TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 102, Issue 6 (June 2007)

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The Red Section

Ethics in Gastroenterology

Editor's Note

Edgar Achkar MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1145; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01270.x

Funding Source and Conflict of Interest Disclosures by Authors and Editors in Gastroenterology Specialty Journals

Nikhil Bhargava DO, Jamal Qureshi MD and Nimish Vakil MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1146-1150; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01268.x

The Expert's Corner

Postpolypectomy Bleeding

John Baillie MB, ChB, FRCP, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1151-1153; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01345.x

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Original Contributions

Esophagus

Detection of Intestinal Metaplasia in Barrett's Esophagus: An Observational Comparator Study Suggests the Need for a Minimum of Eight Biopsies

Rebecca Harrison MBChB, BSc (Hons), FRCPath, Ian Perry MBChB, PhD, MRCP, William Haddadin MBChB, MRCPath, Stuart McDonald PhD, Richard Bryan MBChB, PhD, MRCS, Keith Abrams PhD, Richard Sampliner MD, PhD, FACG, Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACG, Paul Moayyedi MBChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP, FRCPC and Janusz A Jankowski MD, PhD, FRCP, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1154-1161; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01230.x

Editorial

The Quest for Intestinal Metaplasia–Is It Worth the Effort?

Prateek Sharma MD, Sachin Wani MD and Ajay Bansal MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1162-1165; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01221.x

Esophagus

Serum Ghrelin Levels and Risk of Subsequent Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus

Catherine de Martel MD, PhD, Thomas D Haggerty BS, Douglas A Corley MD, PhD, MPH, Joseph H Vogelman DEE, Norman Orentreich MD and Julie Parsonnet MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1166-1172; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01116.x

Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Findings in Patients With Noncardiac Chest Pain Versus Those With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)-Related Symptoms: Results from a National Endoscopic Database

Ram Dickman MD, Nora Mattek MPH, Jennifer Holub MA, MPH, Dawn Peters PhD and Ronnie Fass MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1173-1179; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01117.x

Stomach

Risk for Gastric Cancer After Cholecystectomy

Katja Fall MD, PhD, Weimin Ye MD, PhD and Olof Nyrén MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1180-1184; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01169.x

Long-Term Risk of Gastric Cancer by Subsite in Operated and Unoperated Patients Hospitalized for Peptic Ulcer

Shahram Bahmanyar MD, Weimin Ye MD, PhD, Paul W Dickman PhD and Olof Nyrén MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1185-1191; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01161.x

High-Dose Pantoprazole Continuous Infusion Is Superior to Somatostatin After Endoscopic Hemostasis in Patients With Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Panagiotis Tsibouris MD, PhD, Elias Zintzaras PhD, Christos Lappas MD, Maria Moussia MD, George Tsianos MD, Theodoros Galeas MD, PhD and Spyros Potamianos MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1192-1199; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01120.x

Endoscopy/pancreas

In Patients Referred for Investigation Because Computed Tomography Suggests Thickened Gastric Folds, Endoscopic Ultrasound Is Superfluous If Gastroscopy Is Normal

Eric C Lam MD, FRCPC, Rayburn R Rego MD, Sarto C Paquin MD, FRCPC, Tju Siang Chua MD, FRCPC, Ginette Raymond BSc and Anand V Sahai MD, MSc (Epid), FRCPC

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1200-1203; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01151.x

Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Malignant Melanoma

Emilia Prakoso MD and Warwick S Selby MBBS, MD, FRACP

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1204-1208; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01115.x

Endoscopic Drainage of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses With Suspected Biliary Origin

Thomas Sersté MD, Nadine Bourgeois MD, Frédéric Vanden Eynden MD, Emmanuel Coppens MD, Jacques Devière MD, PhD and Olivier Le Moine MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1209-1215; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01140.x

Gastroduodenal Injury After Radioembolization of Hepatic Tumors

Cristina Carretero MD, Miguel Munoz-Navas MD, PhD, Maite Betes MD, PhD, Ramon Angos MD, PhD, Jose C Subtil MD, PhD, Ignacio Fernandez-Urien MD, Susana De la Riva MD, PhD, Josu Sola MD, PhD, Jose I Bilbao MD, PhD, Esther de Luis MD and Bruno Sangro MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1216-1220; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01172.x

