1. Patient care guidelines

   • Richard L. Wechsler
   • Robert R. Schade
   • David H. Van Thiel

   Editorial Pages: 321 - 321

2. Statement on outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy

   • Walter H. Jacobs
   • Stanley B. Goldberg
   • Jane L. Todaro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 322 - 323

3. Perforation of esophagus after endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy

   • Jacob Korula
   • Kamalesh Pandya
   • Suyenori Yamada

   Original Articles Pages: 324 - 329

4. Histological changes of the liver by treatment of chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis with recombinant leukocyte interferon alpha

   • Masao Omata
   • Yoshimi Ito
   • Masao Ohto

   Original Articles Pages: 330 - 337

5. Serum insulin-like growth factor II in chronic liver disease

   • Tetsuo Hayakawa
   • Takaharu Kondo
   • Naomi Kodaira

   Original Articles Pages: 338 - 342

6. Pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts associated with acute and chronic pancreatitis

   • M. Bourliere
   • H. Sarles

   Original Articles Pages: 343 - 348

7. Significant DQw1 association in achalasia

   • Roy K. H. Wong
   • Corinne L. Maydonovitch
   • James R. Baker Jr

   Original Articles Pages: 349 - 352

8. Plasma cholecystokinin and gallbladder responses to intraduodenal fat in gallstone patients

   • A. A. M. Masclee
   • J. B. M. J. Jansen
   • C. B. H. W. Lamers

   Original Articles Pages: 353 - 359

9. Effect of low extracellular calcium on gallbladder contractionin vitro

   • Erica A. Brotschi
   • Kimberly C. Crocker
   • Lester F. Williams Jr

   Original Articles Pages: 360 - 366

10. Endoscopic biliary manometry in patients with suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and in patients with cystic dilatation of the bile ducts

    • Julio Ponce
    • Vicente Garrigues
    • Joaquín Berenguer

    Original Articles Pages: 367 - 371

11. Physiological gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal motor activity studied with a new system for 24-hour recording and automated analysis

    • A. J. P. M. Smout
    • M. Breedijk
    • L. M. A. Akkermans

    Original Articles Pages: 372 - 378

12. Nonsurgical management of esophageal perforation from pneumatic dilatation in achalasia

    • Anne Swedlund
    • Morris Traube
    • Richard W. McCallum

    Original Articles Pages: 379 - 384

13. Proximal small intestinal mucosal injury

    • M. Palacios
    • H. Madariaga
    • E. Lebenthal

    Original Articles Pages: 385 - 389

14. Proinflammatory effects of local abdominal irradiation on rat gastrointestinal tract

    • Mikael G. Buell
    • R. K. Harding

    Original Articles Pages: 390 - 399

15. Identification of proline-specific carboxypeptidase localized to brush border membrane of rat small intestine and its possible role in protein digestion

    • Roger H. Erickson
    • S. Song
    • Young S. Kim

    Original Articles Pages: 400 - 406

16. Misoprostol reduces indomethacin-induced changes in human small intestinal permeability

    • Ingvar Bjarnason
    • Paul Smethurst
    • A. Jonathan Levi

    Original Articles Pages: 407 - 411

17. Effects of gastric fundic stimulation on glucose absorption and water and electrolyte fluxes from rabbit small bowel

    • N. J. Andrews
    • K. Burdett
    • J. B. Elder

    Original Articles Pages: 412 - 416

18. Reduction in index of oxygen saturation at margin of active duodenal ulcers may lead to slow healing

    • Felix W. Leung
    • Terry J. Reedy
    • Paul H. Guth

    Original Articles Pages: 417 - 423

19. Effect of ranitidine gastroduodenal mucosal damage induced by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

    • Malcolm G. Robinson
    • Joseph W. Griffin Jr
    • Christopher W. Warner

    Original Articles Pages: 424 - 428

20. Release of protective products, different from prostaglandins, by rat stomachs exposed to mild irritant

    • Marwan A. Balaa

    Original Articles Pages: 429 - 435

21. Preventive and curative effects of prostaglandins on stress ulcer in rats

    • Hiroyuki Yoshimura
    • Noboru Kan
    • Nobuya Ogawa

    Original Articles Pages: 436 - 444

22. Campylobacter pylori in esophagus, antrum, and duodenum

    • L. G. V. Coelho
    • S. S. Das
    • M. M. Walker

    Original Articles Pages: 445 - 448

23. Prognosis and prognostic factors in chronic pancreatitis

    • Hirofumi Miyake
    • Hideo Harada
    • Ikuro Kimura

    Original Articles Pages: 449 - 455

24. Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy

    • F. Marotta
    • S. J. D. O'keefe
    • G. Young

    Original Articles Pages: 456 - 461

25. L-364,718, a new CCK antagonist, inhibits postprandial pancreatic secretion and PP release in dogs

    • Ryo Hosotani
    • Parimal Chowdhury
    • Phillip L. Rayford

    Original Articles Pages: 462 - 467

26. Effect of natural peptide YY on pancreatic secretion and cholecystokinin release in conscious dogs

    • Ryo Hosotani
    • Kazutomo Inoue
    • Takayoshi Tobe

    Original Articles Pages: 468 - 473

27. Involvement of pancreatic polypeptide (PP) in luminal feedback regulation in the conscious rat

    • Kyoko Miyasaka
    • Kazunori Miyazaki
    • Kenichi Kitani

    Original Articles Pages: 474 - 480

28. Abstracts of the International Conference on stress and digestive motility

    • L. Buéno
    • T. F. Burks
    • D. Thompson

    Abstract Pages: 481 - 487

29. News and notices

    News Pages: 488 - 488