TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 104, Issue 11 (November 2009)
The Red Section
What's Hot in the Red Journal This Month? FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2657-2658; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.609
See also: Original Contribution by Moon et al.See also: Original Contribution by Lankisch et al.See also: Original Contribution by Palmer et al.See also: Original Contribution by Pucci et al.See also: Original Contribution by Chennat et al.See also: Original Contribution by Pech et al.See also: Original Contribution by Sikkema et al.See also: Original Contribution by Nicholson et al.Report
Report of the Multisociety Task Force on GI Training FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2659-2663; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.570
Debate
Pro: Impedance Testing Is Useful in the Management of GERD FREE
Kathleen Blondeau PhD and Jan Tack MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2664-2666; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.568
Con: Impedance–pH Testing Does Not Commonly Alter Management of GERD FREE
Joel E Richter MD, FACP, MACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2667-2669; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.501
A Balancing View: Impedance–pH Testing in GERD—Limited Role for Now, Perhaps More Helpful in the Future FREE
Steven Shay MD, FACP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2669-2670; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.502
Reflections on Medical Practice
Medical Quality: Never Events or Never Never Land? FREE
Michael Kirsch MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2671-2672; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.196
Original Contributions
Esophagus
Aneuploidy and Overexpression of Ki67 and p53 as Markers for Neoplastic Progression in Barrett's Esophagus: A Case–Control Study
Marjolein Sikkema MD, Marjon Kerkhof MD, PhD, Ewout W Steyerberg PhD, Johannes G Kusters PhD, Paulina MH van Strien BSc, Caspar WN Looman MSc, Herman van Dekken MD, PhD, Peter D Siersema MD, PhD and Ernst J Kuipers MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2673-2680; advance online publication, July 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.437
See also: Original Contribution by Nicholson et al.Subject Category: Esophagus
Editorial: One Small Step for Metaplasia, but One Giant Leap for Biomarkers Is Needed FREE
Anna Nicholson BSc (Hons) and Janusz Jankowski MB ChB, MSc, MD, PhD, FRCP, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2681-2683; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.450
See also: Original Contribution by Sikkema et al.Subject Category: Esophagus
Complete Barrett's Eradication Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: An Effective Treatment Modality for High-Grade Dysplasia and Intramucosal Carcinoma—An American Single-Center Experience FREE
Jennifer Chennat MD, Vani J A Konda MD, Andrew S Ross MD, Alberto Herreros de Tejada MD, PhD, Amy Noffsinger MD, John Hart MD, Shang Lin PhD, Mark K Ferguson MD, Mitchell C Posner MD and Irving Waxman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2684-2692; advance online publication, August 18, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.465
See also: Original Contribution by Pech et al.Subject Category: Esophagus
Editorial: Resecting or Burning: What Should We Do With the Remaining Barrett's Epithelium After Successful ER of Neoplasia? FREE
Oliver Pech MD, PhD and Christian Ell MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2693-2694; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.470
See also: Original Contribution by Chennat et al.Subject Category: Esophagus
Quality of Life in GERD and Barrett's Esophagus Is Related to Gender and Manifestation of Disease
Quinn K Lippmann MD, MPH, Seth D Crockett MD, Evan S Dellon MD, MPH and Nicholas J Shaheen MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2695-2703; advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.504
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Esophagus
Genotypic and Functional Roles of IL-1B and IL-1RN on the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: The Presence of IL-1B-511*T/IL-1RN*1 (T1) Haplotype May Protect Against the Disease
Dipti Chourasia MSc, B R Achyut PhD, Shweta Tripathi PhD, Balraj Mittal PhD, Rama D Mittal PhD and Uday C Ghoshal MD, DNB, DM, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2704-2713; advance online publication, July 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.382
Subject Category: Esophagus
Subcardial 24-h Wireless pH Monitoring in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients With and Without Hiatal Hernia Compared With Healthy Subjects
Ausilia Grigolon MD, Paolo Cantú MD, Ivana Bravi MD, Chiara Caparello MD and Roberto Penagini MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2714-2720; advance online publication, July 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.443
Subject Category: Esophagus
Esophageal Pressure Topography Criteria Indicative of Incomplete Bolus Clearance: A Study Using High-Resolution Impedance Manometry
William J Bulsiewicz MD, Peter J Kahrilas MD, Monika A Kwiatek PhD, Sudip K Ghosh PhD, Albert Meek BS and John E Pandolfino MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2721-2728; advance online publication, August 18, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.467
Subject Category: Esophagus
Endoscopy
Direct Peroral Cholangioscopy Using an Ultra-Slim Upper Endoscope for the Treatment of Retained Bile Duct Stones
Jong Ho Moon MD, PhD, Bong Min Ko MD, Hyun Jong Choi MD, Hyun Cheol Koo MD, Su Jin Hong MD, PhD, Young Koog Cheon MD, PhD, Young Deok Cho MD, PhD, Moon Sung Lee MD, PhD and Chan Sup Shim MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2729-2733; advance online publication, July 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.435
