TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 104, Issue 6 (June 2009)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Letters to the Editor |
Announcements |
Errata, Corrigenda and Retractions
The Red Section
What's Hot in the Red Journal This Month?
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1337-1338; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.263
See also: Article by Kulnigg et al.See also: Article by Muratori et al.See also: Article by Yun et al.See also: Article by Jones et al.See also: Article by Kastrinos et al.See also: Article by Cooper et al.See also: Article by Wong et al.Meeting Report
Green Light from the FDA for New Drug Development in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Dyspepsia
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1339-1341; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.295
A Matter of Opinion
Helicobacter pylori Eradication and Gastric Cancer: When Is the Horse Out of the Barn?
A C de Vries MD, PhD, E J Kuipers MD, PhD and E A J Rauws MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1342-1345; doi:10.1038/ajg.2008.15
Risk Management
Most Doctors Win: What to Do If Sued for Medical Malpractice
Andrew D Feld MD, JD and Richard E Moses DO, JD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1346-1351; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.215
Reflections on Medical Practice
Quality Medical Care in Gastroenterology: Lessons From Palliative Medicine
Larry D Scott MD, MA
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1352-1355; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.142
Original Contributions
Esophagus
Receipt of Previous Diagnoses and Endoscopy and Outcome From Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Population-Based Study With Temporal Trends
Gregory S Cooper MD, Tzyung Doug Kou PhD and Amitabh Chak MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1356-1362; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.159
Subject Category: Esophagus
Editorial: Where Are You and How Do We Find You? The Dilemma of Identifying Barrett's Epithelium Before Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus
Roy K H Wong MD and Sean F Altekruse DVM
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1363-1365; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.167
Subject Category: Esophagus
Properties of the Neosquamous Epithelium After Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus Containing Neoplasia
Roos E Pouw MD, Joep J Gondrie MD, PhD, Agnieszka M Rygiel MD, PhD, Carine M Sondermeijer BSc, Fiebo J ten Kate MD, PhD, Robert D Odze MD, PhD, Michael Vieth MD, PhD, Kausilia K Krishnadath MD, PhD and Jacques J Bergman MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1366-1373; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.88
Subject Category: Esophagus
Endoscopy
Novel Removable Internally Fully Covered Self-Expanding Metal Esophageal Stent: Feasibility, Technique of Removal, and Tissue Response in Humans
Mohamad A Eloubeidi MD, MHS, FACG and Tercio L Lopes MD, MSPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1374-1381; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.133
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Endoscopy
Liver and Biliary Tract
Hyponatremia Is a Risk Factor of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study With Time-Dependent Analysis
Mónica Guevara, M E Baccaro, Aldo Torre, Beatriz Gómez-Ansón, José Ríos, Ferrán Torres, Lorena Rami, Gemma C Monté-Rubio, Marta Martín-Llahí, Vicente Arroyo and Pere Ginès
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1382-1389; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.293
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Editorial: Hyponatremia in Hepatic Encephalopathy:
An Accomplice or Innocent Bystander?
