Vol. 29 No. 4: December 2020

Editorial

Ca 2+ -Activated K + Channel K Ca 3.1 as a Double-Edged Sword in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Susumu Ohya, Miki Matsui, Junko Kajikuri

487-489
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To Be Screened or Not to Be...? Psyche First?

Jaroslaw Regula

494-492
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Digital Gastroenterology

Alexander Kusnik, Timo Itzel, Steven Dooley, Anne Dropmann, Jan Stallkamp, Thomas Ganslandt, Matthias Ebert, Andreas Teufel

493-496
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Images of the Issue

Localized Gastric Amyloidosis

Kazuhiro Furukawa, Ryoji Miyahara, Kohei Funasaka, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

497-497
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the imaging of an adult stomach duplication cyst

Yana Valerieva, Branimir Golemanov, Plamen Gecov, Rumiana Mitova, Jordan Genov, Borislav Vladimirov

498-498
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Existence of Follicular Helper T Cells in an Isolated IgG4-Related Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor

Jack Song Chia, Hung-Yen Chen, Cheng-Maw Ho, Yung-Ming Jeng, Hui-Ling Chen

499-499
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Rescue Argon Plasma Coagulation-Cutting for Removal of Stuck Biliary Fully Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stent

Vincent Zimmer

500-500
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Original Article

Clinical and Manometric Characteristics of Patients with Achalasia: One Disease with Three Presentations or Three Diseases with One Presentation?

Teodora Surdea-Blaga, Liliana David, Andrei Pop, Marcel Tantau, Dan Lucian Dumitrascu

501-508
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Elevated TUBA1A Might Indicate the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Gastric Cancer, Being Associated with the Infiltration of Macrophages in the Tumor Immune Microenvironment

Dazhi Wang, Zheng Jiao, Yinghui Ji, Shuyu Zhang

509-522
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Does Family History of Cancer Influence Undergoing Screening and Gastrointestinal Investigations?

Danute Razuka-Ebela, Irisa Zile, Lilian Tzivian, Inguna Ebela, Inese Polaka, Sergei Parshutin, Daiga Santare, Raul Murillo, Rolando Herrero, Jin Young Park, Marcis Leja

523-528
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Screeners vs. Non-screeners for Colorectal Cancer among People over 50 Years of Age: Factual and Psychological Discriminants

Andrada Ciucă, Ramona Moldovan, Sebastian Pintea, Dan Dumitrașcu, Adriana Băban

529-537
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KCNN4 Expression Is Elevated in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: This Might Be a Novel Marker and Therapeutic Option Targeting Potassium Channels

Christoph Süss, Lucile Broncy, Kirstin Pollinger, Claudia Kunst, Karsten Gülow, Martina Müller, Gisela Wölfel

539-547
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management in a Romanian Tertiary Gastroenterology Center: Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Roxana Vadan, Razvan Iacob, Roxana Costache, Tudor Stroie, Ionut Adrian Saizu, Speranta Iacob, Liliana Gheorghe, Mircea Diculescu, Cristian Gheorghe

549-553
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The Burden of Anemia Remains Significant over Time in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at a Tertiary Referral Center

Alex Al Khoury, Kelita Singh, Zsuzsanna Kurti, Lorant Gonczi, Petra Golovics, Rita Kohen, Waqqas Afif, Gary Wild, Alain Bitton, Talat Bessissow, Peter Laszlo Lakatos

555-559
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Influence of the Primary Tumor Location on the Pattern of Synchronous Metastatic Spread in Patients with Stage IV Colorectal Carcinoma, According to the 8 th Edition of the AJCC Staging System

Sorin Tiberiu Alexandrescu, Diana Teodora Anastase, Razvan Tudor Grigorie, Cristian Andrei Zlate, Stefan Andrei, Radu Costea, Iulia Magdalena Gramaticu, Adina Emilia Croitoru, Irinel Popescu

561-568
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Pilot Study on Malnutrition and DNA Damage in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Gastrointestinal Tumors: Is DNA Damage Reversible by Early Individualized Nutritional Support?

Liana M. Bergholz, Peter Grimminger, Elsa Dikeoulia, Heidi Rossmann, Arndt Weinmann, Markus Möhler, Tim Zimmermann, Matthias M. Weber, Peter R. Galle, Bernd Kaina, Anca Zimmermann

569-577
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Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation (NAPS) versus On-call Anesthesiologist Administered Propofol Sedation (OAPS) in Elective Colonoscopy

Kasenee Tiankanon, Parit Mekaroonkamol, Rapat Pittayanon, Pradermchai Kongkam, Sutep Gonlachanvit, MD., Rungsun Rerknimitr

579-585
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The Prevalence of HCV Infection and Risk Factors in a Hospital- Based Population Screening, a First Step to the Micro-Elimination of HCV Infection in Medical Institutions from Romania - Results of the HepC ALERT Study

Liana Gheorghe, Speranta Iacob, Irma Eva Csiki, Laura Huiban, Monica Cojocaru, Camelia Cojocariu, Roxana Nemteanu, Irina Girleanu, Roxana Sirli, Ana Maria Singeap, Corina Pop, Dan L Dumitrascu, Roxana Vadan, Razvan Iacob, Mircea Diculescu, Anca Trifan, Ioan Sporea, Cristian Gheorghe

