| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCorrespondence Time esophageal pH < 4 overestimates the prevalence of pathologic esophageal reflux in subjects with gastroesophageal reflux disease treated with proton pump inhibitors Lauren B Gerson, George Triadafilopoulos, Peyman Sahbaie, Winston Young, Sheldon Sloan, Malcolm Robinson, Philip B Miner, Jr, and Jerry D Gardner BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-15.PMCID: PMC2409349 Study Protocol Risk factors associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in subjects from primary care units. A case-control study Llorenç Caballería, Ma Antonia Auladell, Pere Torán, Guillem Pera, Dolores Miranda, Alba Alumà, José Dario Casas, Laura Muñoz, Carmen Sanchez, Albert Tibau, Marti Birules, Santiago Canut, Jesús Bernad, Josep Aubà, Miren Maite Aizpurua, and Enriqueta Alcaraz BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 44. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-44.PMCID: PMC2569953 Research Articles Multilayered epithelium in a rat model and human Barrett's esophagus: Similar expression patterns of transcription factors and differentiation markers Xiaoxin Chen, Rong Qin, Ba Liu, Yan Ma, Yinghao Su, Chung S Yang, Jonathan N Glickman, Robert D Odze, and Nicholas J Shaheen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-1.PMCID: PMC2267197 Neoplastic transformation of rat liver epithelial cells is enhanced by non-transferrin-bound iron Donald J Messner and Kris V Kowdley BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-2.PMCID: PMC2275280 Alcoholic cirrhosis in Denmark – population-based incidence, prevalence, and hospitalization rates between 1988 and 2005: A descriptive cohort study Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, and Henrik T Sørensen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-3.PMCID: PMC2275281 Bile reflux index after therapeutic biliary procedures Sedef Kuran, Erkan Parlak, Gulden Aydog, Sabite Kacar, Nurgul Sasmaz, Ali Ozden, and Burhan Sahin BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-4.PMCID: PMC2257961 Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review George Peppas, Vangelis G Alexiou, Eleni Mourtzoukou, and Matthew E Falagas BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-5.PMCID: PMC2258300 Meta-analysis of prophylactic corticosteroid use in post-ERCP pancreatitis Minghua Zheng, Jianling Bai, Bosi Yuan, Feng Lin, Jie You, Mingqin Lu, Yuewen Gong, and Yongping Chen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-6.PMCID: PMC2258301 Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic scleroderma Agostino Di Ciaula, Michele Covelli, Massimo Berardino, David QH Wang, Giovanni Lapadula, Giuseppe Palasciano, and Piero Portincasa BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-7.PMCID: PMC2276219 A self administered reliable questionnaire to assess lower bowel symptoms Barbara-Ann Adelstein, Les Irwig, Petra Macaskill, Peter H Katelaris, David B Jones, and Les Bokey BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-8.PMCID: PMC2311315 Transcription factors GATA-4 and GATA-6 in normal and neoplastic human gastrointestinal mucosa Hanna Haveri, Mia Westerholm-Ormio, Katri Lindfors, Markku Mäki, Erkki Savilahti, Leif C Andersson, and Markku Heikinheimo BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-9.PMCID: PMC2323380 Inverse association between gastroesophageal reflux and blood pressure: Results of a large community based study Liam J Murray, Peter McCarron, Roger B McCorry, Lesley A Anderson, Athene J Lane, Brian T Johnston, George Davey Smith, and Richard F Harvey BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-10.PMCID: PMC2330142 Effects of pectin liquid on gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with cerebral palsy Reiko Miyazawa, Takeshi Tomomasa, Hiroaki Kaneko, Hirokazu Arakawa, Nobuzo Shimizu, and Akihiro Morikawa BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-11.PMCID: PMC2383913 Rebleeding rate after interventional therapy directed by capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding Hiroki Endo, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Masahiko Inamori, Keiko Akimoto, Tomohiko Ohya, Tatsuro Yanagawa, Masako Asayama, Kantaro Hisatomi, Takuma Teratani, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, and Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-12.PMCID: PMC2447670 Prevalence and determinants of biochemical dysfunction of the liver in Atayal Aboriginal community of Taiwan: Is betel nut chewing a risk factor? Ching-Feng Lin, Tun-Jen Shiau, Ying-Chin Ko, Ping-Ho Chen, and Jung-Der Wang BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-13.PMCID: PMC2443869 Total and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 in chronic cholecystitis: A prospective study Constantinos Simopoulos, Alexandra K Tsaroucha, Byron Asimakopoulos, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Paschalis Gavriilidis, Alexandros Polychronidis, and Anastasios Karayiannakis BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-14.PMCID: PMC2396167 Liver cirrhosis, other