Byung Cheol Yun MD and W Ray Kim MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1390-1391; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.287
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Performance of the Hepatic Encephalopathy Scoring Algorithm in a Clinical Trial of Patients With Cirrhosis and Severe Hepatic Encephalopathy
Tarek Hassanein MD, Andres T Blei MD, William Perry PhD, Robin Hilsabeck PhD, Jan Stange MD, Fin S Larsen MD, Robert S Brown Jr MD, Stephen Caldwell MD, Brendan McGuire MD, Frederik Nevens MD and Robert Fontana MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1392-1400; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.160
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
The Utility of Evaluating Low Serum Albumin Gradient Ascites in Patients With Cirrhosis
Hashim E Khandwalla MD, Yemi Fasakin MD and Hashem B El-Serag MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1401-1405; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.117
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Common Genetic Variation and Haplotypes of the Anion Exchanger SLC4A2 in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Brian D Juran BS, Elizabeth J Atkinson MS, Joseph J Larson BS, Erik M Schlicht BA and Konstantinos N Lazaridis MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1406-1411; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.103
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Chronic Liver Disease Mortality Among Male Prison Inmates in Texas, 1989–2003
Amy Jo Harzke MDiv, MPH, DrPH, Jacques Baillargeon PhD, David P Paar MD, John Pulvino PA and Owen J Murray DO
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1412-1419; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.106
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
The Serological Profile of the Autoimmune Hepatitis/Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Overlap Syndrome
Paolo Muratori MD, Alessandro Granito MD, Georgios Pappas MD, Gaspare M Pendino MD, Chiara Quarneti MD, Ronny Cicola, Rita Menichella MD, Silvia Ferri MD, Fabio Cassani MD, Francesco B Bianchi MD, Marco Lenzi MD and Luigi Muratori MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1420-1425; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.126
Subject Category: Liver and Biliary Tract
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Novel Anti-Glycan Antibodies Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosis and Phenotype
Cynthia H Seow MBBS, FRACP, MSc, Joanne M Stempak MSc, CCRP, Wei Xu PhD, P Stat, Hui Lan PhD, Anne M Griffiths MD, FRCPC, Gordon R Greenberg MD, FRCPC, A Hillary Steinhart MD, FRCPC, MSc, Nir Dotan PhD and Mark S Silverberg MD, FRCPC, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1426-1434; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.79
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Characterization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Urinary Metabolic Profiling
Horace R T Williams MRCP, I Jane Cox PhD, David G Walker MRCP, Bernard V North PhD, Venisha M Patel BSc, Sara E Marshall PhD FRCP, Derek P Jewell DPhil, FRCP, Subrata Ghosh MD, FRCP, Huw J W Thomas PhD, FRCP, Julian P Teare MD, FRCP, Simon Jakobovits MRCP, Sebastian Zeki MRCP, Kenneth I Welsh PhD, Simon D Taylor-Robinson MD, FRCP and Timothy R Orchard MD, FRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1435-1444; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.175
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Risk of Arterial Thrombotic Events in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Christina Ha MD, Simon Magowan MD, Neil A Accortt PhD, Jiajing Chen MPH and Christian D Stone MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1445-1451; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.81
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Safety and Efficacy of a New 3.3 g b.i.d. Tablet Formulation in Patients With Mild-to-Moderately-Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Ellen J Scherl MD, Ronald Pruitt MD, Glenn L Gordon MD, Mark Lamet MD, Audrey Shaw PhD, Shirley Huang MS, Shadreck Mareya PhD and William P Forbes PharmD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1452-1459; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.83
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rapid Recurrence of IBD-Associated Anemia and Iron Deficiency After Intravenous Iron Sucrose and Erythropoietin Treatment
Stefanie Kulnigg MD, Lena Teischinger, Clemens Dejaco MD, Thomas Waldhör PhD and Christoph Gasche MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1460-1467; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.114
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Efficacy and Tolerability of AST-120 (Spherical Carbon Adsorbent) in Active Pouchitis
Bo Shen MD, Darrell S Pardi MD, Ana E Bennett MD, Elaine Queener LPN, Patricia Kammer CCRP, Jefferey P Hammel MS, Caroline LaPlaca MS and M Scott Harris MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1468-1474; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.138
Subject Category: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Functional GI Disorders
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Are Associated With a Modest Increase in the Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Laura E Targownik MD, MSHS, James M Bolton MD, Colleen J Metge PhD, Stella Leung MSc and Jitender Sareen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1475-1482; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.128
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
Minimum Clinically Important Difference for the Nepean Dyspepsia Index, a Validated Quality of Life Scale for Functional Dyspepsia
Michael Jones PhD and Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1483-1488; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.136
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
A Treatment Trial of Acupuncture in IBS Patients