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Endoscopy
The Utility of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Suspected Crohn's Disease
Melissa Tukey MD, Doug Pleskow MD, Peter Legnani MD, Adam S Cheifetz MD and Alan C Moss MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2734-2739; advance online publication, July 7, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.404
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Endoscopy
Liver and Biliary Tract
Epidemiology of HCV Infection in the General Population: A Survey in a Southern Italian Town
Raffaele Cozzolongo MD, Alberto Ruben Osella MD, PhD, Silvana Elba MD, Josè Petruzzi MD, Giampiero Buongiorno MD, Vito Giannuzzi MD, Giuseppe Leone MD, Caterina Bonfiglio BSc, Elsa Lanzilotta MLT, Onofrio Giuseppe Manghisi MD and Gioacchino Leandro MD and the NUTRIHEP Collaborating Group
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2740-2746; advance online publication, July 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.428
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Repeat Radiofrequency Ablation Provides Survival Benefit in Patients With Intrahepatic Distant Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yusuke Okuwaki MD, PhD, Takahide Nakazawa MD, PhD, Shigehiro Kokubu MD, PhD, Hisashi Hidaka MD, PhD, Yoshiaki Tanaka MD, Juichi Takada MD, Masaaki Watanabe MD, PhD, Akitaka Shibuya MD, PhD, Tsutomu Minamino MD and Katsunori Saigenji MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2747-2753; advance online publication, July 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.414
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Immunomodulators Are Associated With a Lower Risk of First Surgery Among Patients With Non-Penetrating Non-Stricturing Crohn's Disease
Michael F Picco MD, PhD, Ignacio Zubiaurre MD, Mohamed Adluni BS, John R Cangemi MD and Donna Shelton ARNP
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2754-2759; advance online publication, July 7, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.387
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Maintenance Treatment With Azathioprine in Ulcerative Colitis: Outcome and Predictive Factors After Drug Withdrawal
Andrea Cassinotti MD, Giovanni C Actis MD, Piergiorgio Duca MD, PhD, Alessandro Massari MD, Elisabetta Colombo MD, Elisa Gai MD, Vito Annese MD, Giuseppe D'Albasio MD, Gianpiero Manes MD, Simon Travis MD, DPhil, FRCP, Gabriele Bianchi Porro MD and Sandro Ardizzone MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2760-2767; advance online publication, July 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.410
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Relationship of C-Reactive Protein With Clinical Response After Therapy With Ustekinumab in Crohn's Disease
Gary P Toedter PhD, Marion Blank PhD, Yinghua Lang MA, Dion Chen PhD, William J Sandborn MD and Willem J S de Villiers MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2768-2773; advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.454
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Isotretinoin Is Not Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Case–Control Study
Charles N Bernstein MD, Zoann Nugent PhD, Teresa Longobardi PhD and James F Blanchard MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2774-2778; advance online publication, July 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.417
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Functional GI Disorders
Efficacy of the 5-HT1A Agonist Tandospirone Citrate in Improving Symptoms of Patients With Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hiroto Miwa MD, PhD, A Nagahara MD, PhD, K Tominaga MD, PhD, T Yokoyama MD, PhD, Y Sawada MD, PhD, K Inoue MD, PhD, Kiyoshi Ashida MD, PhD, T Fukuchi MD, M Hojo MD, PhD, H Yamashita MD, T Tomita MD, PhD, K Hori MD, PhD and T Oshima MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2779-2787; advance online publication, July 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.427
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
Quantification of Dental Erosions in Patients With GERD Using Optical Coherence Tomography Before and After Double-Blind, Randomized Treatment With Esomeprazole or Placebo
Clive H Wilder-Smith MD, AGAF, FRCP (Edin), Petra Wilder-Smith DDS, PhD, LDS, Dr med dent, Hilari Kawakami-Wong PhD, Julia Voronets Dr med dent, Kathy Osann MPH, PhD and Adrian Lussi Dr mad dent, PhD, Dipl Chem Ing ETH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2788-2795; advance online publication, August 4, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.441
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
Pancreas
Continuing Medical Education: November 2009
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2796; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.610
Subject Category: Pancreas
Natural History of Acute Pancreatitis: A Long-Term Population-Based Study
Paul Georg Lankisch MD, FRCP, FACG, Nils Breuer MD, Anja Bruns MD, Bettina Weber-Dany MD, Albert B Lowenfels MD and Patrick Maisonneuve Eng
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2797-2805; advance online publication, July 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.405
Subject Category: Pancreas
Continuing Medical Education Questions: November 2009
James S Scolapio MD, Ying Hong Wang MD, Karen C Kim MD, Ashish Atreja MD and Dian Chiang MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2806; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.620
Subject Category: Pancreas
Pathology
Clusterin in Stool: A New Biomarker for Colon Cancer Screening?
