambito PhD, Nicola dell'Ombra PhD, Roberto D Marco MD and Mariano Malaguarnera MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2060-2069; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00680.x
Elevated Serum IgG4 Concentration in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Flavia D Mendes MD, Roberta Jorgensen RN, Jill Keach BS, Jerry A Katzmann PhD, Thomas Smyrk MD, Jessica Donlinger, Suresh Chari MD and Keith D Lindor MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2070-2075; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00772.x
Treatment Alternatives for Hepatitis B Cirrhosis: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Fasiha Kanwal MD, MSHS, Mary Farid DO, Paul Martin MD, Gary Chen MD, Ian M Gralnek MD, MSHS, Gareth S Dulai MD, MSHS and Brennan M R Spiegel MD, MSHS
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2076-2089; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00769.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Granulomatous Enterocolitis Associated with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Alexis L Grucela MD, Pruthvi Patel MD, MPH, Eric Goldstein MD, Ron Palmon MD, David B Sachar MD and Randolph M Steinhagen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2090-2095; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00733.x
Functional Gi
Esomeprazole 40 mg Once a Day in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: The Randomized, Placebo-Controlled "ENTER" Trial
Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten MD, David Armstrong MD, Naoki Chiba MD, MSc, Nigel Flook MD, Robert J White PhD, Bijan Chakraborty MSc and Ally Gasco MSc
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2096-2106; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00751.x
Colon
Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin A Injection Compared with Topical Nitroglycerin Ointment for the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure: A Prospective Randomized Study
Heiko Fruehauf MD, Michael Fried MD, Barbara Wegmueller MD, Peter Bauerfeind MD and Miriam Thumshirn MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2107-2112; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00722.x
Pediatrics
Helicobacter pylori Genotypes in Children from a Population at High Gastric Cancer Risk: No Association with Gastroduodenal Histopathology
Ana Isabel Costa Lopes MD, Ana Palha MD, Lurdes Monteiro PharmD, PhD, Mónica Olcastro BiotechD, Ana Pelerito BiotechD and Afonso Fernandes MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2113-2122; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00732.x
Pathology
Diagnostic Quality of: Polyps Resected by Snare Polypectomy: Does the Type of Electrosurgical Current Used matter?
Lucía C Fry MD, Audrey J Lazenby MD, Irina Mikolaenko MD, Brent Barranco MD, Steffen Rickes MD and Klaus Mönkemüller MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2123-2127; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00696.x
Clinical Reviews
The Burden of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, 2006
Nicholas J Shaheen MD, MPH, Richard A Hansen PhD, Douglas R Morgan MD, MPH, Lisa M Gangarosa MD, Yehuda Ringel MD, Michelle T Thiny MD, MPH, Mark W Russo MD, MPH and Robert S Sandler MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2128-2138; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00723.x
Characterization of Bouveret's Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of 128 Cases
Mitchell S Cappell MD, PhD, FACG and Michael Davis DO
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2139-2146; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00645.x
Inconsistencies in Endoscope-Reprocessing and Infection-Control Guidelines: The Importance of Endoscope Drying
Lawrence F Muscarella PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2147-2154; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00712.x
Case Reports
Radiologic Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy with T-Fastener Gastropexy: Aspects of Importance to the Endoscopist
Hymie Kavin MD and Richard Messersmith MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2155-2159; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00701.x
Giant Hepatocellular Adenoma Presenting with Chronic Iron Deficiency Anemia
Alexander YF Chung MBBS, FRCS, KW Leo MBBS, MRCS, MMed, GC Wong MBBS, FRCP, Khoon Leong Chuah MBBS, FRCPath, JW Ren MSc and Caroline GL Lee PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2160-2162; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00607.x
Letters to the Editor
Diet and Dyspepsia: To Believe Patients or Studies?
Varghese Thomas DM and Harish KareemKareem MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2163; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_1.x
Response to Drs. Thomas and Kareem
Yuri A Saito MD, G Richard Locke MD and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2163; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_2.x
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS), the Preferred Therapeutic Option for Budd Chiari Syndrome Associated with Portal Vein Thrombosis
Marco Senzolo MD, Evangelos Cholongitas MD, Neil Davies, Laura Marelli MD, Vibockborn Shusang MD, David Patch MBBS and Andrew K Burroughs
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2163-2164; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_3.x
Response to Dr. Senzolo et al.
Sarwa Darwish Murad MD and Harry L A Janssen MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2164-2165; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_4.x
Crohn's Disease in Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Treatment with Antitumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
Pilar Nos MD, PhD, Guillermo Bastida MD, Belen Beltran MD, PhD, Mariam Aguas MD and Julio Ponce MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2165-2166; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_5.x
Baclofen Facilitates PEG Placement in Paraplegia-In-Flexion Syndrome
Mitchell S Cappell MD, PhD, Toan Nguyen MD and Philip O Katz MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2166-2167; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_6.x
A Psoas Abscess Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Due to Diverticular Perforation
Jose D Debes MD, Hernan Lopez-Morra MD and George Dickstein MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2168; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00763_7.x
CME Questions
Continuing Medical Education: September 2006
James S Scolapio CME Editor MD and Mohammad A Al-Haddad CME Author MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2169; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00850.x
Continuing Medical Education: September 2006
James S Scolapio CME Editor MD, Laura K Bianchi CME Author MD and Karin B Cesario CME Author MD
Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2170; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00851.x
Errata
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Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2171; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00921_1.x
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Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2171; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00921_2.x
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Am J Gastroenterol 101: 2171; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00921_3.x
