TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 104, Issue 1 (January 2009)
The Red Section
What's Hot in the Red Journal This Month? FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1-3; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.148
See also: Article by Muddana et al.See also: Article by Liao et al.See also: Article by Johnston et al.See also: Article by Rokkas et al.See also: Article by Vakil et al.See also: Article by Bakx et al.See also: Article by Weyermann et al.ACG Presidential Introduction FREE
Eamonn M M Quigley MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 4; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.146
ACG Presidential Address FREE
Amy E Foxx-Orenstein DO, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 5-8; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.135
ACG 2008 Award Recipients FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 9; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.116
A Matter of Opinion: Will Hepatology Remain a Member of the Union or Secede from Gastroenterology?
Commentary: Gastroenterology and Hepatology: An Evolving Marriage, Not an Imminent Divorce FREE
Scott L Friedman MD, Arthur McCullough MD and Gregory Gores , on behalf of the AASLD Governing Board
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 10-11; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.131
Response: Evolution of Training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Working Together Is the Solution FREE
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACP, FRACP, FRCP, FACG, AGAF
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 11-12; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.130
Original Contributions
Esophagus
The Application of Prague C and M Criteria in the Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus in an Ethnic Chinese Population FREE
Chi-Yang Chang MD, Yi-Chia Lee MD, Ching-Tai Lee MD, Chia-Hung Tu MD, Jau-Chung Hwang MD, Hung Chiang MD, Chi-Ming Tai MD, Tsung-Hsien Chiang MD, Ming-Shiang Wu MD, PhD and Jaw-Town Lin MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 13-20; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.43
Subject Category: Esophagus
Stomach
Cumulative H. pylori Eradication Rates in Clinical Practice by Adopting First and Second-Line Regimens Proposed by the Maastricht III Consensus and a Third-Line Empirical Regimen FREE
Theodore Rokkas MD, PhD, FACG, AGAF, FEBG, Panos Sechopoulos MD, Ioannis Robotis MD, Georgios Margantinis MD and Dimitrios Pistiolas MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 21-25; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.87
See also: Article by Vakil et al.Subject Category: Stomach
Editorial: H. pylori Treatment: New Wine in Old Bottles? FREE
Nimish Vakil MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 26-30; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.91
See also: Article by Rokkas et al.Subject Category: Stomach
Endoscopy
Risk Factors for ERCP-Related Complications: A Prospective Multicenter Study FREE
Peng Wang MD, Zhao-Shen Li MD, Feng Liu MD, Xu Ren MD, Nong-Hua Lu MD, Zhi-Ning Fan MD, Qiang Huang MD, Xiao Zhang MD, Li-Ping He MD, Wen-Sheng Sun MD, Qiu Zhao MD, Rui-Hua Shi MD, Zi-Bin Tian MD, Yan-Qing Li MD, Wen Li MD and Fa-Chao Zhi MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 31-40; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.5
Subject Category: Endoscopy
Efficacy of Cap-Assisted Colonoscopy in Comparison With Regular Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial FREE
Yuk Tong Lee MD, Larry Hin Lai MRCP, Aric Josun Hui MRCP, Vincent Wai Sun Wong MRCP, Jessica Yuet Ling Ching MPH, Grace Lai Hung Wong MRCP, Justin Che Yuen Wu MD, Henry Lik Yuen Chan MD, Wai Keung Leung MD, James Yun Wong Lau MD, Joseph Jao Yiu Sung MD and Francis Ka Leung Chan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 41-46; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.56
Subject Category: Endoscopy
How Safe and Successful Are Live Demonstrations of Therapeutic ERCP? A Large Multicenter Study FREE
Zhuan Liao MD, Zhao-Shen Li MD, Joseph W Leung MD, Xiao Zhang MD, Shu-Tian Zhang MD, Ming Ji MD, Zhi-Ning Fan MD, Fa-Chao Zhi MD, You-Ming Li MD, Xiao-Xing Chen MD, Lin Lu MD, Xu Ren MD, Guo-Fa Jia MD, Liu-Ye Huang MD, Nong-Hua Lv MD, Wei-Feng Xie MD, Zhi-Zheng Ge MD and William SC Chao MD (China ERCP Live Demonstration and Education Study Group)
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 47-52; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.39
Subject Category: Endoscopy
Cervical Esophageal Perforations at the Time of Endoscopic Ultrasound: A Prospective Evaluation of Frequency, Outcomes, and Patient Management FREE
Mohamad A Eloubeidi MD, MHS, FACP, FACG, FASGE, Ashutosh Tamhane MD, MSPH, Tercio L Lopes MD, MSPH, Desiree E Morgan MD and Robert J Cerfolio MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 53-56; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.21
Subject Category: Endoscopy
Liver and Biliary Tract
