TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 102, Issue 10 (October 2007)
The Red Section
Pay for Performance: ACG Guide for Physicians
David A Johnson MD, FACG and and the Quality Measures Task Force of the American College of Gastroenterology
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2119-2122; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01519.x
The Expert's Corner
Balloon Dilation of Colonic Strictures
Brent Lemberg MD and John J Vargo MD, MPH, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2123-2125; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01356.x
How to Prepare for GI Board Recertification
Kenneth R DeVault MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2126-2127; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01442.x
Original Contributions
Esophagus
Nocturnal Reflux Episodes Following the Administration of a Standardized Meal. Does Timing Matter?
Michael Piesman MD, Inku Hwang MD, Corinne Maydonovitch BS and Roy KH Wong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2128-2134; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01348.x
Stomach
Transactivation of the EGFR by AP-1 Is Induced by Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Cancer
Hassan Ashktorab PhD, Mohammad Daremipouran MD, Melissa Wilson PhD, Serwat Siddiqi MD, Edward L Lee MD, Nasser Rakhshani MD, Reza Malekzadeh MD, Alfred C Johnson PhD, Stephen M Hewitt MD, PhD and Duane T Smoot MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2135-2146; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01400.x
Endoscopy
Guidewire Cannulation Reduces Risk of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis and Facilitates Bile Duct Cannulation
Everson LA Artifon MD, PhD, Paulo Sakai MD, PhD, José EM Cunha MD, PhD, Bhawna Halwan MD, Shinichi Ishioka MD, PhD and Atul Kumar MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2147-2153; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01378.x
Editorial
ERCP Cannulation May Come Down to the Wire
Paul R Tarnasky MD, FACP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2154-2156; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01376.x
Pancreas
Resectability of Presymptomatic Pancreatic Cancer and Its Relationship to Onset of Diabetes: A Retrospective Review of CT Scans and Fasting Glucose Values Prior to Diagnosis
Mario Pelaez-Luna MD, Naoki Takahashi MD, Joel G Fletcher MD and Suresh T Chari MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2157-2163; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01480.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Diagnostic Utility of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) for Primary Bile Duct Cancer and Changes in Serum IL-6 Levels Following Photodynamic Therapy
Young Koog Cheon MD, Young Deok Cho MD, Jong Ho Moon MD, Jae Young Jang MD, Young Seok Kim MD, Yun Soo Kim MD, Moon Sung Lee MD, Joon Seong Lee MD and Chan Sup Shim MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2164-2170; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01403.x
Editorial
Targeting IL-6 in Cholangiocarcinoma Therapy
Justin L Mott MD, PhD and Gregory J Gores MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2171-2172; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01394.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Impact of Steatosis on Insulin Secretion in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
Ryoichi Narita MD, PhD, Shintaro Abe MD, PhD, Akinari Tabaru MD, PhD and Makoto Otsuki MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2173-2180; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01443.x
Impact of Asian Race on Response to Combination Therapy With Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin in Chronic Hepatitis C
Sharif Missiha MD, FRCPC, Jenny Heathcote MD, FRCPC, Tamara Arenovich MSc and Kamran Khan MD, MPH, FRCPC The Canadian Pegasys Expanded Access Group
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2181-2188; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01431.x
Glucose Abnormalities Are an Independent Risk Factor for Nonresponse to Antiviral Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis C
Albert Lecube MD, Cristina Hernández MD, Rafael Simó MD, Juan Ignacio Esteban MD and Joan Genescà MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2189-2195; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01402.x
Clinical Utility of AFP-L3% Measurement in North American Patients with HCV-Related Cirrhosis
Richard K Sterling MD, FACG, Lennox Jeffers MD, Fredric Gordon MD, Morris Sherman MD, Alan P Venook MD, K Rajender Reddy MD, Shinji Satomura MD and Myron E Schwartz MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2196-2205; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01405.x
