TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 99, Issue 10 (October 2004)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Case Reports |
Letters to the Editor |
Announcements |
Errata
The Red Section
Editorial
The Journal's Impact Increases!
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD and Joel E Richter MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1867-1868; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41073.x
Ethics in Gastroenterology
Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing
Larry D Scott MD, MA
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1871-1873; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41070.x
Reflections On Medical Practice
Clinical Examination of the Gastrointestinal System in the 21st Century—Is the Emphasis Right?
Vikrant Sibartie MD and Fergus Shanahan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1874-1875; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40910.x
A Look Back
Poison Bottles
Robert E Kravetz MD, MACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1876; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41043.x
Original Contributions
Esophageal
Proton Pump Inhibitors Are Associated with Reduced Incidence of Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
Hashem B El-Serag MD, MPH, Thomas V Aguirre MD, Stephanie Davis PharmD, Mark Kuebeler MS, Achyut Bhattacharyya MD and Richard E Sampliner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1877-1883; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30228.x
Editorial
Acid Suppression and Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus: Cause or Cure?
Thomas G Schell MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1884-1886; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41077.x
Esophageal
DNA Abnormalities as Marker of Risk for Progression of Barrett's Esophagus to Adenocarcinoma: Image Cytometric DNA Analysis in Formalin-Fixed Tissues
Ming Fang MD, PhD, Edward Lew MD, PhD, Michael Klein MD, Thomas Sebo MD, Yingyao Su MD and Raj Goyal MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1887-1894; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30886.x
Gastroesophageal Junction Smooth Muscle Remodeling after Endoluminal Gastroplication
Julia J Liu MD, Jonathan N Glickman MD, David L Carr-Locke MD, David C Brooks MD and John R Saltzman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1895-1901; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40345.x
Stomach
Relationship Between Partial Gastric Volumes and Dyspeptic Symptoms in Fundoplication Patients: A 3D Ultrasonographic Study
R C H Scheffer MD, H G Gooszen MD, PhD, E B Wassenaar MD and M Samsom MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1902-1909; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40248.x
Serological Markers for Gastric Atrophy in Asymptomatic Patients Infected with Helicobacter pylori
Chiara Ricci MD, Nimish Vakil MD, Massimo Rugge MD, Luigi Gatta MD, Federico Perna MD, John F Osborn PhD, Valentina M Russo MD, Andrea Tampieri MD, Veronica Bernabucci MD, Mario Miglioli MD and Dino Vaira MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1910-1915; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40614.x
Elevated Concentrations of 
-Defensins in Gastric Juice of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection
Hajime Isomoto MD, Hiroshi Mukae MD, PhD, Hiroshi Ishimoto MD, Yukari Date MD, PhD, Yoshito Nishi MD, Kenichiro Inoue MD, Akihiro Wada PhD, Toshiya Hirayama PhD, Masamitsu Nakazato MD, PhD and Shigeru Kohno MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1916-1923; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40334.x
Endoscopy
Prospective Comparison of Contrast Enhanced CT Colonography and Conventional Colonoscopy for Detection of Colorectal Neoplasms in a Single Institutional Study Using Second-Look Colonoscopy with Discrepant Results
Hanno Hoppe MD, Peter Netzer MD, FACG, Adrian Spreng MD, Cristiana Quattropani MD, Joerg Mattich MD and Hans-Peter Dinkel MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1924-1935; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40238.x
Usefulness of a Small-Caliber, Variable-Stiffness Colonoscope as a Backup in Patients with Difficult or Incomplete Colonoscopy
Akira Horiuchi MD, Yoshiko Nakayama MD, Masashi Kajiyama MD, Hideyasu Fujii and Naoki Tanaka MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1936-1940; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40201.x
Evaluation of Polyp Detection in Relation to Procedure Time of Screening or Surveillance Colonoscopy
William Sanchez MD, Gavin C Harewood MD, MSc and Bret T Petersen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1941-1945; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40569.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Beneficial Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor- Inhibition by Pentoxifylline on Clinical, Biochemical, and Metabolic Parameters of Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Sanjay K Satapathy, Sanjay Garg, Ranjeet Chauhan, Puja Sakhuja, Veena Malhotra, Barjesh C Sharma and Shiv K Sarin