Prevalence and Factors Related to Hepatitis B and C in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Spain: A Nationwide, Multicenter Study FREE
Carme Loras MD, Cristina Saro MD, Ferràn Gonzalez-Huix MD, Miguel Mínguez MD, Olga Merino MD, Javier P Gisbert MD, Jesús Barrio MD, Antonio Bernal MD, Ana Gutiérrez MD, Marta Piqueras MD, Xavier Calvet MD, Montserrat Andreu MD, Agueda Abad MD, Daniel Ginard MD, Luis Bujanda MD, Julián Panés MD, Miquel Torres MD, Fernando Fernández-Bañares MD, Josep M Viver MD and Maria Esteve MD for the REPENTINA study, GETECCU group (Grupo Español de Enfermedades de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa)
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 57-63; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.4
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
The Histologic Spectrum of Liver Disease in African-American, Non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic Obesity Surgery Patients FREE
Eric R Kallwitz MD, Grace Guzman MD, Veronica TenCate MD, Joseph Vitello MD, Jennifer Layden-Almer MD, Jamie Berkes MD, Roshan Patel MD, Thomas J Layden MD and Scott J Cotler MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 64-69; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.12
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
A Randomized Study of Extended Treatment With Peginterferon 
-2b Plus Ribavirin Based on Time to HCV RNA Negative–Status in Patients With Genotype 1b Chronic Hepatitis C FREE
Tatsuya Ide MD, Teruko Hino MD, Kei Ogata MD, Ichiro Miyajima MD, Reiichiro Kuwahara MD, Koichiro Kuhara MD and Michio Sata MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 70-75; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.60
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Insulin Resistance in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection FREE
Manoj Kumar MD, DM, Ajay Choudhury MD, DM, Nitin Manglik MD, DM, Syed Hissar MD, Archana Rastogi MD, Puja Sakhuja MD and Shiv K Sarin MD, DM, FNA, FNASc
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 76-82; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.9
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Minocycline in the Treatment of Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Results of a Pilot Study FREE
Marina G Silveira MD, Natalie J Torok MD, Andrea A Gossard CNP, Jill C Keach, Roberta A Jorgensen, RN, Janice L Petz, RN and Keith D Lindor MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 83-88; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.14
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Known Risk Factors Do Not Explain Disparities in Gallstone Prevalence Between Denmark and Northeast Germany FREE
Nele Friedrich PhD, Henry Völzke MD, Jochen Hampe MD, Markus M Lerch MD and Torben Jørgensen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 89-95; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.13
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Liver Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Case–Control Study FREE
Kirstine Kobberøe Søgaard MD, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó MSc, Henning Grønbæk MD, PhD, Peter Jepsen MD, Hendrik Vilstrup MD, PhD, DMSc and Henrik Toft Sørensen MD, PhD, DMSc
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 96-101; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.34
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Expression of the High-Affinity IgG Receptor FcRI (CD64) in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A New Biomarker for Gastroenterologic Diagnostics FREE
Wolfgang Tillinger MD, Ruth Jilch MD, Bernd Jilma MD, Harald Brunner MD, Ursula Koeller MD, Cornelia Lichtenberger, Thomas Waldhör PhD and Walter Reinisch MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 102-109; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.6
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Polymorphism of the IRGM Gene Might Predispose to Fistulizing Behavior in Crohn's Disease FREE
A Latiano BSc, PhD, O Palmieri BSc, PhD, S Cucchiara, M Castro, R D'Incà MD, G Guariso MD, B Dallapiccola, M R Valvano MSc, T Latiano, A Andriulli MD and V Annese MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 110-116; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.3
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in CGD Reproduces the Clinicopathological Features of Crohn's Disease FREE
Daniel J B Marks PhD, Kana Miyagi MB BS, BSc, Farooq Z Rahman MRCP, Marco Novelli PhD, Stuart L Bloom DM, FRCP and Anthony W Segal PhD, FRS
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 117-124; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.72
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Functional GI Disorders
Pilot Study on the Effect of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation FREE
Jeffrey M Johnston MD, Caroline B Kurtz PhD, Douglas A Drossman MD, Anthony J Lembo MD, Brenda I Jeglinski, James E MacDougall PhD, Stephen M Antonelli PhD and Mark G Currie PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 125-132; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.59