liver diseases, and risk of hospitalisation for intracerebral haemorrhage: A Danish population-based case-control study Henning Grønbæk, Søren P Johnsen, Peter Jepsen, Mette Gislum, Hendrik Vilstrup, Ulrik Tage-Jensen, and Henrik T Sørensen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-16.PMCID: PMC2413247 Senescence marker protein 30 in acute liver failure: validation of a mass spectrometry proteomics assay Sa Lv, Jiang-hua Wang, Feng Liu, Yan Gao, Ran Fei, Shao-cai Du, and Lai Wei BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-17.PMCID: PMC2435529 Absence of gastrointestinal infections in a cohort of patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other acid hypersecretors receiving long-term acid suppression with lansoprazole C Mel Wilcox, Toni Martin, Milind Phadnis, Jean Mohnen, Julie Worthington, and Basil I Hirschowitz BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-18.PMCID: PMC2414526 Influence of acute pancreatitis on the in vitro responsiveness of rat mesenteric and pulmonary arteries Enilton A Camargo, Maria Andréia Delbin, Tatiane Ferreira, Elen CT Landucci, Edson Antunes, and Angelina Zanesco BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-19.PMCID: PMC2435530 Short-term triple therapy with azithromycin for Helicobacter pylori eradication: Low cost, high compliance, but low efficacy Fernando M Silva, Jaime N Eisig, Ana Cristina S Teixeira, Ricardo C Barbuti, Tomás Navarro-Rodriguez, and Rejane Mattar BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-20.PMCID: PMC2438368 Changes in the gastric enteric nervous system and muscle: A case report on two patients with diabetic gastroparesis Pankaj J Pasricha, Nonko D Pehlivanov, Guillermo Gomez, Harsha Vittal, Matthew S Lurken, and Gianrico Farrugia BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-21.PMCID: PMC2442096 Combined written and oral information prior to gastrointestinal endoscopy compared with oral information alone: a randomized trial Christian Felley, Thomas V Perneger, Isabelle Goulet, Catherine Rouillard, Nadereh Azar-Pey, Gian Dorta, Antoine Hadengue, and Jean-Louis Frossard BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 22. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-22.PMCID: PMC2430967 Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease in severely mentally retarded people: a systematic review Anke JE de Veer, Judith T Bos, Riet C Niezen-de Boer, Clarisse JM Böhmer, and Anneke L Francke BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 23. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-23.PMCID: PMC2435531 The pro-apoptotic K-Ras 4A proto-oncoprotein does not affect tumorigenesis in the ApcMin/+ mouse small intestine Charles E Patek, Mark J Arends, Lorraine Rose, Feijun Luo, Marion Walker, Paul S Devenney, Rachel L Berry, Nicola J Lawrence, Rachel A Ridgway, Owen J Sansom, and Martin L Hooper BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 24. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-24.PMCID: PMC2442095 Quality of health care and patient satisfaction in liver disease: The development and preliminary results of the QUOTE-Liver questionnaire Jolie J Gutteling, Robert A de Man, Jan JV Busschbach, and Anne-Sophie E Darlington BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 25. Published online 2008 June 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-25.PMCID: PMC2453127 Rifaximin for maintenance therapy in antibiotic-dependent pouchitis Bo Shen, Feza H Remzi, A Rocio Lopez, and Elaine Queener BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 26. Published online 2008 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-26.PMCID: PMC2442097 Association between PPARGC1A polymorphisms and the occurrence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Masato Yoneda, Kikuko Hotta, Yuichi Nozaki, Hiroki Endo, Takashi Uchiyama, Hironori Mawatari, Hiroshi Iida, Shingo Kato, Kunihiro Hosono, Koji Fujita, Kyoko Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Masahiko Inamori, Yasunobu Abe, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Shiro Maeyama, Koichiro Wada, and Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 27. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-27.PMCID: PMC2453128 Unexplained chest/epigastric pain in patients with normal endoscopy as a predictor for ischemic heart disease and mortality: A Danish 10-year cohort study Estrid Muff Munk, Bente Nørgård, Claus Dethlefsen, Hans Gregersen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Peter Funch-Jensen, and Henrik Toft Sørensen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 28. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-28.PMCID: PMC2490769 Wilson protein expression, copper excretion and sweat production in sweat glands of Wilson disease patients and controls Mark Schaefer, Mavi Schellenberg, Uta Merle, Karl Heinz Weiss, and Wolfgang Stremmel BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 29. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-29.PMCID: PMC2515315 Evaluation of the Birmingham IBS symptom questionnaire Andrea K Roalfe, Lesley M Roberts, and Sue Wilson BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 30. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-30.PMCID: PMC2496907 Caustic ingestion in adults: The role of endoscopic classification in predicting outcome Hao-Tsai Cheng, Chi-Liang Cheng, Cheng-Hui Lin, Jui-Hsiang Tang, Yin-Yi Chu, Nai-Jen Liu, and Pang-Chi Chen BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 31. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-31.PMCID: PMC2533005 Hospital-acquired invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with hepatic failure Dan Li, Liang Chen, Xian Ding, Ran Tao, Yong Xin Zhang, and Jie Fei Wang BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 32. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-32.PMCID: PMC2516516 Epigenetic mechanisms involved in differential MDR1 mRNA expression between gastric and colon cancer cell lines and rationales for clinical chemotherapy Tae-Bum Lee, Jung-Hee Park, Young-Don Min, Kyung-Jong Kim, and Cheol-Hee Choi BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 33. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-33.PMCID: PMC2529328 Five mucosal transcripts of interest in ulcerative colitis identified by quantitative real-time PCR: a prospective study Anders Eriksson, Carl-Fredrik Flach, Anders Lindgren, Eva Kvifors, and Stefan Lange BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 34. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-34.PMCID: PMC2531169 Immunohistochemical testing for Helicobacter Pylori existence in neoplasms of the colon Aliye Soylu, Selvinaz Ozkara, Halil Alıs, Kemal Dolay, Mustafa Kalaycı, Nurgul Yasar, and A Baki Kumbasar BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 35. Published online 2008 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-35.PMCID: PMC2527302 Correlation between CD4 counts of HIV patients and enteric protozoan in different seasons – An experience of a tertiary care hospital in Varanasi (India) Lekha Tuli, Anil K Gulati, Shyam Sundar, and Tribhuban M Mohapatra BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 36. Published online 2008 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-36.PMCID: PMC2536662 Validation of a survey methodology for gastroesophageal reflux disease in China Yang Cao, Xiaoyan Yan, Xiu-Qiang Ma, Rui Wang, Saga Johansson, Mari-Ann Wallander, and Jia He BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 37. Published online 2008 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-37.PMCID: PMC2533006 Erythromycin lacks colon prokinetic effect in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a retrospective study Narayanan Venkatasubramani, Colin D Rudolph, and Manu R Sood BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 38. Published online 2008 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-38.PMCID: PMC2529327 Haemodynamic effects of plasma-expansion with hyperoncotic albumin in cirrhotic patients with renal failure: a prospective interventional study Andreas Umgelter, Katrin Wagner, Wolfgang Reindl, Nils Nurtsch, Wolfgang Huber, and Roland M Schmid BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 39. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-39.PMCID: PMC2556671 Resveratrol inhibits nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rats Luis Bujanda, Elizabeth Hijona, Mikel Larzabal, Marta Beraza, Pablo Aldazabal, Nerea García-Urkia, Cristina Sarasqueta, Angel Cosme, Belen Irastorza, Alberto González, and Juan I Arenas, Jr BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 40. Published online 2008 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-40.PMCID: PMC2547101 Ultrasonographically detected gallbladder polyps: A reason for concern? A seven-year follow-up study Wolfgang Kratzer, Mark M Haenle, Andrea Voegtle, Richard A Mason, Atilla S Akinli, Klaus Hirschbuehl, Andreas Schuler, Volker Kaechele, and the Roemerstein study group BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 41. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-41.PMCID: PMC2553794 Influence of Ketotifen, Cromolyn Sodium, and Compound 48/80 on the survival rates after intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury in rats Hei Zi-qing, Gan Xiao-liang, Huang Pin-jie, Wei Jing, Shen Ning, and Gao Wan-ling BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 42. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-42.PMCID: PMC2564972 The clinical overlap between functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome based on Rome III criteria AnJiang WANG, XianHua LIAO, LiShou XIONG, Sui PENG, YingLian XIAO, SiChun LIU, PinJin HU, and MinHu CHEN BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 43. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-43.PMCID: PMC2569040 Determinants of female sexual function in inflammatory bowel disease: a survey based cross-sectional analysis Antje Timmer, Daniela Kemptner, Alexandra Bauer, Angela Takses, Claudia Ott, and Alois Fürst BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 45. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-45.PMCID: PMC2571095 Type and etiology of liver cirrhosis are not related to the presence of hepatic encephalopathy or health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Axel Josefsson, and Einar Björnsson BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 46. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-46.PMCID: PMC2575200 Bile composition in Alagille Syndrome and PFIC patients having Partial External Biliary Diversion Karan M Emerick, Marc S Elias, Hector Melin-Aldana, Sandra Strautnieks, Richard J Thompson, Laura N Bull, AS Knisely, Peter F Whitington, and Richard M Green BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 47. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-47.PMCID: PMC2585081 Bones and Crohn's: Estradiol deficiency in men with Crohn's disease is not associated with reduced bone mineral density J Klaus, M Reinshagen, G Adler, BO Boehm, and C von Tirpitz BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 48. Published online 2008 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-48.PMCID: PMC2577678 The Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer promoting gene, dupA in China Zhiyu Zhang, Qing Zheng, Xiaoyu Chen, Shudong Xiao, Wenzhong Liu, and Hong Lu BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 49. Published online 2008 October 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-49.PMCID: PMC2584642 Reduced diversity and increased virulence-gene carriage in intestinal enterobacteria of coeliac children Ester Sánchez, Inmaculada Nadal, Ester Donat, Carmen Ribes-Koninckx, Miguel Calabuig, and Yolanda Sanz BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 50. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-50.PMCID: PMC2615025 Scintigraphic evaluation of oesophageal transit during radiotherapy to the mediastinum Giuseppe Sasso, Pierfrancesco Rambaldi, Francesco S Sasso, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Paola Murino, Paolo Puntieri, Hugo R Marsiglia, and Luigi Mansi BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 51. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-51.PMCID: PMC2611991 Predictors of gastrointestinal lesions on endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia without gastrointestinal symptoms Shahid Majid, Mohammad Salih, Rozina Wasaya, and Wasim Jafri BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 52. Published online 2008 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-52.PMCID: PMC2613391 Plasma Pentraxin3 is a Novel Marker for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Masato Yoneda, Takashi Uchiyama, Shingo Kato, Hiroki Endo, Koji Fujita, Kyoko Yoneda, Hironori Mawatari, Hiroshi Iida, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Masahiko Inamori, Yuichi Nozaki, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Shiro Maeyama, Mina Sagara, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Tatsuhiko Kodama, and Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 53. Published online 2008 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-53.PMCID: PMC2621235 Commonly used bowel preparations have significant and different effects upon cell proliferation in the colon: a pilot study Lisa J Croucher, Jonathan P Bury, Elizabeth A Williams, Stuart A Riley, and Bernard M Corfe BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 54. Published online 2008 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-54.PMCID: PMC2588612 Imbalance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP) – 1 and – 4 serum levels, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Andreas N Kapsoritakis, Anastasia I Kapsoritaki, Ioanna P Davidi, Vasilios D Lotis, Anastasios C Manolakis, Petros I Mylonis, Aikaterini T Theodoridou, Anastasios E Germenis, and Spyros P Potamianos BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 55. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-55.PMCID: PMC2613880 Loss of PTEN expression is associated with colorectal cancer liver metastasis and poor patient survival Hirozumi Sawai, Akira Yasuda, Nobuo Ochi, Jiachi Ma, Yoichi Matsuo, Takehiro Wakasugi, Hiroki Takahashi, Hitoshi Funahashi, Mikinori Sato, and Hiromitsu Takeyama BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 56. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-56.PMCID: PMC2611992 Wnt-reporter expression pattern in the mouse intestine during homeostasis Paige S Davies, Adria D Dismuke, Anne E Powell, Kevin H Carroll, and Melissa H Wong BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 57. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-57.PMCID: PMC2615026 Alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of erosive esophagitis and Barrett's epithelium in Japanese men Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hironori Mawatari, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Kyoko Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, and Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterol. 2008; 8: 58. Published online 2008 December 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-8-58.PMCID: PMC2615024 |