Vol. 19 No. 2: June 2010

Editorial

Gut Microbiota, Inflammation and Symptomatic Diverticular Disease. New Insights into an Old and Neglected Disorder

Eamonn M. M. Quigley

127-129
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Images of the Issue

Severe Eosinophilia and Hepatic Lesion: a Rare Case of Fascioliasis from Greece

Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Aristea Psilopanagioti, Andreas Michail, Christos Papakonstantinou, Charalambos Gogos, Chrisoula Labropoulou-Karatza

125
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Bile Sludge that Mimics Hydatid Cyst Membranes: a Potential Pitfall for Ultrasound

Taylan Kara, Erhan Akpinar, Basar Sarikaya, Gulbiz Dagoglu, Okan Akhan

126
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Original Article

Second-line and Rescue Therapies for Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Clinical Practice

Angelo Zullo, Vincenzo De Francesco, Gianpiero Manes, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Francesca Cristofari, Cesare Hassan

131-134
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Microvessel Density – Two Useful Tools for the Assessment of Prognosis and Survival in Gastric Cancer Patients

Sevastita Iordache, Adrian Saftoiu, Claudia-Valentina Georgescu, Sandu Ramboiu, Dan-Ionut Gheonea, Monalisa Filip, Michael Schenker, Tudorel Ciurea

135-139
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Diagnostic Yield of Capsule Endoscopy in a Tertiary Hospital in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Sietze T. van Turenhout, Maarten A.J.M. Jacobs, Stijn J. van Weyenberg, Erik Herdes, Fred Stam, Chris J.J. Mulder, Gerd Bouma

141-145
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Ultrastructural Evidence of Mucosal Healing after Infliximab in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Ovidiu C. Fratila, Constantin Craciun

147-153
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MMR Gene Expression Pattern in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer

Mihai Ioana, Cristina Angelescu, Florin Burada, Francisc Mixich, Anca Riza, Theodor Dumitrescu, Dragos Alexandru, Tudorel Ciurea, Mihai Cruce, Adrian Saftoiu

155-159
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Access to Peginterferon plus Ribavirin Therapy for Hepatitis C in Romania between 2002-2009

Liana Gheorghe, Oliviu Pascu, Emanoil Ceausu, Irma Eva Csiki, Speranta Iacob, Florin Caruntu, Iulia Simionov, Roxana Vadan

161-167
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Serum Hyaluronic Acid and Laminin as Biomarkers in Liver Fibrosis

Hadi Parsian, Ali Rahimipour, Mohammad Nouri, Mohammad Hossein Somi, Durdi Qujeq, Mehrdad Kashi Fard, Karim Agcheli

169-174
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Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy Before and After Variceal Obliteration: an Endoscopic, Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study

Hisham R. EL- Khayat, Ahmed El Khattib, Mona Nosseir, Mohamed Aboul Ezz, Hussein El -Amin, Yasser M. Fouad

175-179
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Review

Practical Issues for Frozen Section Diagnosis in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Jayson R. Miedema, Heike V. Hunt

181-185
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Case Reports

Acute Hepatotoxicity Caused by Enalapril: a Case Report

Gustavo Henrique da Silva, Almerinda Vieira Fernandes Ribeiro Alves, Pedro Duques, Tiago Sevá-Pereira, Elza Cotrim Soares, Cecilia Amelia Fazzio Escanhoela

187-190
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Homozygous G320V Mutation in the HJV Gene Causing Juvenile Hereditary Haemochromatosis Type A. A Case Report

Mariela S. Militaru, Radu A. Popp, Adrian P. Trifa

191-193
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Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction and Neurological Manifestations in Early Adulthood: Considering MNGIE Syndrome in Differential Diagnosis

Erkin Oztas, Yasemin Ozin, Fatih Onder, Ibrahim Koral Onal, Dilek Oguz, Cetin Kocaefe

195-197
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Ascites as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Aaltje Y. Adema, Annemarie M. Schilder, Tim C.M.A. Schreuder, Karin Grünberg, Irine E.M. Bultink, Chris J.J. Mulder

199-201
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Clinical imaging

Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of the Colon

Dan Ionut Gheonea, Adrian Saftoiu, Tudorel Ciurea,, Carmen Popescu, Claudia Valentina Georgescu, Anca Malos

207-211
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Endoscopic Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Marcel Tantau, Ofelia Mosteanu, Teodora Pop, Alina Tantau, Gabriela Mester

213-217
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Letters

Who should be tested for gastroparesis among diabetic patients

Laura Poanta, Dan L. Dumitrascu

219-224
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Reply

Vivek V. Gumaste

219-224
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Paravaterian diverticula presenting as acute cholangitis in two very elderly patients

Nicola Vitturi, Francesco Simoni, Fabio De Stefano, Rocco Orlando, Flavio Lirussi, Giuseppe Realdi

219-224
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Decreased beta cell reserve and higher prevalence of vascular complications in cirrhotics who developed diabetes mellitus

Dorel Sampelean, Florin Casoinic, Olga Orasan

219-224
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Mesalazine induced drug fever

Ibrahim Hatemi, Aslıhan Goksu, Ahmet Dobrucali

219-224
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Gastric penetration by an ingested sewing needle with migration to the liver

Helen Bolanaki, Michail A. Kirmanidis, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Evanthia G. Tsalkidou, Constantinos Simopoulos, Anastasios J. Karayiannakis

219-224
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