Octreotide Enhances Portal Pressure Reduction Induced by Propranolol in Cirrhosis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Julio D Vorobioff MD, Sebastián E Ferretti MD, Pedro Zangroniz MD, Marcelo Gamen MD, Eduardo Picabea MD, Fernando O Bessone MD, Virginia Reggiardo MD, Ana R Diez MD, Mario Tanno MD, Cristina Cuesta PhD and Hugo E Tanno MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2206-2213; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01390.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Transperineal Ultrasound in the Detection of Perianal and Rectovaginal Fistulae in Crohn's Disease
Giovanni Maconi MD, Sandro Ardizzone MD, Salvatore Greco MD, Elisa Radice MD, Cristina Bezzio MD and Gabriele Bianchi Porro MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2214-2219; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01441.x
Functional GI Disorders
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Co-Twin Control Analysis
Mary K Wojczynski MPH, PhD, Kari E North PhD, Nancy L Pedersen PhD and Patrick F Sullivan MD, FRANZCP
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2220-2229; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01479.x
Editorial
Twin Studies Used to Prove That the Comorbidity of Major Depressive Disorder With IBS Is NOT Influenced by Heredity
William E Whitehead PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2230-2231; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01472.x
Functional GI Disorders
Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Differs Between Subjects Recruited from Clinic or the Internet
Michael P Jones MD, Jason Bratten BS and Laurie Keefer PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2232-2237; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01444.x
Colon/Small Bowel
A Randomized, Multicenter Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Sodium Phosphate Tablets With 2L Polyethylene Glycol Solution Plus Bisacodyl Tablets for Colon Cleansing
John F Johanson MD, John W Popp Jr MD, Lawrence B Cohen MD, Sandra R Lottes PharmD, William P Forbes PharmD, Kelli Walker PharmD, Edwin Carter BS, Bing Zhang PhD and Martin Rose MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2238-2246; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01363.x
Ischemic Colitis Has a Worse Prognosis When Isolated to the Right Side of the Colon
John Sotiriadis MD, PhD, Lawrence J Brandt MD, Daniel S Behin MD and William N Southern MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2247-2252; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01341.x
Diagnosis of Rectal Varices via Color Doppler Ultrasonography
Takahiro Sato MD, Katsu Yamazaki MD, Jouji Toyota MD, Yoshiyasu Karino MD, Takumi Ohmura MD and Jun Akaike MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2253-2258; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01340.x
Sensitivity of Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test to Small Colorectal Adenomas
Tamiya Morikawa MD, Jun Kato MD, Yutaka Yamaji MD, Ryoichi Wada MD, Toru Mitsushima MD, Kohsaku Sakaguchi MD and Yasushi Shiratori MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2259-2264; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01404.x
Budesonide in the Treatment of Refractory Celiac Disease
Pardeep Brar MD, Susie Lee MD, Suzanne Lewis MD, Ikenna Egbuna MD, Govind Bhagat MD and Peter HR Green MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2265-2269; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01380.x
Pediatrics
Continuing Medical Education: October 2007
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2270; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01566.x
Oral Viscous Budesonide: A Potential New Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children
Seema S Aceves MD, PhD, John F Bastian MD, Robert O Newbury MD and Ranjan Dohil MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2271-2279; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01379.x
Continuing Medical Education Questions
James S Scolapio MD CME Editor, Seth A Gross MD CME Author and Kanwar R S Gill MD CME Author
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2280; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01567.x
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Disease in Children from West Virginia: A Review of the Last Decade (1995–2004)
Rupa Gill MD, Paul Durst MD, Mary Rewalt BA and Yoram Elitsur MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2281-2285; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01352.x
Esophago-Glottal Closure Reflex in Human Infants: A Novel Reflex Elicited With Concurrent Manometry and Ultrasonography
Sudarshan R Jadcherla MD, FRCPI, DCH, Alankar Gupta MD, MS, Brian D Coley MD, Soledad Fernandez PhD and Reza Shaker MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2286-2293; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01401.x
Pathology
The Importance of Recognizing Increased Cecal Inflammation in Health and Avoiding the Misdiagnosis of Nonspecific Colitis
