Evaluation of the Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) Using Simultaneous High-Resolution Endoluminal Sonography (HRES) and Manometry Larry S. MillerQing DaiAhmed M. Soliman OriginalPaper Pages: 703 - 709
Effect of Phasic Contractions and Tone of the Proximal Stomach on Triggering of Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation M. AlloccaR. Penagini OriginalPaper Pages: 710 - 714
Electrogastrography Differentiates Reflux Disease With or Without Dyspeptic Symptoms Chien-Lin ChenHsien-Hong LinTso-Tsai Liu OriginalPaper Pages: 715 - 719
Effects of Intestinal Electrical Stimulation on Intestinal Dysrhythmia and Symptoms in Dogs Jinsong LiuLijie WangJ. D. Z. Chen OriginalPaper Pages: 720 - 728
Vagal Afferent Is Involved in Short-Pulse Gastric Electrical Stimulation in Rats Jinsong LiuXian QiaoJ. D. Z Chen OriginalPaper Pages: 729 - 737
Loss of Sympathetic Coordination Appears to Delay Gastrointestinal Transit in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Chih-Yen ChenTien-Yow ChuangShou-Dong Lee OriginalPaper Pages: 738 - 743
Impaired Gastric Myoelectrical Activity in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Effect of Levodopa Treatment Ching-Liang LuDin-E ShanJ. D. Z. Chen OriginalPaper Pages: 744 - 749
Diminished Retention of Food in the Proximal Stomach Correlates with Increased Acidic Reflux in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Dyspeptic Symptoms José Ruver L. HerculanoLuiz E. A. TronconRicardo B. Oliveira OriginalPaper Pages: 750 - 756
Gastric Emptying and Gastrointestinal Transit of Liquid in Awake Rats Is Delayed After Acute Myocardial Infarction Flávio Duarte CamurçaDário Augusto Ferreira De QueirozArmenio Aguiar Dos Santos OriginalPaper Pages: 757 - 762
Chronic Visceral Hypersensitivity Renders Defecation More Susceptible to Stress via a Serotonergic Pathway in Rats Hitoshi NishiyamaYohei MizutaShigeru Kohno OriginalPaper Pages: 763 - 769
Schatzki Ring and Barrett's Esophagus: Do They Occur Together? Marcia C. MitreDavid A. KatzkaGregory G. Ginsberg OriginalPaper Pages: 770 - 773
CASE REPORT: Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Adolescent Chokechai RongkavilitMohammad F. El-BabaBasim I. Asmar OriginalPaper Pages: 774 - 777
Helicobacter pylori Down-Regulates the Receptors of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Angiopoietin in Vascular Endothelial Cells: Implications in the Impairment of Gastric Ulcer Healing Joo Sung KimJung Mogg KimIn Sung Song OriginalPaper Pages: 778 - 786
Gastric Acid Normosecretion Is Not Essential in the Pathogenesis of Mild Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Relation to Helicobacter pylori Status Tomohiko ShimataniMasaki InoueSusumu Tazuma OriginalPaper Pages: 787 - 794
Serum Pepsinogens as a Predicator of the Topography of Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis Yoshihisa UritaKazuo HikeKazumasa Miki OriginalPaper Pages: 795 - 801
CASE REPORT: Effect of Steroid Therapy for Late Dumping Syndrome After Total Gastrectomy: Report of a Case Chikashi ShibataYuji FunayamaHiroo Naito BriefCommunication Pages: 802 - 804
Chronic Alcohol-Induced Alterations in the Pancreatic Secretory Control Mechanisms Xiaoying DengPaul G. WoodDavid C. Whitcomb OriginalPaper Pages: 805 - 819
Usefulness of Gallbladder Ejection Fraction Estimation to Predict the Recurrence of Biliary Pain in Patients with Symptomatic Gallstones Who Did Not Undergo Cholecystectomy Sung Noh HongJong Kyun LeeJong Chul Rhee OriginalPaper Pages: 820 - 827
TGF-β and p53 Staining in CT-Guided and Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspirates of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Dawn SearsRichard A. EricksonMartha C. Escobar OriginalPaper Pages: 828 - 832
Elevated Resistive Index in the Hepatic Artery as a Predictor of Fulminant Hepatic Failure in Patients with Acute Viral Hepatitis: A Prospective Study Using Doppler Ultrasound Katsuaki TanakaKazushi NumataMitsugi Sugiyama OriginalPaper Pages: 833 - 842
Impaired Hepatocyte Regeneration in Toll-Like Receptor 4 Mutant Mice Grace L. SuStewart C. WangAmin Nanji OriginalPaper Pages: 843 - 849
Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis Steedman A. SarbahTerry GramlichZobair M. Younossi OriginalPaper Pages: 850 - 853
Hypercoagulable States in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Demetrios N. SamonakisIoannis E. KoutroubakisElias A. Kouroumalis OriginalPaper Pages: 854 - 858
Immune Escape Mechanism: Defective Resting and Stimulated Leukocyte–Endothelium Interaction in Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Rat Sasa-Marcel MaksanPatrick Morad AraibJan Schmidt OriginalPaper Pages: 859 - 865
Therapeutic Management Algorithm in Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic Patients in Primary or Secondary Liver Masses Eldo Ermenegildo Frezza OriginalPaper Pages: 866 - 871
Relationship of Abuse History and Other Risk Factors with Obesity Among Female Gastrointestinal Patients Huanguang JiaJim Z. LiDouglas A. Drossman OriginalPaper Pages: 872 - 877
Comparative Studies of Superoxide Production by Microbial Wall Product-Primed Neutrophils in Ulcerative Colitis Sara Elsøe NielsenBen VainerOle Haagen Nielsen OriginalPaper Pages: 878 - 882
CASE REPORT: Perforation of a Solitary Diverticulum of Sigmoid Colon in an Incarcerated Scrotal Hernia Gregory KouraklisAndromahi GlinavouGabriel Karatzas OriginalPaper Pages: 883 - 884
CASE REPORT: Severe Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Angiodysplasia in a Bernard–Soulier Patient: An Onerous Medical Concomitance Osman YükselSeyfettin KöklüBurhan Şahin BriefCommunication Pages: 885 - 887
Comparison of Fentanyl Versus Meperidine for Analgesia in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Sabina AliD. Lyn DavidsonDavid A. Gremse OriginalPaper Pages: 888 - 891