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1946-1952; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40220.x
Acute Administration of Carvedilol is More Effective than Propranolol Plus Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate in the Reduction of Portal Pressure in Patients with Viral Cirrhosis
Han-Chieh Lin MD, FACG, Ying-Ying Yang MD, Ming-Chih Hou MD, FACG, Yi-Tsau Huang MD, PhD, Fa-Yauh Lee MD, FACG and Shou-Dong Lee MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1953-1958; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40179.x
The Natural History of Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Mild Portal Hypertension
Manuela Merli MD, Giorgia Nicolini MD, Stefania Angeloni MD, Federica Gentili MD, Adolfo Francesco Attili MD and Oliviero Riggio MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1959-1965; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40246.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Assessment of Thrombin-Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI) Plasma Levels in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
S Saibeni MD, B Bottasso PhD, L Spina MD, M Bajetta PhD, S Danese MD, A Gasbarrini MD, R de Franchis MD and M Vecchi MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1966-1970; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30203.x
Editorial
Thromboembolism—an Important Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rodrigo Quera MD and Fergus Shanahan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1971-1973; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40923.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Month of Birth is Linked to the Risk of Crohn's Disease in the Israeli Population
Yehuda Chowers MD, Shmuel Odes MD, Yoram Bujanover MD, Rami Eliakim MD, Simon Bar Meir MD and Benjamin Avidan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1974-1976; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40058.x
Bowel Wall Thickness at Abdominal Ultrasound and the One-Year-Risk of Surgery in Patients with Crohn's Disease
Fabiana Castiglione MD, Ilario de Sio MD, Antonio Cozzolino MD, Antonio Rispo MD, Francesco Manguso MD, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco MD, Elena Di Girolamo MD, Luigi Castellano MD, Carolina Ciacci MD and Gabriele Mazzacca MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1977-1983; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40267.x
An Open-Label Study of the Human Anti-TNF Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab in Subjects with Prior Loss of Response or Intolerance to Infliximab for Crohn's Disease
William J Sandborn MD, Stephen Hanauer MD, Edward V Loftus Jr. MD, William J Tremaine MD, Sunanda Kane MD, Russell Cohen, Karen Hanson RN, CNP, Therese Johnson RN, Debra Schmitt RN and Resa Jeche AS
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1984-1989; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40462.x
Functional GI Disorders
Acupuncture has a Placebo Effect on Rectal Perception but not on Distensibility and Spatial Summation: A Study in Health and IBS
Reingard BK Rohrböck MD, Johann Hammer MD, Harald Vogelsang MD, Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD and Heinz F Hammer MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1990-1997; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30028.x
Patients with Chest Pain and Occult Gastroesophageal Reflux Demonstrate Visceral Pain Hypersensitivity which may be Partially Responsive to Acid Suppression
Sanchoy Sarkar PhD, MRCP, BSc, David G Thompson MD, FRCP, Clifford J Woolf PhD, MRCP, Anthony R Hobson PhD, MSc, Teri Millane MD, MRCP and Qasim Aziz PhD, MRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 1998-2006; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40174.x
Colon
Is Diverticulosis Associated with Colorectal Neoplasia? A Cross-Sectional Colonoscopic Study
Ben J Kieff MD, George J Eckert MS and Thomas F Imperiale MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2007-2011; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30332.x
Phenotypic Characteristics and Risk of Cancer Development in Hyperplastic Polyposis: Case Series and Literature Review
Angel Ferrández MD, Wade Samowitz MD, James A DiSario MD and Randall W Burt MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2012-2018; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30021.x
Risk Factors for Advanced Disease in Colorectal Cancer
Deborah A Fisher MD, MHS, Christopher Martin MSPH, Joseph Galanko PhD, Robert S Sandler MD, MPH, Marc D Noble MD and Dawn Provenzale MD, MS
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2019-2024; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40010.x