Shirley C Paski MD, Robert Wightman MD, Marie E Robert MD and Charles N Bernstein MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2294-2299; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01389.x
Clinical Reviews
Variability in Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Systematic Review
Evan S Dellon MD, Ademola Aderoju MD, John T Woosley MD, PhD, Robert S Sandler MD, MPH and Nicholas J Shaheen MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2300-2313; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01396.x
Behavioral Intervention for the Treatment of Obesity: Strategies and Effectiveness Data
Rona L Levy PhD, FACG, Emily A Finch MA, Michael D Crowell PhD, FACG, Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACG and Robert W Jeffery PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2314-2321; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01342.x
Continuing Medical Education: October 2007
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2322; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01568.x
Meta-Analysis of Antioxidant Intake and the Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma
Ai Kubo MPH and Douglas A Corley MD, PhD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2323-2330; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01374.x
Continuing Medical Education Questions
James S Scolapio MD CME Editor, Mohammed A Qadeer MD CME Author, Benjamin Levitzky MD CME Author and Frank Marrero MD CME Author
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2331; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01569.x
Small Molecule and Novel Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Stephen A Harrison MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2332-2338; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01397.x
Practice Guidelines
ACG Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Neoplastic Pancreatic Cysts
Asif Khalid MD, FACG and William Brugge MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2339-2349; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01516.x
Letters to the Editor
The Use of Likelihood Ratios and Odds Ratios by Sawhney et al.
Chhavi Bansal MD and Mark D Schwartz MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2350; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_1.x
Response to Bansal and Schwartz
Mandeep S Sawhney MBBS, MS, Douglas B Nelson MD and John H Bond MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2350; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_2.x
Prevention of Donor to Recipient Transmission of HCV in Stem Cell Transplantation: Some Issues
Chia-Yen Dai MD, MS, Wan-Long Chuang MD, PhD, Jee-Fu Huang MD, Ming-Yen Hsieh MD and Ming-Lung Yu MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2350-2351; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_3.x
Response to Dr. Dai et al.
Naveen Surapaneni MD, Paramesuaran Hari MD and Kia Saeian MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2351-2352; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_4.x
Four Directed Biopsies are Better Than Eight Random Biopsies to Find Intestinal Metaplasia in Columnar Lined Esophagus
Parakrama Chandrasoma MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2352-2353; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_5.x
Detection of Intestinal Metaplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
Rebecca Harrison BSc, MB, ChB, FRCPath, Ian Perry MB, ChB, PhD, MRCP, William Haddadin MB, ChB, MRCPath, Stuart McDonald BSc, PhD, Richard Bryan MB, ChB, FRCS, Keith Abrams PhD, Richard Sampliner MD, PhD, FACG, Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACG, AGAF, Paul Moayyedi BSc, MB, ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP (London), FRCPC, AGAF and Janusz A Jankowski MD, PhD, FRCP, FACP
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2353-2354; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_6.x
EUS-Guided Routine Liver Biopsy in Selected Patients
Abraham Mathew MBBS, MHES
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2354-2355; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_7.x
Total Colonoscopy With a Transparent Hood for Trainees
Mitsunobu Matsushita MD, Naoyuki Danbara MD, Toshiro Fukui MD, Takayuki Matsumoto MD, Kazushige Uchida MD, Mika Omiya MD and Kazuichi Okazaki MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2355-2356; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_8.x
Pneumoencephalomeningitis Complicating Crohn's Disease: A Case Report
David B Ramsay MD, Bruno Petinaux MD and Marie Borum MD, EdD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2356-2357; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_9.x
Acute Liver Injury Associated With the Herbal Supplement Hydroxycut in a Soldier Deployed to Iraq
Frances J Jones MD and Allan H Andrews MD
Am J Gastroenterol 102: 2357-2358; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_10.x
