TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 99, Issue 11 (November 2004)
Original Contributions |
Clinical Reviews |
Case Reports |
Letters to the Editor |
Announcements |
Erratum
The Red Section
What's Hot in the Journal
The Science and Politics of Propofol
Douglas K Rex Professor of Medicine MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2080-2083; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41325.x
Methodology
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) in Practice: Applying Relative Risk and Relative Risk Reduction
Philip Schoenfeld MD, MSEd, MSc (Epi)
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2084-2085; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40949.x
Expert's Corner
The Most Important Maneuver During Colonoscopy
Jerome D Waye MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2086-2087; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40946.x
Original Contributions
Esophageal
Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases in Chinese—Role of Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation and Esophageal Motor Dysfunction
Wai Man Wong MD, FACG, Kam Chuen Lai FRCP (UK), Wai Mo Hui MD, Wayne H C Hu FRCP (UK), Jia Qing Huang MD, Nina Y H Wong MD, Harry H X Xia PhD, On On Chan MD, Shiu Kum Lam MD, FACG and Benjamin Chun Yu Wong MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2088-2093; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30417.x
Editorial
Pathophysiology of GERD in China: The Same Factors at a Lower Scale
Daniel Sifrim MD, PhD and Xin Zhang MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2094-2097; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41145.x
The Role of Gastric and Duodenal Agents in Laryngeal Injury: An Experimental Canine Model
Talal Adhami MD, John R Goldblum MD, Joel E Richter MD and Michael F Vaezi MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2098-2106; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40170.x
Identification of Barrett's Esophagus in Relatives by Endoscopic Screening
Amitabh Chak MD, Ashley Faulx MD, Margaret Kinnard MD, Wendy Brock RN, Joseph Willis MD, Georgia L Wiesner MD, Antonio R Parrado BS and Katrina A B Goddard PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2107-2114; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40464.x
Is Esophageal pH Monitoring Used Appropriately in an Open-Access System? A Prospective Multicenter Study
Franco Radaelli MD, Enrico Strocchi MD, Sandro Passaretti MD, Elena Strada MD, Roberto Frego MD, Marco Dinelli MD, Daniela Fossati MD, Franco Barzaghi MD, Eugenio Limido MD, Aurora Bortoli MD, Domenico Della Casa MD, Guido Missale MD, Licia Snider MD, Roberto Noris MD, Giovanni Viviani MD and Giorgio Minoli MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2115-2120; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40175.x
Stomach
Effect of Helicobacter pylori Infection on Ghrelin Expression in Human Gastric Mucosa
Atsushi Tatsuguchi MD, Kazumasa Miyake MD, Katya Gudis MS, Seiji Futagami MD, Taku Tsukui MD, Ken Wada MD, Teruyuki Kishida MD, Yuh Fukuda MD, Yuichi Sugisaki MD and Choitsu Sakamoto MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2121-2127; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30291.x
Endoscopy
Comparison between the Two Systems to Evaluate the Appropriateness of Endoscopy of the Upper Digestive Tract
Gianluca Bersani, Angelo Rossi, Alessandra Suzzi, Giorgio Ricci, Giovanni De Fabritiis and Vittorio Alvisi
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2128-2135; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40078.x
Editorial
Clinical Guidelines: The Blind Leading the Deaf?
Nimish Vakil MD, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2136-2137; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40894.x
170° Wide-Angle Colonoscope: Effect on Efficiency and Miss Rates
Viju P Deenadayalu MD, Vidyasree Chadalawada MBBS and Douglas K Rex MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2138-2142; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40430.x
Liver and Biliary Tract
Antimitochondrial Antibodies and Reactivity to N. Aromaticivorans Proteins in Icelandic Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Their Relatives
Sigurdur Olafsson MD, Hallgrimur Gudjonsson MD, Carlo Selmi MD, PhD, Katsushi Amano MD, PhD, Pietro Invernizzi MD, PhD, Mauro Podda MD and M Eric Gershwin MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2143-2146; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40397.x
Editorial
Novosphingobium Aromaticivorans: A Potential Initiator of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Marshall M Kaplan MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2147-2149; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41121.x
Serum Immunological Profile in Patients with Chronic Autoimmune Cholestasis
Manuel Romero-Gómez MD, Ingeborg Wichmann MD, Javier Crespo MD, Albert Parés MD, Luis Rodrigo MD, Antonia Alvarez MD, Moisés Diago MD, Fernando Pons-Romero MD, Diego Sanchez-Munoz MD, José Aguilar-Reina MD, Raúl J Andrade MD, Javier Salmeron MD, Pilar Sánchez-Pobre MD, Jaime M Rebollo MD, Rafael Martin-Vivaldi MD, Victor Castellano-Megias MD, Antonio Nuñez-Roldan MD, Miquel Bruguera MD and the Spanish Group for the Study of Autoimmune Cholangitis†
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2150-2157; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40416.x
Outcomes of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting with Variceal Bleeding
Brian H Lang MBBS, MRCS, Ronnie T Poon MS, FRCS, FACS, Sheung T Fan MS, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS and John Wong PhD, FRACS, FACS
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2158-2165; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40336.x
The Amerindian's Genes in the Mexican Population are Associated with Development of Gallstone Disease
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez MD, PhD, Ana Cristina King-Martínez MD, Martha H Ramos MD, Raúl Pichardo-Bahena MD and Misael Uribe MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2166-2170; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40159.x
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Videocapsule Endoscopy versus Barium Contrast Studies for the Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease Recurrence Involving the Small Intestine
Alan L Buchman MD, MSPH, Frank H Miller MD, Anita Wallin RN, Aqeel A Chowdhry and Chul Ahn PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2171-2177; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40253.x
Vitamin K Status in Patients with Crohn's Disease and Relationship to Bone Turnover
Paula Duggan MSc, Maria O'Brien PhD, Mairead Kiely PhD, Jane McCarthy MB, Fergus Shanahan MD and Kevin D Cashman MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2178-2185; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40071.x
