1. Postprandial Improvement of Gastric Dysrhythmias in Patients with Type II Diabetes

   • Ruchi Mathur
   • Mark Pimentel
   • Henry C. Lin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 705 - 712

2. Postprandial Blood Glucose Latency After Oatmeal Is a Valid Screening Test for Diabetic Gastropathy in Type 1 Diabetes, but Not in Type 2 Diabetes

   • B. Jũngling
   • T. Schleiffer
   • J.F. Riemann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 713 - 722

3. Proximal Stomach Function in Systemic Sclerosis

   • Paola Iovino
   • Gabriele Valentini
   • Gabriele Mazzacca

   OriginalPaper Pages: 723 - 730

4. Comparison of Ileoanal Pouch and Rectal Function Measured by Barostat

   • Jeroen Steens
   • Corine Penning
   • Ad A.M. Masclee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 731 - 738

5. Prevalence of Gastric Myoelectrical Abnormalities in Patients with Nonulcer Dyspepsia and H. pylori Infection

   • Zhiyue Lin
   • J.D.Z. Chen
   • Richard W. McCallum

   OriginalPaper Pages: 739 - 745

6. Pharmacological and Dietary Prophylaxis and Treatment of Acute Actinic Esophagitis During Mediastinal Radiotherapy

   • Francesco S. Sasso
   • Giuseppe Sasso
   • Roberto Orecchia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 746 - 749

7. Effect of Resistant Starch on Potential Biomarkers for Colonic Cancer Risk in Patients with Colonic Adenomas

   • M.J.A.L. Grubben
   • C.C.M. van den Braak
   • F.M. Nagengast

   OriginalPaper Pages: 750 - 756

8. 8-Cl-Adenosine Induces Differentiation in LS174T Cells

   • Chris C. Carlson
   • Laura L. Burnham
   • Daniel T. Dransfield

   OriginalPaper Pages: 757 - 764

9. Distribution and Properties of Neutral Ceramidase Activity in Rat Intestinal Tract

   • Pia Lundgren
   • Åke Nilsson
   • Rui-Dong Duan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 765 - 772

10. CASE REPORT: Porcelain Gallbladder and Cholangiocarcinoma with Anomalous Pancreaticobiliary Union

    • Chung-Jyi Tsai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 773 - 775

11. SUPERFICIAL SPREADING CARCINOMA INVOLVING THE WHOLE ESOPHAGUS

    • Keiichiro Kume
    • Shintaro Abe
    • Hando Hakozaki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 776 - 778

12. Gastrointestinal Damage Induced by Celecoxib and Rofecoxib in Rats

    • O.M. Laudanno
    • J.A. Cesolari
    • A. Rocaspana

    OriginalPaper Pages: 779 - 784

13. Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Barrett's Esophagus

    • Hossam M. Kandil
    • Gordon Tanner
    • Raymond N. Dubois

    OriginalPaper Pages: 785 - 789

14. Objective Assessment of Cognitive Factors Involved in Visceral Perception by Using Event-Related Cerebral Evoked Responses to Esophageal Target Stimulation in Man

    • Stephan Hollerbach
    • Andrew May
    • Gervais Tougas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 790 - 801

15. Impairment of Deglutition Reflex by Acid-Induced Esophageal Mucosal Injury

    • Robert J. White
    • Gerald P. Morris
    • William G. Paterson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 802 - 807

16. Increased Taurine Content in Esophageal Mucosa of Children Affected by Gastroesophageal Reflux

    • Patrizia D'eufemia
    • Giovanni Corrado
    • Omero Giardini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 808 - 814

17. Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxations and Gastroesophageal Reflux Episodes in Healthy Subjects and GERD Patients During 24 Hours

    • Laurino Grossi
    • Antonio Francesco Ciccaglione
    • Leonardo Marzio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 815 - 821

18. Role of Nitric Oxide During Swallow-Induced Esophageal Shortening in Cats

    • Daniel Sifrim
    • Romain Lefebvre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 822 - 830

19. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

    • Alessandra Zicari
    • Giovanni Corrado
    • Ettore Cardi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 831 - 835

20. Increased Oxidative and Nitrative Stress in Human Stomach Associated with cagA+ Helicobacter pylori Infection and Inflammation

    • Chun-Qi Li
    • Brigitte Pignatelli
    • Hiroshi Ohshima

    OriginalPaper Pages: 836 - 844

21. Effects of Polaprezinc on Lipid Peroxidation, Neutrophil Accumulation, and TNF-α Expression in Rats with Aspirin-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury

    • Yuji Naito
    • Toshikazu Yoshikawa
    • Tomoyuki Yoneta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 845 - 851

22. CASE REPORT: Spontaneous Gastric Rupture and Hemoperitoneum Due to Gastric Hemangioma

    • Rocco Bellantone
    • Celestino Pio Lombardi
    • Arnaldo Capelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 852 - 853

23. Prospective Trial Evaluating Early Initiation of Feeding in Patients with Newly Placed One-Step Button Gastrostomy Devices

    • Joseph C. Yarze
    • Kevin J. Herlihy
    • Richard N. Dimick

    OriginalPaper Pages: 854 - 858

24. Cholecystokinin (CCK) Secretion in Patients with Severe Short Bowel Syndrome (SSBS)

    • Pei-Ra Ling
    • Mohammed Sheikh
    • Bruce R. Bistrian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 859 - 864

25. Does Better Disease-Related Education Improve Quality of Life?

    • S. Verma
    • H.H. Tsai
    • M.H. Giaffer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 865 - 869

26. Diagnostic Value of DNA Image Cytometry in Ulcerative Colitis

    • Ralf Keller
    • Ernst C. Foerster
    • Wolfram Domschke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 870 - 878

27. Celiac Disease Without Villous Atrophy

    • Katri Kaukinen
    • Markku Mãki
    • Pekka Collin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 879 - 887

28. Evidence of Local Eosinophil Activation and Altered Mucosal Permeability in Collagenous Colitis

    • Yesuf Taha
    • Marie Carlson
    • Yngve Raab

    OriginalPaper Pages: 888 - 897

29. CASE REPORT: Pseudotumorous Chronic Pancreatitis Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Philippe Grandval
    • Marc Barthet
    • Jean-Charles Grimaud

    OriginalPaper Pages: 898 - 900

30. Combination Therapy of Active HBsAg Vaccination and Interferon-α in Interferon-α Nonresponders with Chronic Hepatitis B

    • Tobias Heintges
    • Wolfgang Petry
    • Dieter Hãussinger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 901 - 906

31. Immediate-Early Protooncogene Expression and Liver Function Following Various Extents of Partial Hepatectomy in the Rat

    • M.J. Moser
    • Y. Gong
    • G.Y. Minuk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 907 - 914

32. CASE REPORT: Esophageal Variceal Ligation for Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage in a Patient with Portal and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Complicating Myelofibrosis

    • Wui-Chiang Lee
    • Han-Chieh Lin
    • Shou-Dong Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 915 - 919

33. CASE REPORT: Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis Associated with Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment of Hepatitis C

    • Robert J. Fontana

    OriginalPaper Pages: 920 - 924

34. CASE REPORT: Trovafloxacin Hepatotoxicity

    • Dariusz A. Lazarczyk
    • Neal S. Goldstein
    • Stuart C. Gordon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 925 - 926

35. Protective Effect of Melatonin on Renal Injury of Rats Induced by Bile Duct Ligation

    • Chiung-Yu Chen
    • Shu-Chu Shiesh
    • Xi-Zhang Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 927 - 931

36. Differential Oxidative Injury in Extrapancreatic Tissues During Experimental Pancreatitis

    • Olaf Gilgenast
    • Barbara Brandt-Nedelev
    • Thomas Reinheckel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 932 - 937

37. News and Notices

    OriginalPaper Pages: 938 - 938