Anthony J Lembo MD, Lisa Conboy ScD, John M Kelley PhD, Rosa S Schnyer, Claire A McManus, Mary T Quilty, Catherine E Kerr PhD, Doug Drossman MD, Eric E Jacobson PhD, Roger B Davis ScD and Ted J Kaptchuk OMD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1489-1497; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.156
Subject Category: Functional GI Disorders
Colon/Small Bowel
Combining Autofluorescence Imaging and Narrow-Band Imaging for the Differentiation of Adenomas from Non-Neoplastic Colonic Polyps Among Experienced and Non-Experienced Endoscopists
Frank J C van den Broek MD, Ellert J van Soest MD, Anton H Naber MD, PhD, Arnoud H A M van Oijen MD, Rosalie Ch Mallant-Hent MD, PhD, Clarisse J M Böhmer MD, PhD, Pieter Scholten MD, Pieter C F Stokkers MD, PhD, Willem A Marsman MD, PhD, Elisabeth M H Mathus-Vliegen MD, PhD, Wouter L Curvers MD, Jacques J G H M Bergman MD, PhD, Susanne van Eeden MD, PhD, James C H Hardwick MD, PhD, Paul Fockens MD, PhD, Johannes B Reitsma MD, PhD and Evelien Dekker MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1498-1507; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.161
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
Development and Validation of a Colon Cancer Risk Assessment Tool for Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
Fay Kastrinos MD, MPH, John I Allen MD, MBA, David H Stockwell MD, MPH, Elena M Stoffel MD, MPH, Earl F Cook ScD, Muthoka L Mutinga MD, Judith Balmaña MD and Sapna Syngal MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1508-1518; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.135
Subject Category: Colon/Small Bowel
Pancreas
Symptomatic Pancreatitis in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Ian Gooding MRCP, Emma Bradley, Joanne Puleston MRCP, Khin-Ma Gyi FRCP, Margaret Hodson FRCP and David Westaby FRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1519-1523; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.127
Subject Category: Pancreas
Pathology
The Current Spectrum of Gastric Polyps: A 1-Year National Study of over 120,000 Patients
Susanne W Carmack MD, Robert M Genta MD, Christopher M Schuler MD and M Hossein Saboorian MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1524-1532; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.139
Subject Category: Pathology
Clinical Reviews
Review
A Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy for Barrett's Esophagus in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Atul Bhardwaj MD, Christopher S Hollenbeak PhD, Nakechand Pooran MD and Abraham Mathew MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1533-1539; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.86
Continuing Medical Education: June 2009
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1540; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.317
The Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) in Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis
Simerpal K Gill, Lisa O'Brien, Thomas R Einarson and Gideon Koren MD, FRCPC
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1541-1545; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.122
Continuing Medical Education Questions: June 2009
James S Scolapio MD, Muhammad K Hasan MD, Anna M Buchner MD and Kanwar R S Gill MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1546; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.297
Continuing Medical Education: June 2009
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1547; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.298
Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Open and Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery
Matthew James Peters BSc, MBBS, Athar Mukhtar MBBS, MRCS, Rossita Mohamad Yunus MSc, Shahjahan Khan PhD, Juanita Pappalardo BPharm MBBS (Hons), Breda Memon RGN, LLB, PGC Ed and Muhammed Ashraf Memon MBBS, MA Clin Ed, DCH, FRACS, FRCSI, FRCSEd, FRCSEng
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1548-1561; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.176
Continuing Medical Education Questions: June 2009
James S Scolapio MD, Karen C Kim MD, Ying Hong Wang MD, Ashish Atreja MD and Dian Chiang MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1562; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.299
Electrosurgery in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Principles to Practice
Marcia L Morris MS, Robert D Tucker PhD, MD, Todd H Baron MD and Louis M Wong Kee Song MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1563-1574; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.105
Use of Infliximab in Particular Clinical Settings: Management Based on Current Evidence
Alfredo Papa MD, Giammarco Mocci MD, Michele Bonizzi MD, Carla Felice MD, Gianluca Andrisani MD, Italo De Vitis MD, Luisa Guidi MD and Antonio Gasbarrini MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1575-1586; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.162
Between Celiac Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The "No Man's Land" of Gluten Sensitivity
Elena F Verdu MD, PhD, David Armstrong MA, MB, BChir and Joseph A Murray MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1587-1594; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.188
Letters to the Editor
Proton Pump Inhibitors After Endoscopy in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Hwai-Jeng Lin MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1595; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.130
Response to Lin
Angelo Andriulli MD and Riccardo Marmo MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1595-1596; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.131
Video-Recording Documentation of Colonoscopy
Anil Minocha MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1596-1597; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.141
Response to Minocha
Douglas K Rex MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1597-1598; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.145
High-Risk and Advanced Adenoma: Who Is the Real Target of CT Colonography Screening?