587-593
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HLA Alleles and KIR Genes in Romanian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Larisa Ursu, Bogdan Calenic, Mircea Diculescu, Alina Dima, Ileana Constantinescu

595-601
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Safety Profile of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir in Hepatitis C in Romania: an Analysis Conducted in VigiBase®/ WHO

Irina Cazacu, Roxana Stroe, Roxana Dondera, Bogdan Apan, Andreea Farcas, Anamaria Cristina, Camelia Bucsa, Cristina Mogosan

603-610
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Quality of Life after 10 Years of Liver Transplantation

Micheli Fortunato Domingos, Julio Cezar Uili Coelho, Isabel Roldo Nogueira, Mônica Beatriz Parolin, Jorge Eduardo Fouto Matias, Alexandre Coutinho Teixeira de Freitas, Clementino Zeni Neto, Eduardo José Brommelstroet Ramos

611-616
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Evaluation of the Association between Programmed Cell Death-1 Gene Polymorphisms and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Susceptibility in Turkish Subjects. A Pilot Study

Abdullah Fatih Demirci, Coskun Ozer Demirtas, Fatih Eren, Demet Yilmaz, Caglayan Keklikkiran, Osman Cavit Ozdogan, Feyza Gunduz

617-622
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What is the Impact of the Proportion of Solid Necrotic Content on the Number of Necrosectomies during EUS-Guided Drainage using Lumen-Apposing Metallic Stents of Pancreatic Walled-off Necrosis ?

Andrada Seicean, Cristina Pojoga, Ofelia Mostean, Sorana Bolboaca, Madalina Ilie, Mihai Rimbas, Marcel Gheorghiu, Laura Lucaciu, Adrian Bartos, Nadim Al Hajjar, Vasile Sandru, Gabriel Constantinescu, Radu Seicean

623-628
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Statins and Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Karn Wijarnpreecha, Elizabeth S Aby, Hassan Ghoz, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Frank J Lukens, Denise M Harnois, Patompong Ungprasert

629-635

Review

Thioguanine Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. A Practical Guide

Femke Crouwel, Melek Simsek, Chris J.J. Mulder, Hans J.C. Buiter, Nanne K de Boer

637-645
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MicroRNAs and Treatment with Somatostatin Analogs in Gastro- Entero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Challenges in Personalized Medicine

Ana Maria Curt, Ioana Rada Popa Ilie, Calin Cainap, Ovidiu Balacescu, Cristina Ghervan

647-659
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Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Liver Transplantation: Time for Precise Stepwise Evaluation

Roxna Cristina Rimbaș, Mihai Rimbas, Alexandra Maria Chitroceanu, Luiza Maria Luchian, Corina Pop, Dragos Vinereanu

665-675
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Liver Adverse Outcome Pathways: What’s in for the Hepatologist?

Mathieu Vinken

659-664
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Case Reports

Local Thrombolysis in Acute and Extended Portal Vein and TIPS Thrombosis in a Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Protein S Deficiency

Magdalena Rusu, Maria Imbuzan, Raluca Hategan, Oana Nicoara-Farcau, Horia Stefanescu, Bogdan Procopet

677-680
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Endorotor-Based Endoscopic Necrosectomy as a Rescue or Primary Treatment of Complicated Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis. A Case Series

Gianenrico Rizzatti, Mihai Rimbas, Michele Impagnatiello, Antonio Gasbarrini, Guido Costamagna, Alberto Larghi

681-684
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Letters

Pregnancy in a liver transplant patient treated with everolimus and tacrolimus

Razvan Ciortea, Lidia Ciobanu, Emil Matei, Chiara Zanfi, Ligia Daniela Blaga

685-686
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The use of a proton pump inhibitor does not increase the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta- analysis

Rongqiang Liu, Yi Shao

686-687
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Micro-elimination of hepatitis C virus infection - the beginning of the end

Laura Huiban, Carol Stanciu, Catalin Sfarti, Cristina Muzica, Tudor Cuciureanu, Sebastian Zenovia, Georgiana Frunzuc, Ioana Damian, Anca Trifan

688-688
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Liver injury in COVID-19 patients - a multidisciplinary experience and a call for national consensus

Adina Roman, Anca Meda Georgescu, Septimiu Moldovan, Mircea Stoian, Daniela Dobru

688-690
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Occurrence and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV genotype 1b related cirrhosis treated with Ledipasvir + Sofosbuvir ± Ribavirin

Corina Silvia Pop, Carmen Monica Preda, Mircea Manuc, Liliana Simona Gheorghe, Doina Istratescu, Andreea Elena Chifulescu, Theodor Voiosu, Mircea Diculescu, Cristian Tieranu, Laura Iliescu

690-691
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Fighting Hepatitis C in a COVID-19 ecosystem. Public health policies are needed more than ever

Henrique Lopes, Ricardo Baptista-Leite, Diogo Franco, Todor Kundurzhiev, Lyudmila Mateva, Dejan Jelev, Marieta Simonova

692-693
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In memoriam

In Memoriam Alexandru Oproiu

Mircea Diculescu

695-695
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In Memoriam Dan Olteanu

Carmen Fierbinteanu-Braticevici

697-697
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Thank to our reviewers

Thanks to Our Reviewers 2020

699-700
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Editorial

Images of the Issue

Original Article

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Review

Case Reports

Letters

In memoriam

Thank to our reviewers

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