A Prospective Comparative Study of ASCA and pANCA in Chinese and Caucasian IBD Patients
Ian Craig Lawrance MD, PhD, Kevin Murray BSc, (Hons), MSc, Anne Hall BAppl Sc, Post Grad Dip Bio Sci, Joseph J Y Sung MD, PhD and Rupert Leong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2186-2194; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40486.x
Functional GI Disorders
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Alosetron in Women with Severe Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
William D Chey MD, FACG, William Y Chey MD, FACG, Amy T Heath MS, George E Dukes PharmD, Eric G Carter MD, PhD, Allison Northcutt MS and Vanessa Z Ameen MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2195-2203; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30509.x
Investigation of the Pathophysiology of Fecal Seepage
Satish S C Rao MD, Ramazan Ozturk MD and Mary Stessman RN
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2204-2209; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40387.x
The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Functional Dyspepsia in a Multiethnic Population in the United States
Yasser Shaib MD, MPH and Hashem B El-Serag MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2210-2216; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40052.x
Colon
A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Low-Dose Oral Sodium Phosphate Plus Stimulant Laxatives with Large Volume Polyethylene Glycol Solution for Colon Cleansing
Lawrence C Hookey MD, William T Depew MD and Stephen J Vanner MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2217-2222; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40482.x
Pancreas
A Cost-Minimization Analysis of Alternative Strategies in Diagnosing Pancreatic Cancer
Victor K Chen MD, Miguel R Arguedas MD, MPH, Meredith L Kilgore PhD and Mohamad A Eloubeidi MD, MHS, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2223-2234; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40042.x
Pediatrics
Serologic Testing with ANCA, ASCA, and Anti-OmpC in Children and Young Adults with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnostic Value and Correlation with Disease Phenotype
Anna Zholudev MPH, David Zurakowski PhD, Wes Young BA, Alan Leichtner MD and Athos Bousvaros MD, MPH
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2235-2241; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40369.x
Clinical Reviews
Hyperplastic Polyps, Serrated Adenomas, and the Serrated Polyp Neoplasia Pathway
Christopher S Huang MD, Michael J O'Brien MD, MPH, FACG, Shi Yang MD and Francis A Farraye MD, MSc, FACG
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2242-2255; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40131.x
Pathogenesis of Chronic Pancreatitis: An Evidence-Based Review of Past Theories and Recent Developments
Tyler Stevens MD, Darwin L Conwell MD and Gregory Zuccaro MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2256-2270; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40694.x
Case Reports
Development of Barrett's Esophagus Six Months after Total Gastrectomy
Brenda C Westhoff DO, Allan Weston MD, Rachel Cherian MD and Prateek Sharma MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2271-2277; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40249.x
Letters to the Editor
Treatment of Achalasia: The Role of Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy needs to be Emphasized
Sauid Ishaq MRCP
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2278-2279; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_1.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Wong et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Björnsson et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Romero-Gómez et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Castaño et al.Treatment of Achalasia: The Role of Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy needs to be Emphasized: Response to Dr. Said
Roy Wong MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2279; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_2.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Ishaq et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Björnsson et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Romero-Gómez et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Castaño et al.Reduction of Serum HCV RNA Titer by Bezafibrate Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Naoki Fujita MD, Masahiko Kaito MD, Hideaki Tanaka MD, Shinichiro Horiike MD and Yukihiko Adachi MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2280; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_3.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Ishaq et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Wong et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Björnsson et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Romero-Gómez et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Castaño et al.Dominant Strictures in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis—Revisited
Einar Björnsson MD, PhD and Rolf Olsson MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2281; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_4.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Ishaq et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Wong et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Romero-Gómez et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Castaño et al.Transient Budd-Chiari Syndrome due to Iatrogenic Subcapsular Fluid Accumulation Following Thoracocentesis
Manuel Romero-Gómez MD, Marta Ramrez-Martin-dei Campo MD, Nicolás Merchante MD and Jorge Escalada-Berta MD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2281-2282; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_5.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Ishaq et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Wong et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Björnsson et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Castaño et al.Losartan in Preascitic Cirrhosis
Gustavo Castaño MD, Pedro Viudez MD and Silvia Sookoian MD, PhD
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2282-2283; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.40695_6.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by Ishaq et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Wong et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Fujita et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Björnsson et al.See also: Letter to the Editor by Romero-Gómez et al.Announcements
Announcements
Am J Gastroenterol 99: 2284-2286; doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.99_11_annnoun.x