Liver and Biliary Tract

Ischemic-Like Cholangiopathy With Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Critically Ill Patients

Cornelia M Gelbmann MD, Petra Rümmele, Monika Wimmer, Ferdinand Hofstädter, Björn Göhlmann, Esther Endlicher, Frank Kullmann, Julia Langgartner and Jürgen Schölmerich

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1221-1229; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01118.x

Development of an Experimental Model of Induced Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Rats With or Without Ascites

Elisabet Sánchez, José Such MD, Maite Teresa Chiva, Germán Soriano MD, Teresa Llovet, Javier Mercè MD, Francisco Sancho MD, Carlos Muñoz MD, Xiao-yu Song, Miguel Pérez-Mateo MD, Joaquín Balanzó MD and Carlos Guarner MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1230-1236; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01182.x

Hepatitis C Viremia Increases the Association With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Hepatitis B and C Endemic Area: An Epidemiological Link With Virological Implication

Jee-Fu Huang MD, Chia-Yen Dai MD, Shang-Jyh Hwang MD, PhD, Chi-Kung Ho MD, PhD, Pi-Jung Hsiao MD, Ming-Yen Hsieh MD, Li-Po Lee MD, Zu-Yau Lin MD, PhD, Shinn-Chern Chen MD, PhD, Ming-Yuh Hsieh MD, Liang-Yen Wang MD, Shyi-Jang Shin MD, PhD, Wen-Yu Chang MD, PhD, Wan-Long Chuang MD, PhD and Ming-Lung Yu MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1237-1243; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01181.x

Overlap of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Long-Term Outcomes

Marina G Silveira MD, Jayant A Talwalkar MD, Paul Angulo MD and Keith D Lindor MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1244-1250; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01136.x

Iron Depletion by Phlebotomy Improves Insulin Resistance in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hyperferritinemia: Evidence from a Case-Control Study

Luca Valenti MD, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani MD, Paola Dongiovanni PhD, Elisabetta Bugianesi MD, Giulio Marchesini MD, Paola Manzini MD, Ester Vanni MD and Silvia Fargion MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1251-1258; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01192.x

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Prevalence of CARD15/NOD2 Mutations in Caucasian Healthy People

Jean-Pierre Hugot MD, PhD, Isabelle Zaccaria, Juleen Cavanaugh PhD, Huiying Yang PhD, Sverine Vermeire MD, PhD, Maarit Lappalainen PhD, Stefan Schreiber MD, PhD, Vito Annese MD, PhD, Derek P Jewell MD, PhD, Elizabeth V Fowler PhD, Steven R Brant MD, PhD, Mark S Silverberg MD, PhD, Judy Cho MD, PhD, John D Rioux PhD, Jack Satsangi MD, PhD, Miles Parkes MD, PhD and for the IBD International Genetics Consortium

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1259-1267; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01149.x

Functional gi disorders

STW 5, a Phytopharmacon for Patients With Functional Dyspepsia: Results of a Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study

Ulrike von Arnim MD, Ulrich Peitz MD, Bettina Vinson MD, Karl-Josef Gundermann MD, PhD and Peter Malfertheiner MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1268-1275; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.01183.x

Functional gi Disorders

Effects of Iberogast® on Proximal Gastric Volume, Antropyloroduodenal Motility and Gastric Emptying in Healthy Men

Amelia N Pilichiewicz BSc (Hons), Michael Horowitz MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Antonietta Russo BSc, MMSc, Anne F Maddox Asst Dip Rad Tech, Karen L Jones Dip Appl Sci, PhD, Michael Schemann PhD, Gerald Holtmann MD, PhD, FRACP, FRCP and Christine Feinle-Bisset MMedSci, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1276-1283; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01142.x

Colon/small bowel

Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Fay Kastrinos MD, Elena M Stoffel MD, MPH, Judith Balmaña MD and Sapna Syngal MD, MPH

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1284-1290; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01168.x

Pediatrics

Maintenance Therapy for Erosive Esophagitis in Children After Healing by Omeprazole: Is It Advisable?

Gabriella Boccia MD, Francesco Manguso MD, PhD, Erasmo Miele MD, Roberta Buonavolontà MD and Annamaria Staiano MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1291-1297; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01152.x

Editorial

Pediatric Erosive Esophagitis Maintenance: Finally, Some Level 1 Evidence!