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
Colon/Small Bowel
Neorectal Irritability After Short-Term Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgical Resection for Rectal Cancer FREE
Roel Bakx MD, Annemiek Doeksen MD, J Frederik M Slors MD, Willem A Bemelman MD, J Jan B van Lanschot MD and Guy E E Boeckxstaens MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 133-141; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.2
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
Lymphocytic Duodenosis and the Spectrum of Celiac Disease FREE
Jennifer L Vande Voort MD, Joseph A Murray MD, Brian D Lahr MS, Carol T Van Dyke, Cynthia M Kroning MLT, S Breanndan Moore MD and Tsung-Teh Wu MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 142-148; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.7
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
Estimation of Impact of American College of Radiology Recommendations on CT Colonography Reporting for Resection of High-Risk Adenoma Findings FREE
Douglas K Rex MD, FACG, Andrew J Overhiser MD, Shawn C Chen MD, Oscar W Cummings MD and Thomas M Ulbright MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 149-153; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.35
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
A Report on the International Transglutaminase Autoantibody Workshop for Celiac Disease FREE
Marcella Li BS, MS, Liping Yu MD, Claudio Tiberti EP, Margherita Bonamico MD, Iman Taki BS, Dongmei Miao MD, Joseph A Murray MD, Marian J Rewers MD, PhD, Edward J Hoffenberg MD, Daniel Agardh MD, PhD, Patricia Mueller PhD, Martin Stern MD, Ezio Bonifacio PhD and Edwin Liu MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 154-163; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.8
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
Pancreas
Elevated Serum Creatinine as a Marker of Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis FREE
Venkata Muddana MD, David C Whitcomb MD, PhD, Asif Khalid MD, Adam Slivka MD and Georgios I Papachristou MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 164-170; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.66
Subject Category: Pancreas
Expression Pattern and Functional Relevance of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Cyclooxygenase-2: Novel Chemotherapeutic Targets in Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors? FREE
Frank Bergmann MD, Marco Breinig, Michael Höpfner MD, Ralf J Rieker MD, Lars Fischer MD, Christian Köhler, Irene Esposito MD, Jörg Kleeff MD, Esther Herpel MD, Volker Ehemann PhD, Helmut Friess MD, Peter Schirmacher MD and Michael A Kern MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 171-181; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.33
Subject Category: Pancreas
Pediatrics
Acquisition of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Early Childhood: Independent Contributions of Infected Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings FREE
Maria Weyermann PhD, MPH, Dietrich Rothenbacher MD, MPH and Hermann Brenner MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 182-189; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.61
Subject Category: Pediatrics
Clinical Reviews
Review
How I Manage H. Pylori-Negative, NSAID/Aspirin-Negative Peptic Ulcers FREE
Kenneth E L McColl MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 190-193; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.11
Continuing Medical Education: January 2009 FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 194; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.157
HLA and Autoimmune Digestive Disease: A Clinically Oriented Review for Gastroenterologists FREE
Andrea Cassinotti MD, Sarah Birindelli PhD, Mario Clerici MD, Daria Trabattoni PhD, Marco Lazzaroni MD, Sandro Ardizzone MD, Riccardo Colombo, Edoardo Rossi MD and Gabriele Bianchi Porro MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 195-217; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.10
Continuing Medical Education Questions: January 2009 FREE
James S Scolapio MD, Mohammed A Qadeer MD, Benjamin Levitzky MD and Frank Marrero MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 218; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.155
Does Purgative Preparation Influence the Diagnostic Yield of Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy?: A Meta-Analysis FREE
T Rokkas, K Papaxoinis, K Triantafyllou, D Pistiolas and S D Ladas
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 219-227; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.63
Placental Transport of Immunoglobulins: A Clinical Review for Gastroenterologists Who Prescribe Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies to Women During Conception and Pregnancy FREE
Sunanda V Kane MD, MSPH and Letitia A Acquah MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 228-233; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.71
