1. Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Response to Omeprazole Therapy in Patients with Chronic Posterior Laryngitis: An Evaluation Based on Clinical Practice

   • Vicente Garrigues
   • Lirios Gisbert
   • Julio Ponce

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2117 - 2123

2. Comparison of the Esophageal Manometric Characteristics of Idiopathic and Reflux-Associated Esophageal Spasm: Evaluation by 24-Hour Ambulatory Esophageal Motility and pH Monitoring

   • Haruo Hayashi
   • Kazunori Mine
   • Chiharu Kubo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2124 - 2131

3. CASE REPORT: Symptomatic Lower Esophageal Muscular Ring: Response to Botox

   • Shyam Varadarajulu
   • Tara Noone

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2132 - 2134

4. Utility of [¹³C] Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori Detection in Partial Gastrectomy Patients

   • Keisuke Kubota
   • Naoki Hiki
   • Michio Kaminishi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2135 - 2138

5. Cyclooxygenase Expression During Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mongolian Gerbils

   • Taro Sakai
   • Hirokazu Fukui
   • Yoshio Yamaoka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2139 - 2146

6. Esophagitis Impairs Esophageal Smooth Muscle Reactivity in the Rat Model: An In Vitro Study

   • Melih Tugay
   • Firuzan Yildiz
   • Güner Ulak

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2147 - 2152

7. Gastric Carcinogenesis by Duodenal Reflux Through Gut Regenerative Cell Lineage

   • Ken-Ichi Mukaisho
   • Koichi Miwa
   • Takanori Hattori

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2153 - 2158

8. Differential Action of Growth Hormone in Irradiated Tumoral and Nontumoral Intestinal Tissue

   • Juana Morante
   • María T. Vallejo-Cremades
   • Enrique De Miguel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2159 - 2166

9. Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) During Ischemia–Reperfusion in Human Liver Tissue Allograft: Image Analysis by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

   • Liliane Benkoel
   • Frank Dodero
   • Dominique Lombardo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2167 - 2172

10. Non-Organ-Specific Autoantibodies in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence and Correlates

    • Paola Loria
    • Amedeo Lonardo
    • Nicola Carulli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2173 - 2181

11. CASE REPORT: Combined Treatment with Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Pioglitazone in a Patient with Nash Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Psoriasis

    • Susumu Itoh
    • Azuma Kanazuka
    • Takahide Akimoto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2182 - 2186

12. Intrasphincteric Nitric Oxide Reduces Sphincter of Oddi Motility in an Endoscopic Porcine Model

    • Hideaki Niiyama
    • Sanjay Jagannath
    • Anthony N Kalloo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2187 - 2190

13. CASE REPORT: Pancreatitis and Duodenitis from Sarcoidosis: Successful Therapy with Mycophenolate Mofetil

    • Andrew S. O'Connor
    • Farhad Navab
    • Gregory L. Braden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2191 - 2195

14. Stimulating Effect of Glucocorticosteroids on Intestinal Fructose Transport in Rats is Increased by Feeding a Saturated Fatty Acid Diet

    • A. Thiesen
    • M. Keelan
    • A. B. R. Thomson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2196 - 2206

15. CASE REPORT: Benign Solitary Cecal Ulcer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Kenneth D. Chi
    • Stephen B. Hanauer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2207 - 2212

16. LETTER: Management of Splenic Hydatid Cysts by Percutaneous Drainage

    • Julian E. Losanoff
    • James W. Jones
    • Bruce W. Richman

    Letter Pages: 2213 - 2213

17. LETTER: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Review of the Literature

    • Julian E. Losanoff
    • Edward R. Sauter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2214 - 2214

18. LETTER: Response by Drs. Fenoglio, Scalabrino, and Perin

    • Luigi M. Fenoglio
    • Elisa Scalabrino
    • Paolo Cavallo Perin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2215 - 2215

19. Self-Rated Quality of Life in Celiac Disease

    • C. Ciacci
    • C. D'Agate
    • L. Greco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2216 - 2220

20. CASE REPORT: Extrahepatic Biliary Schwannoma

    • Yumiko Honjo
    • Yoshimasa Kobayashi
    • Hirotoshi Nakamura

    BriefCommunication Pages: 2221 - 2226

21. News and Notices

    Announcement Pages: 2227 - 2227