Sabina Pucci PhD, Elena Bonanno MD, Fabiola Sesti PhD, Paola Mazzarelli MD, Alessandro Mauriello MD, Federico Ricci MD, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai MD, Francesco Rulli MD, Gabriele Galatà MD and Luigi G Spagnoli MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2807-2815; advance online publication, July 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.412
Subject Category: Pathology
Pediatrics
Diagnostic Ionizing Radiation Exposure in a Population-Based Sample of Children With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Lena Palmer MD, MSCR, Hans Herfarth MD, PhD, Carol Q Porter BS, Lynn A Fordham MD, Robert S Sandler MD, MPH and Michael D Kappelman MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2816-2823; advance online publication, August 18, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.480
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Pediatrics
Investigation of Reported Associations Between the 20q13 and 21q22 Loci and Pediatric-Onset Crohn's Disease in Canadian Children
Devendra K Amre MBBS, PhD, David R Mack MD, FRCP, Kenneth Morgan PhD, Mary Fujiwara MSc, David Israel MD, FRCP, Colette Deslandres MD, FRCP, Ernest G Seidman MD, FRCP, Phlippe Lambrette MSc, Irina Costea MD, PhD, Alfreda Krupoves MD, MSc, Houda Fegury MSc, Jinsong Dong BSc, Guy Grimard MD, FRCS and Emile Levy MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2824-2828; advance online publication, July 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.430
Subject Category: Pediatrics
Clinical Reviews
Review
Continuing Medical Education: November 2009
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2829; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.619
Clinical Effects of Colonic Cleansing for General Health Promotion: A Systematic Review
Ruben D Acosta MD and Brooks D Cash MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2830-2836; advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.494
Continuing Medical Education Questions: November 2009
James S Scolapio MD, Abraham Panossian MD and Sergio Crespo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2837; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.618
Pouch vs. No Pouch Following Total Gastrectomy: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Ralf Gertler MD, Robert Rosenberg MD, Marcus Feith MD, Tibor Schuster MSc and Helmut Friess MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2838-2851; advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.456
Letters to the Editor
Questions Regarding Use of Infliximab and Risk of Certain Viral Infections
Wael El-Matary MBBCh, MD, MRCPCH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2852; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.471
See also: Letter to the Editor by Papa et al.Response to El-Matary
Alfredo Papa MD and Antonio Gasbarrini MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2852-2853; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.477
See also: Letter to the Editor by El-Matary et al.Was It Really an "Ugly" Meta-Analysis?
Lorenzo Fuccio MD, Leonardo Henry Eusebi MD and Franco Bazzoli MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2853; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.458
See also: Letter to the Editor by Yuan et al.Response to Fuccio et al.
Yuhong Yuan MD, PhD and Richard H Hunt MB, FRCP, FRCPC, FACG, FAGA
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2853-2854; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.461
See also: Letter to the Editor by Fuccio et al.Combination of Endoscopic Band Ligation With Terlipressin Is Better Than That With Octreotide in Shortening Hospital Stay?