Continuing Medical Education: January 2009 FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 234; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.156
Interventions for Treating Microscopic Colitis: A Cochrane Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders Review Group Systematic Review of Randomized Trials FREE
Nilesh Chande MD, FRCPC, John K MacDonald MA and John WD McDonald MD, FRCPC
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 235-241; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.16
Continuing Medical Education Questions: January 2009 FREE
James S Scolapio MD, Muhammad K Hasan MD, Kanwar R S Gill MD and Anna M Buchner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 242; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.154
Letters to the Editor
Adiponectin and Barrett's Esophagus FREE
Tetsuji Fujita MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 243; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.29
See also: Letter to the Editor by Rubenstein et al.Adiponectin and Its Role in Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis FREE
Shailendra Kapoor MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 243-244; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.27
See also: Letter to the Editor by Rubenstein et al.Response to Fujita and Kapoor FREE
Joel H Rubenstein MD, MSc, Anne Dahlkemper BA, John Y Kao MD, Min Zhang MD, Hal Morgenstern PhD, Laurence McMahon MD, MPH and John M Inadomi MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 244-245; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.26
See also: Letter to the Editor by Kapoor et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.Prolonged Cholestasis Associated With Benazepril Therapy FREE
Renee Palta DO, Salima Thobani MD, John A Donovan MD, Gary C Kanel MD, Guillermina Gutierrez MD and Tse-Ling Fong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 245-246; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.42
Taking a Closer Look at the Rectal Examination: Beyond the Basics FREE
Amar R Deshpande MD, Norman Block MD, FACS, DABU and Jamie S Barkin MD, MACG, MACP
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 246-247; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.46
Should We Examine the Prostate Prior to Colonoscopy? FREE
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FACP, FRACP, FRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 247; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.50
Perforated Duodenal Diverticulitis Caused by Retained Common Bile Duct Stone in the Diverticulum FREE
HyeYeon Park, JaeChun Song, ByungJun Lee, DongSup Yoon and DongKi Lee MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 248-249; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.30
Waist Circumference and Cecal Intubation Time FREE
Yu-Hsi Hsieh MD and Chin-Sung Kuo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 249-250; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.44
Colonoscopy-Induced Ischemic Colitis in a Young Patient With no Risk Factor FREE
Mehmet Arhan MD, 
brahim Koral Önal MD, Bülent Ödemis MD, Mehmet bi
MD and Nurgül 
amaz MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 250-251; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.28
Trend in Japanese Malpractice Litigation Involving Gastrointestinal Endoscopy FREE
Toru Hiyama MD, PhD, Masaharu Yoshihara MD, PhD, Shinji Tanaka MD, PhD and Kazuaki Chayama MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 251-252; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.20
Hemophagocytic Syndrome in the Course of Crohn's Disease: Possible Association With Cytomegalovirus Infection FREE
T Miquel, D P A Bonnet MD, J Leport MD, P Longuet MD, O Bletry MD and C Leport PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 252; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.24
Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated With Epstein–Barr Virus Reactivation in an Immunocompetent Patient FREE
Antonio Cuadrado Lavín MD, PhD, Javier Gómez Román MD, Santiago Aresti Zárate MD, Miguel Carrascosa Porras MD and J Ramón Salcines Caviedes MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 253-254; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.25
Sildenafil-Induced Severe Cholestatic Hepatotoxicity FREE
Masaru Enomoto MD, Hiroki Sakaguchi MD, Masaki Ominami MD, Shuji Iwai MD, Hiroyasu Morikawa MD, Akihiro Tamori MD and Norifumi Kawada MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 254-255; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.18
A Case of Rectal MALT Lymphoma Treated by Endoscopic Resection FREE
Abraham Mathew MBBS, MHES, Burt C Humburg MD and Michael G Bayer MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 255-256; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.47
Deep Venous Thrombosis Related to Protein S Deficiency Revealing Celiac Disease FREE
Lamia Kallel MD, Samira Matri MD, Sami Karoui MD, Monia Fekih, Jalel Boubaker MD and Azza Filali MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 256-257; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.48
