TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 102, Issue 6 (June 2007)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Case Report |
Letters to the Editor |
CME questions |
Errata |
Announcement
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