Gin-Ho Lo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2855; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.495
See also: Letter to the Editor by Abid et al.Response to Gin-Ho Lo
Shahab Abid MBBS, FCPS, FRCP, FACG, Wasim Jafri MBBS, FRCP, FACG, FACP, Saeed Hamid MBBS, FRCP, FACG, FACP and Zahid Azam
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2855-2856; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.499
See also: Letter to the Editor by Lo et al.Eosinophilic Esophagitis in GERD Patients: a Clinicopathological Diagnosis Using Proton Pump Inhibitors
J Molina-Infante MD, L Ferrando-Lamana MD, M Fernandez-Bermejo MD and S Porcel-Carreño MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2856-2857; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.468
Serum Alanine Aminotransferase, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Disease in an Australian Population
Roger K Schindhelm BASc, MD, PhD, MEpi
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2857-2858; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.498
Statins and Colorectal Cancer: The Jury Is Still Out
Mark R Goldstein MD, FACP, Luca Mascitelli MD and Francesca Pezzetta MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2858-2859; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.485
Which End Point Is More Comprehensive in Reflecting Changes in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment Trials?
Ali Gholamrezaei MD, Kianoosh Nemati MD and Mohammad Hassan Emami MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2859; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.486
Hepatitis With Cholestasis Caused by Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch
Nicola Mumoli MD, Giovanni Carmignani MD, Riccardo Luschi MD, Marco Cei MD and Patrizio Chiavistelli MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2859-2860; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.373
A Rare Cause of Upper GI Bleeding: Gastrinoma of Major Duodenal Papilla
Hong-pei Cai MD, Xin Jiang MD, Jun-hui Ge MD, Xiao-lin Wang MD and Cai-kun Li MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2860-2862; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.368
A Rare Case of Duodenal Immunoglobulin M Infiltration in a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Tarun K Narang MD, Felice H Schnoll-Sussman MD, Rhonda Yantiss MD, Scott A Ely MD, MPH, Edwin Pascal Alyea III MD and Mark B Pochapin MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2862-2863; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.383
Giant Gastroduodenal Trichobezoar: Rapunzel Syndrome
Sandro Vila MD, Carlos García MD, Alejandro Piscoya MD, Raúl de los Ríos MD, José Luis Pinto MD, Jorge Huerta-Mercado MD and Alejandro Bussalleu MD, FACG, FRCP (Edin)
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2864-2865; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.384
An Uncommon Complication of Savary Gilliard Dilation
Pazhanivel Mohan MD, Ravi Ramakrishnan MD, DM and Jayanthi Venkataraman MD, DM
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2865; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.385
Is It Appropriate to Redo the Endoscopic Examination to Confirm the Position of an Endoscopically Placed Nasoenteral Feeding Tube?
Amer A Alkhatib MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2865-2866; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.425
Collagenous Colitis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Is Defective Collagen to Be Blamed?
Anish Chopra MD, Hisamuddin Kola MD and Julia Thornton MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2866; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.393
Severe Cutaneous Psoriasis After Certolizumab Pegol Treatment: Report of a Case
Filippo Mocciaro MD, Sara Renna MD, Ambrogio Orlando MD and Mario Cottone MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2867-2868; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.396
Long-Term Complications of Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy for Choledocholithiasis: A North-American Perspective
Milan T Folkers MD, James A Disario MD and Douglas G Adler MD, FACG, FASGE
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2868-2869; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.398
Endoscopic Repair of Post-Polypectomy Colonic Perforation
Christine F Lin BS and Greg S Cohen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2869-2870; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.423
Multiple "Apple-Core" Lesions in Chronic Ischemic Colitis: The Great Masquerader
Pradipta Ghosh MD and John M Carethers MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2870-2872; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.397
An Unusual Case of Mirizzi's Syndrome
Stavroula Koilakou MD, Ioannis Katsavellis MD, Spiros Rizos MD and Charalambos Tzathas MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2872-2873; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.401
Giant Inflammatory Polyposis of the Cecum With Repeated Intussusception in Ulcerative Colitis: Report of a Case
Motohiro Esaki MD, Takayuki Matsumoto MD, Yuta Fuyuno MD, Yuji Maehata MD, Shuji Kochi MD, Minako Hirahashi MD and Mitsuo Iida MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2873-2874; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.400
Topical Ankaferd Blood Stopper Administration to Bleeding Gastrointestinal Carcinomas Decreases Tumor Vascularization
Nesrin Turhan MD, Mevlut Kurt MD, Ali Shorbagi MD, Meral Akdogan MD and Ibrahim Celalettin Haznedaroglu MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2874-2877; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.431
A Case of Difficult-to-Treat Autoimmune Hepatitis Successfully Managed by TNF-
Blockade
Christina Weiler-Normann MD, Christiane Wiegard MD, Christoph Schramm MD and Ansgar Wilhelm Lohse MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 2877-2878; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.433