C Hassan MD, A Laghi MD, A Zullo MD, F Iafrate MD and E Di Giulio MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1598-1599; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.166
Advanced vs. "High-Risk" Adenomas: Identifying the Relevant Target for CT Colonography Screening
Perry J Pickhardt MD and David H Kim MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1599-1600; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.205
Response to Hassan et al.
D K Rex MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1600; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.169
Diagnostic Performance of Esophageal pH Electrodes at Different Locations
Jerry D Gardner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1601; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.192
Response to Gardner
Jörgen Wenner MD, PhD and Stefan Öberg MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1601-1602; advance online publication, May 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.194
Aspiration of Video Capsule: Rare but Potentially Life-Threatening Complication to Include in Your Consent Form
A Koulaouzidis MD, J Pendlebury BSc, S Douglas BSc and JN Plevris MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1602-1603; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.93
Urinary Bladder Metastasis from an Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
J P Schuurman MD, T S de Vries Reilingh MD, PhD, S M Roothaan MD, R Th Bijleveld MD and M J Wiezer MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1603-1604; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.113
Thrombophilia in Liver Disease
Weekitt Kittisupamongkol MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1604; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.124
Splenic Injury as a Complication of Colonoscopy: A Case Series
Kiran V Rao MD, Gagan D Beri MD, Mark J Sterling MD and Gerald Salen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1604-1605; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.94
Erosive Gastritis Mimicking Watermelon Stomach
Osman Yüksel MD, Seyfettin Köklü MD, Ömer Ba
ar MD, 
lhami Yüksel MD and Hikmet Akgül MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1606-1607; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.108
Oral Fleet Phospho-Soda Laxative Induced Symptomatic Hypocalcemia in an Adult Patient With Celiac Disease
Erkin Oztas MD, Mehmet Bektas MD, Mevlut Kurt MD, Ibrahim Koral Onal MD and Ali Ozden MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1607-1608; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.119
Monthly and Seasonal Birth Patterns and the Occurrence of Crohn's Disease
Erika Angelucci MD, Andrea Cocco MD, Monica Cesarini MD, Annalisa Crudeli MD, Stefano Necozione MD, Renzo Caprilli MD and Giovanni Latella MD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1608-1609; advance online publication, April 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.107
Development of Pouchitis With Combination Therapy With Peg-Interferon 
-2b and Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C in a Patient With Ulcerative Colitis Who Underwent Pouch Surgery
Kenichi Morimoto MD, Hirokazu Yamagami MD, PhD, Shuhei Hosomi MD, PhD, Mizuki Ohira MD, Takehisa Suekane MD, PhD, Noriko Kamata MD, PhD, Mitsue Sogawa MD, PhD, Kenji Watanabe MD, PhD, Kazunari Tominaga MD, PhD, Toshio Watanabe MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Fujiwara MD, PhD, Akihiro Tamori MD, PhD, Nobuhide Oshitani MD, PhD and Tetsuo Arakawa MD, PhD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1609-1610; advance online publication, April 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.120
Acute Hemorrhage With Retroperitoneal Hematoma After Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of an Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas
Silvia Carrara MD, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono MD, Antonella Giussani MD and Pier Alberto Testoni PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1610-1611; advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.132
Announcements
Calendar of Courses, Symposiums, and Conferences
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1612; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.272
Errata, Corrigenda and Retractions
Corrigendum: American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008 FREE
Douglas K Rex, David A Johnson, Joseph C Anderson, Phillip S Schoenfeld, Carol A Burke and John M Inadomi
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1613; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.265
Corrigendum: Remifentanil vs. Meperidine for Patient-Controlled Analgesia During Colonoscopy: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial FREE
Lorella Fanti, Agostoni Massimo, Gemma Marco, Gambino Giulia, Facciorusso Antonio, Guslandi Mario, Torri Giorgio and Testoni Pier Alberto
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1613; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.266
Corrigendum: Pathogenesis of and Unifying Hypothesis for Idiopathic Pouchitis FREE
J Calvin Coffey, Fiachra Rowan, John Burke, Neil Dochery, William O Kirwan and P Ronan O'Connell
Am J Gastroenterol 104: 1613; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.294
