1. Validation of Polyethylene Glycol 3350 as a Poorly Absorbable Marker for Intestinal Perfusion Studies

   • Lawrence R. Schiller
   • Carol A. Santa Ana
   • John S. Fordtran

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 5

2. Treatment of Metallic Biliary Stent-Induced Duodenal Ulceration Using Endoscopic Laser Therapy

   • Joseph C. Yarze
   • Anna M. Poulos
   • Kevin J. Herlihy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 6 - 9

3. Comparison of Scintigraphy and Lactulose Breath Hydrogen Test for Assessment of Orocecal Transit (Lactulose Accelerates Small Bowel Transit)

   • Mark A. Miller
   • Henry P. Parkman
   • Robert S. Fisher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 10 - 18

4. Intestinal Transit Is More Potently Inhibited by Fat in the Distal (Ileal Brake) than in the Proximal (Jejunal Brake) Gut

   • Henry C. Lin
   • Xiao-Tuan Zhao
   • Lijie Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 25

5. Effect of Cholecystokinin Octapeptide and Atropine on Human Colonic Motility, Tone, and Transit

   • Michael D. O'Brien
   • Michael Camilleri
   • Alan R. Zinsmeister

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 33

6. Effect of Carbonated Water on Gastric Emptying and Intragastric Meal Distribution

   • P. Pouderoux
   • N. Friedman
   • A. Keshavarzian

   OriginalPaper Pages: 34 - 39

7. Effect of Extrinsic Denervation in a Canine Model of Jejunoileal Autotransplantation on Mechanical and Electrical Activity of Jejunal Circular Smooth Muscle

   • Gang Lu
   • Michael G. Sarr
   • Joseph H. Szurszewski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 40 - 46

8. Left Brachial Approach for Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Therapy in Patients

   • Seishiro Watanabe
   • Atushi Minami
   • Fumikazu Koui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 58

9. Case Report: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portasystemic Stent Shunt in the Treatment of Variceal Bleeding in Hepatocellular Cancer

   • Francesco M. Serafini
   • Bruce Zwiebel
   • Alexander S. Rosemurgy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 65

10. Case Report: A Variant Alkaline Phosphatase-Producing Gastric Carcinoma with Super Bone Scan

    • Kiko Tokushima
    • Takaaki Ikeda
    • Chifumi Sato

    OriginalPaper Pages: 66 - 73

11. Cigarette Smoke Increases Gastric Ulcer Size in Part by an Angiotensin II-Mediated Mechanism in Rats

    • Kyoji Seno
    • Jian H. Zhu
    • Felix W. Leung

    OriginalPaper Pages: 74 - 78

12. Effect of Combined Anticoagulation and Low-Dose Aspirin Treatment on Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    • Zobair M. Younossi
    • Williamson B. Strum
    • Theodore J. Spinks

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 82

13. Possible Mechanism of Increase in Gastric Mucosal PGE2 and PGI2 Generation Induced by Ecabet Sodium, a Novel Gastroprotective Agent

    • Mine Kinoshita
    • Hajime Tamaki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 90

14. Histochemical Analysis of Hyperplastic Stomach of TGF-alpha Transgenic Mice

    • Hitoshi Takagi
    • Toshio Fukusato
    • Yutaka Tsutsumi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 98

15. Gastric PCO2 Tonometry Is Independent of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition

    • Jeroen J. Kolkman
    • A. B. Johan Groeneveld
    • Stephan G. M. Meuwissen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 102

16. Helicobacter pylori Infection Has No Role in the Pathogenesis of Reflux Esophagitis

    • B.F.M. Werdmuller
    • R.J.L.F. Loffeld

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 105

17. Esophageal and Lower Response to Balloon Distention in Patients with Achalasia Esophageal Sphincter

    • William G. Paterson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 112

18. Esophageal Motor Function in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Correlation with Dysphagia and Xerostomia

    • Marco Anselmino
    • Giovanni Zaninotto
    • Ermanno Ancona

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 118

19. Effect of Fludrocortisone and Spironolactone on Sodium and Potassium Losses in Secretory Diarrhea

    • Heimo H. Wenzl
    • Kenneth D. Fine
    • John S. Fordtran

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 128

20. Relationship Between Site of Disease and Familial Occurrence in Crohn's Disease

    • Maria Rita Aiala
    • Roberto Di Mitri
    • Giuliana De Simone

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 132

21. Azoreductase and Nitroreductase Activity of Bacteria in Feces from Reservoir Patients with an Ileal

    • Fatemeh Rafii
    • J.G.H. Ruseler-Van Embden
    • Yasmin F. Asad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 136

22. Determinants of Lactose Digestion in the Miniature Pig

    • Carol A. Redel
    • Robert J. Shulman
    • David R. Tivey

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 144

23. Chemolysis of Gallbladder Debris Left Over After Contact Litholysis with Methyl tert-Butyl Ether

    • Ulrich Wosiewitz
    • Frauke Sabinski
    • Ulrich Leuschner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 146 - 153

24. Enhanced Expression of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoattractant (CINC) by Bronchoalveolar Macrophages in Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis Rats

    • Hiroki Sugita
    • Yasuo Yamaguchi
    • Michio Ogawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 154 - 160

25. Treatment of Refractory Ascites Using Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) (A Caution)

    • M. P. Dufresne
    • L. Spahr
    • L. Roy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 166

26. Liver Metabolic Zonation and Hepatic Microcirculation in Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Experimental Cirrhosis

    • Eugenio Gaudio
    • Paolo Onori
    • Oliviero Riggio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 177

27. Effect of Obesity on Pharmacokinetics and Biologic Effect of Interferon-alpha in Hepatitis C

    • Nancy P. Lam Pharmd
    • David Pitrak
    • Thomas J. Layden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 178 - 185

28. Morbidity of Chronic Hepatitis C as Seen in a Tertiary Care Medical Center

    • David H. Lee
    • Hyder Jamal
    • Robert P. Perrillo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 186 - 191

29. Case Report: Cholestatic Jaundice Induced by Ciprofloxacin

    • Jodie K. Labowitz
    • William B. Silverman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 192 - 194