Susan R Orenstein MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1298-1300; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01148.x

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Clinical Reviews

Thoughts on the Complex Relationship Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis FREE

Stuart Jon Spechler MD, Robert M Genta MD and Rhonda F Souza MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1301-1306; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01179.x

Risk Factors and Risk Reduction of Malignant Seeding of the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Track from Pharyngoesophageal Malignancy: A Review of all 44 Known Reported Cases

Mitchell S Cappell MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1307-1311; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01227.x

Nonsurgical Approaches for the Treatment of Anal Fissures

Sanju Dhawan PhD and Sunny Chopra M Pharm

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1312-1321; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01203.x

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Case Report

Successful Treatment of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorder-Associated Diarrhea With Budesonide: A Case Report

Najwa Elnachef MD, Marc McMorris MD and William D Chey MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1322-1325; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01141.x

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Letters to the Editor

Magnification or Nonmagnification: That Is the Question

Kuang-I Fu MD, PhD, Yasushi Sano MD, PhD, Takahiro Fujii MD, PhD, Yasushi Kaji MD, PhD and Takahiro Fujimori MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1326; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01205.x

Response to Dr. Fu et al.: General Screening Is the Most Important

Ming-Yao Su MD and Cheng-Tang Chiu MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1327; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01226.x

Tegaserod-Related Possible Drug Interactions

Ilker Tasci MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1327-1328; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01178.x

Response to Dr. Tasci

Stefan A Mueller-Lissner MD, Julia Zack Pharm D, Peter C Rueegg MD and Cornelia Dunger-Baldauf PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1329; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01176.x

Congenital Chloride Diarrhea: A Missed Diagnosis in an Adult Patient

Ka-Ho Lok MBChB, FHKAM (Medicine), Hiu-Gong Hung MBChB, FHKAM (Medicine), Kin-Kong Li MBBS, FHKAM (Medicine), Kam-Fu Li MBChB, FHKAM (Medicine) and Ming-Leung Szeto MBBS, FHKAM (Medicine)

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1329-1330; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01146.x

Capsule Endoscopy and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Are Transfusion Dependence and Comorbidity Further Risk Factors to Predict a Diagnosis?

Reena Sidhu MRCP, David S Sanders MD, FRCP, FACG, Viv P Sakellariou MRCP and Mark E McAlindon BMedSci, DM, FRCP

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1329-1330; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01171.x

Isotretinoin and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Carla Rolanda MD and Guilherme Macedo MD, PhD, FACG

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1330; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01158.x

Endoscopic Management Is an Accepted First-Line Therapy for Biliary Complications After Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Shinsuke Tada MD, PhD, Shujiro Yazumi MD, PhD and Tsutomu Chiba MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1331; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01177.x

Response to Drs. Tada, Yazumi, and Chiba

Takeshi Tsujino MD, Takao Kawabe MD, Yasuhiko Sugawara MD, Masatoshi Makuuchi MD and Masao Omata MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1331-1332; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01174.x

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Where Is the Link?

Xiaofa Qin MD, PhD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1332-1333; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01133.x

Successful Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C With Pegylated Interferon, Ribavirin, and Infliximab in a Patient with Crohn's Disease

Manal F Abdelmalek MD, MPH, Chen Liu MD and John F Valentine MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1333-1334; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01131.x

Tongue Hyperpigmentation in a Caucasian Patient Coinfected With HIV and Hepatitis C During Peginterferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy

Harrys A Torres MD, Lara Bull MPH, Roberto C Arduino MD and Ben J Barnett MD

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1334-1335; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01162.x

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CME questions

Continuing Medical Education: June 2007

James S Scolapio MD CME Editor, Mohammad Al-Haddad MD CME Author and Kanwar RS Gill MD CME Author

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1336; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01383.x

Continuing Medical Education: June 2007

James S Scolapio MD CME Editor, Benjamin Levitzky MD CME Author, Francisco Marrero MD CME Author and Mohammed Qadeer MD CME Author

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1337; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01384.x

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Errata

Erratum FREE

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1338; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01339.x

Erratum FREE

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1339; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01372.x

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Announcement

Calendar of Courses, Symposiums, and Conferences

Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1340-1341; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01385.x

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