Vol 17 No 3: September 2008 | Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Editorial

Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder: Diagnostic and Management Challenges

Husain Saleh, Daniel Walz, Murray Ehrinpreis

251-253

Original Article

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hospitalized Patients

Corina Radu, Mircea Grigorescu, Dana Crisan, Monica Lupsor, Diana Constantin, Liliana Dina

255-260

Dynamics of Circulating Microparticles in Liver Transplant Patients

Sergey V. Brodsky, Marcelo E. Facciuto, David Heydt, Jun Chen, Humayun K. Islam, Malgorzata Kajstura, Gita Ramaswamy, Maria Aguero-Rosenfeld

261-268

Frequency of Hepatitis G Virus Infection among HIV Positive Subjects with Parenteral and Sexual Exposure

Amitis Ramezani, Minoo Mohraz, Rouhollah Vahabpour, Sara Jam, Mohammad Banifazl, Ali Eslamifar, Fereidoun Mahboudi, Arezoo Aghakhani, Rozita Edalat, Soheila Hekmat

269-272

Radial Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Preoperative Staging of Pancreatic Cancer

Andrada Seicean, Radu Badea, Teodora Mocan, Cornel Iancu, Teodora Pop, Radu Seicean, Ofelia Moşteanu, Ovidiu Bălă, Oliviu Pascu

273-278

Endoscopic Ultrasound Approach of Pancreatic Cancer in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients in a Tertiary Referral Centre

Sevastiţa Iordache, Adrian Săftoiu, Sergiu Cazacu, Dan-Ionuţ Gheonea, Daniela Dumitrescu, Carmen Popescu, Tudorel Ciurea

279-284

Prospective Study on Warfarin and Regional Chemotherapy in Patients with Pancreatic Carcinoma

Wes Nakchbandi, Herwart Müller, Manfred V. Singer, J. Matthias Löhr, Inaam A. Nakchbandi

285-290

Propofol Infusion versus Intermittent Meperidine and Midazolam Injection for Conscious Sedation in ERCP

Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Sahadol Punyathavorn, Chitr Sitthi-Amorn, Yuwadee Ponauthai, Narongrit Prempracha, Pinit Kullavanijaya

291-297

Host-Related Predictive Factors for Anastomotic Leakage Following Large Bowel Resections for Colorectal Cancer*

Cornel Iancu, Lucian C. Mocan, Dana Todea-Iancu, Teodora Mocan, Iurie Acalovschi, Daniela Ionescu, Florin V. Zaharie, Gelu Osian, Cosmin I. Puia, Valentin Muntean

299-303

The Relationship between Involved Lymph Nodes, Metastatic Nest Diameters and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

Fariborz Mokarian, Mohammad Hossein Sanei, Ali Chehrei, Victoria Nurozi, Ali Akbar Nurozi

305-308

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Elderly Patients

Alexandros Polychronidis, Sotirios Botaitis, Alexandra Tsaroucha, Grigoris Tripsianis, Anastasios Bounovas, Michail Pitiakoudis, Constantinos Simopoulos

309-313

Review

Chemotherapies and Targeted Therapies in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: from Laboratory to Clinic

Mihai Voiculescu, Robert E. Winkler, Marius Moscovici, Manuela G. Neuman

315-322

Technique/Case report

Endoscopic Repair of a Complete post-Radiation Esophageal Obstruction

Thomas Giever, Klaus Gottlieb, Anders Merg

335-338

Clinical imaging

Tissue Specific MR Contrast Media Role in the Differential Diagnosis of Cirrhotic Liver Nodules

Ioana Gabriela Lupescu, Razvan A. Capsa, Liana Gheorghe, Vlad Herlea, Serban A. Georgescu

341-346

Colon Capsule Endoscopy: a New Method of Investigating the Large Bowel

Silviu Iobagiu, Lidia Ciobanu, Oliviu Pascu

347-352

Editorial

Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder: Diagnostic and Management Challenges

Original Article

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hospitalized Patients

Dynamics of Circulating Microparticles in Liver Transplant Patients

Frequency of Hepatitis G Virus Infection among HIV Positive Subjects with Parenteral and Sexual Exposure

Radial Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Preoperative Staging of Pancreatic Cancer

Endoscopic Ultrasound Approach of Pancreatic Cancer in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients in a Tertiary Referral Centre

Prospective Study on Warfarin and Regional Chemotherapy in Patients with Pancreatic Carcinoma

Propofol Infusion versus Intermittent Meperidine and Midazolam Injection for Conscious Sedation in ERCP

Host-Related Predictive Factors for Anastomotic Leakage Following Large Bowel Resections for Colorectal Cancer*

The Relationship between Involved Lymph Nodes, Metastatic Nest Diameters and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Elderly Patients

Review

Chemotherapies and Targeted Therapies in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: from Laboratory to Clinic

Case Reports

Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy. A Case Report

Persistent Diarrhea

Isolated Ampullary Adenoma Causing Biliary Obstruction

Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemorrhage from Retrovalvular Angiodysplasias

Technique/Case report

Endoscopic Repair of a Complete post-Radiation Esophageal Obstruction

Clinical imaging

Tissue Specific MR Contrast Media Role in the Differential Diagnosis of Cirrhotic Liver Nodules

Colon Capsule Endoscopy: a New Method of Investigating the Large Bowel

Letters

An unusual cause for anaemia

Successful treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis with intravenous immunoglobulin

Hepatocellular carcinoma manifesting as cavitary lung metastases and leukemoid reaction

Removal of a metallic dental prosthesis from the duodenum using simultaneously a standard and an ultra-thin endoscope

Postprandial alcohol ingestion and gastric motility