Low Prevalence of Loss of Heterozygosity and SMAD4 Mutations in Sporadic and Familial Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome-Associated Juvenile Polyps
Franz Fogt MD, MRCPath, MBA, Charlotte A Brown PhD, Kamrari Badizadegan MD, Robert L Zimmerman MD and Robert Odze MD, FRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2025-2031; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30502.x
Pathology
Significance of HBV DNA Levels in Liver Histology of HBeAg and Anti-HBe Positive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Man-Fung Yuen MD, Irene Oi-Lin Ng MD, Sheung-Tat Fan MD, He-Jun Yuan PhD, Danny Ka-Ho Wong MSc, John Chi-Hang Yuen BSc, Simon Siu-Man Sum BSc, Annie On-On Chan MD and Ching-Lung Lai MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2032-2037; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40440.x
Pancreas
Pancreatic Mass Lesions Associated with Raised Concentration of IgG4
Kenji Hirano MD, Yutaka Komatsu MD, Natsuyo Yamamoto MD, Yousuke Nakai MD, Naoki Sasahira MD, Nobuo Toda MD, Hiroyuki Isayama MD, Minoru Tada MD, Takao Kawabe MD and Masao Omata MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2038-2040; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40215.x
Pediatrics
Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Shigella Gastroenteritis in Young Children
Haim Shmuely MD, Zmira Samra PhD, Shai Ashkenazi MD, Gabriel Dinari MD, Gabi Chodick PhD and Jacob Yahav MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2041-2045; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40120.x
Clinical Reviews
Dietary Fructose and Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A Review
Suzanne M Skoog MD and Adil E Bharucha MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2046-2050; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40266.x
Pooled Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Self-Expanding Metal Stenting in Malignant Colorectal Obstruction
Shaji Sebastian, Sean Johnston, Tony Geoghegan, William Torreggiani and Martin Buckley
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2051-2057; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40017.x
Case Reports
Isolated Visceral Small Artery Fibromuscular Hyperplasia-Induced Ischemic Colitis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sen Ian Gan MD, Stefan Urbanski MD, Sylvain P Coderre MD and Remo Panaccione MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2058-2062; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40608.x
Refractory Bleeding after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: A New Indication for Recombinant Factor VII Therapy?
R Romero-Castro MD, M Jiménez-Sáenz PhD, F Pellicer-Bautista MD and JM Herrerías-Gutiérrez PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2063-2065; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40324.x
Letters to the Editor
Development of Fistulae in Ileo-Anal Pouch does not Necessarily Indicate Crohn's Disease
Angelo Viscido MD, PhD and Professor Renzo Caprilli MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2066-2067; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_1.x
Development of Fistulae in Ileo-Anal Pouch does not Necessarily Indicate Crohn's Disease: Response
Jean Frederic Colombel MD and William J Sandborn MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2067; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_2.x
Crohn's Disease Recurrence in Small Bowel Transplant
Jürgen Glas, Matthias Folwaczny, Christian Folwaczny and Helga-Paula Török
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2067; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_3.x
Short Questionnaire Based on IBDQ
Ioannis Mouzas A MD and Athanasios Pallis G MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2068; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_4.x
Classical Test Theory versus Item Response Theory to Shorten the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)
Luis Prieto MD, Francesc Casellas MD, María-José Alcalá MD, José-Ramón Armengol MD and Juan-Ramón Malagelada MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2068-2069; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_5.x
Concurrence of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Alex I Aspinall MD and Samuel S Lee MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2069-2070; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_6.x
The Management of Patients Who Have "Failed" Antireflux Surgery
Thomas Kamolz PhD, Frank A Granderath MD and Rudolph Pointner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2070-2071; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40680_7.x
Announcements
Announcements
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2072-2073; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.announcement_9910.x
Errata
Erratum FREE
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2074; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.erratum1_9910.x
