1. Chest pain as a consequence of abnormal visceral nociception

   • Richard O. Cannon III
   • Stanley B. Benjamin

   Editorial Pages: 193 - 196

2. Biomechanical characteristics of the human esophagus

   • Kjartan B. Orvar
   • Hans Gregersen
   • James Christensen

   Original Articles Pages: 197 - 205

3. Altered esophageal pain threshold in irritable bowel syndrome

   • Mario Costantini
   • Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo
   • Ermanno Ancona

   Original Articles Pages: 206 - 212

4. Comparison of stationary vs ambulatory 24-hour pH monitoring systems in diagnosis og gastroesophageal reflux disease

   • L. Grande
   • P. Culell
   • C. Pera

   Original Articles Pages: 213 - 219

5. Effect of graded exercise on esophageal motility and gastroesophageal reflux in trained athletes

   • E. E. Soffer
   • R. K. Merchant
   • T. E. Adrian

   Original Articles Pages: 220 - 224

6. Does diet affect values obtained during prolonged ambulatory pressure monitoring

   • Serge Langevin
   • Susie F. DeNuna
   • Donald O. Castell

   Original Articles Pages: 225 - 232

7. Epidemiology of hospitalization for achalasia in the United States

   • Amnon Sonnenberg
   • Benson T. Massey
   • Steven J. Jacobsen

   Original Articles Pages: 233 - 244

8. Prospective study of efficacy and safety of lansoprazole in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

   • David C. Metz
   • Joseph R. Pisegna
   • Robert T. Jensen

   Original Articles Pages: 245 - 256

9. The gastrointestinal tract in uremia

   • J. Y. Kang

   Original Articles Pages: 257 - 268

10. Bleeding duodenal ulcer

    • Martin J. Collen
    • Anthony N. Kalloo
    • Michael J. Sheridan

    Original Articles Pages: 269 - 275

11. Epidermal growth factor, polyamines, and prostaglandins in healing of stress-induced gastric lesions in rats

    • T. Brzozowski
    • S. J. Konturek
    • D. Drozdowicz

    Original Articles Pages: 276 - 283

12. Endoscopy, gastric ulcer, and gastric cancer

    • Ronald E. Pruitt
    • Christopher D. Truss

    Original Articles Pages: 284 - 288

13. Effects of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase inhibition on eicosanoids and healing of acetic acid colitis in rats

    • Louise E. LeDuc
    • Kenny C. Su
    • Paul H. Guth

    Original Articles Pages: 289 - 294

14. Gastric argyrophil (enterochromaffin-like), gastrin, and somatostatin cells after proximal selective vagotomy in man

    • Herbert Koop
    • Margareta Frank
    • Rudolf Arnold

    Original Articles Pages: 295 - 302

15. Effects of aging on gastrin and somatostatin secretion from isolated perfused rat stomach

    • Masafumi Kogire
    • Jin Ishizuka
    • James C. Thompson

    Original Articles Pages: 303 - 308

16. Effect of chronic octreotide treatment on intestinal absorption in patients with acromegaly

    • J. Jean Ho
    • Louis D. Boyajy
    • Ariel L. Barkan

    Original Articles Pages: 309 - 315

17. Effects of PGE₂, misoprostol, and enprostil on guinea pig enterocyte adenylate cyclase

    • Jean-Michel Pawlotsky
    • Philippe Ruszniewski
    • Miguel J. M. Lewin

    Original Articles Pages: 316 - 320

18. Potential usefulness of hydrogen breath test withd-xylose in clinical management of intestinal malabsorption

    • F. Casellas
    • L. Chicharro
    • J. R. Malagelada

    Original Articles Pages: 321 - 327

19. Respiratory methane excretion in children with lactose intolerance

    • Marvin S. Medow
    • Mark S. Glassman
    • Leonard J. Newman

    Original Articles Pages: 328 - 332

20. Morphologic alterations in small intestinal epithelium of lambs fed vitamin A-depleted diet

    • Robert E. Holland
    • Carl J. Pfeiffer
    • Kenneth E. Webb Jr.

    Original Articles Pages: 333 - 343

21. Characterization of secretin release in secretin cell-enriched preparation isolated from canine duodenal mucosa

    • Weijian Sue
    • William Y. Chey
    • Ta-Min Chang

    Original Articles Pages: 344 - 352

22. Scintigraphic studies of rectal emptying in patients with constipation and defecatory difficulty

    • Arnold Wald
    • Farrukh Jafr
    • Karen Holeva

    Original Articles Pages: 353 - 358

23. Octreotide, a long-acting somatostatin analog, in the management of postoperative dumping syndrome

    • Cornelis B. H. W. Lamers
    • Anne M. Bijlstra
    • Alan G. Harris

    Review Article Pages: 359 - 364

24. Regression of Barrett's esophagus by laser ablation in an anacid environment

    • Richard E. Sampliner
    • Lee J. Hixson
    • Harinder S. Garewal

    Case Report Pages: 365 - 368

25. Congenital esophageal stenosis presenting as noncardiac, esophageal chest pain

    • Peter R. McNally
    • John C. Lemon
    • Stephen R. Freeman

    Case Report Pages: 369 - 373

26. Endoscopic obliteration of recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula

    • Y Vandenplas
    • R. Helven
    • P. Deconinck

    Case Report Pages: 374 - 377

27. Is endoscopic sphincter of Oddi manometry a reproducible technique?

    • Moises Guelrud
    • V. Garrigues
    • J. Ponce

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 378 - 378

28. Obstruction in chronic pancreatitis

    • Ronald H. Wachsberg

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 379 - 379

29. Hypercholesterolemia in primary biliary cirrhosis is no risk factor for atherosclerosis

    • A. Propst
    • T. Propst
    • H. Braunsteiner

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 379 - 380

30. Can cyclosporin prevent proctocolectomy in severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis? Lessons from a case report

    • H. Allgayer
    • K. -H. Seitz
    • R. Gugler

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 380 - 382

31. Severe acute pancreatitis following laser treatment of periampullary villous adenoma

    • V. Maunoury
    • J. M. Brunetaud
    • J. C. Paris

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 382 - 383

32. News and notices

    News Pages: 384 - 384