Vol 20 No 3: September 2011 | Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Editorial

What Has the Optimistic Bias Got to Do with the Need to Differentiate Fatty Liver from Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis?

Giovanni Tarantino

229-231

Images of the Issue

Pseudomelanosis Coli and Adenomatous Polyps

Stijn J. Van Weyenberg, Frank Hoentjen, Frederik Thunnissen, Chris J. Mulder

233

Successful Treatment of a Bleeding Duodenal Varix by Endoscopic Band Ligation

Melisa Dulic, Emina Dulic-Lakovic, Brigitte Hellmich, Benedikt Blaha, Michael Gschwantler

234

Original Article

Primary Clarithromycin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori: the Multicentric Italian Clarithromycin Resistance Observational (MICRO) Study

Vincenzo De Francesco, Floriana Giorgio, Enzo Ierardi, Mariangela Zotti, Matteo Neri, Angelo Milano, Vincenzo Varasano, Francesco Luzza, Evelina Suraci, Riccardo Marmo, Armando Marone, Raffaele Manta, Vincenzo Giorgio Mirante, Marina de Matthaeis, Antonietta Pedroni, Gianpiero Manes, Stefano Pallotta, Paolo Usai, Mauro Liggi, Giovanni Gatto, Vittorio Peri, Rodolfo Sacco, Giampaolo Bresci, Fabio Monica, Cesare Hassan, Angelo Zullo

235-239

Quality of Life in Coeliac Disease is Determined by Perceived Degree of Difficulty Adhering to a Gluten-Free Diet, not the Level of Dietary Adherence Ultimately Achieved

Stephen M. Barratt, John S. Leeds, David S. Sanders

241-245

A Pharmacogenetics Study of TPMT and ITPA Genes Detects a Relationship with Side Effects and Clinical Response in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Azathioprine

William Zabala-Fernández, Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta, Ana Echarri, Daniel Carpio, Aurelio Lorenzo, Javier Castro, David Martínez-Ares, Santos Pereira, Ignacio Martin-Granizo, Marta Corton, Angel Carracedo, Francisco Barros

247-253

Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) as Candidates for Tumor Markers in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Wojciech Jelski, Emilia Kutylowska, Magdalena Laniewska-Dunaj, Maciej Szmitkowski

255-259

Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Strains from Romania

Camelia Sultana, Gabriela Oprisan, Camelia Szmal, Codruta Vagu, Aura Temereanca, Sorin Dinu, Monica Delia Teleman, Simona Ruta

262-266

Tacrolimus May Induce the Production of Nucleolar Antinuclear Antibody in Liver Transplant Patients

Yongkang Wu, Bei Cai, Jiangtao Tang, Yangjuan Bai, Lanlan Wang

267-270

Optimized Tandem amiRNA Mediates Stronger Inhibitory Effects on Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Chunwen Pu, Lifen Wang, Xiaohui Miao, Yong Zhang, Chunmeng Jiang, Wei Liu, Weixiang Sun, Qingwei Gao

271-278

Reviews

Appropriateness of the Indication for Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cesare Hassan, Emilio Di Giulio, Riccardo Marmo, Angelo Zullo, Bruno Annibale

279-286

Plasma or Serum TIMP-1 is a Predictor of Survival Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer: a Meta-analysis

Ju-Han Lee, Jung-Woo Choi, Young-Sik Kim

287-291

Response to Standard of Care Antiviral Treatment in Patients with HCV Liver Cirrhosis – a Systematic Review

Simona Bota, Ioan Sporea, Alina Popescu, Roxana Sirli, Adriana Maria Neghina, Mirela Danila, Mihnea Strain

293-298

Education in gastroenterology

Helicobacter Pylori in Developing Countries. World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline

R.H. Hunt, S.D. Xiao, F. Megraud, R. Leon-Barua, F. Bazzoli, S. van der Merwe, L.G. Vaz Coelho, M. Fock, S. Fedail, H. Cohen, P. Malfertheiner, N. Vakil, S. Hamid, K.L. Goh, B.C.Y. Wong, J. Krabshuis, A. Le Mair

299-304

Clinical imaging/Case report

Computed Virtual Chromoendoscopy - Enhanced Videocapsule Endoscopy is of Potential Benefit in Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia Syndrome Refractory to Endoscopic Treatment

Mihai Rimbaş, Andrei Haidar, Mihail Radu Voiosu

307-310

Case Reports

The Association Between Helicobacter Pylori Chronic Gastritis, Psychological Trauma and Somatization Disorder. A Case Report

Bianca Andreica-Sandica, Alina Panaete, Raluca Pascanu, Costica Sarban, Vasile Andreica

311-313

Autoimmune Pancreatitis with Response to Chemoradiation Therapy

Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Noriaki Hasuike, Yusuke Onozawa, Hideyuki Kanemoto, Hiroyuki Ono, Ralph H. Hruban

315-319

A case report of Abdominal Splenosis – a Practical Mini- Review for a Gastroenterologist

Dorota Ksiądzyna

321-324

Technique/Case series

Duodopa Infusion Treatment: a Point of View from the Gastroenterologist

Lucian Negreanu, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu, Ruxandra Doina Babiuc, Amalia Ene, Ovidiu Alexandru Bajenaru, Gabriel C. Smarandache

325-327

Book review

Endoscopy and Liver Disease

Bogdan Procopet

328