1. Obscure Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage from Mesenteric Varices Diagnosed by Video Capsule Endoscopy

   • Oren K. Fix
   • Jonathan T. Simon
   • David R. Cave

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1169 - 1174

2. Patient Retention in a Clinical Trial: A Lesson from the Rofecoxib (VIOXX) Study

   • Meli Mor
   • Galia Niv
   • Yaron Niv

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1175 - 1178

3. The Effects of Colectomy on Immediate–Early Proto-Oncogene Expression and Hepatic Regeneration in the Rat

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

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1179 - 1182

4. Yo Jyo Hen Shi Ko (YHK) Improves Transaminases in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): A Randomized Pilot Study

   • Nilesh Chande
   • Maggie Laidlaw
   • Paul Marotta

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1183 - 1189

5. Relationship Between CT Volumetry and Functional Liver Volume Using Technetium-99m Galactosyl Serum Albumin Scintigraphy in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization Before Major Hepatectomy: A Preliminary Study

   • Atsushi Nanashima
   • Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
   • Youji Ogawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1190 - 1195

6. The Effectiveness of Lamivudine Treatment in Cirrhotic Patients with HBV Precore Mutations: A Prospective, Open-Label Study

   • Cengiz Bolukbas
   • Fusun Filiz Bolukbas
   • Oya Ovunc

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1196 - 1202

7. Severe Prolongation of the INR in Spur Cell Anemia of Cirrhosis: True-True and Related?

   • Vinay Sundaram
   • Abdullah M. S. Al-Osaimi
   • Stephen H. Caldwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1203 - 1205

8. HELLP Syndrome Complicated Bile Duct Injury and Subsequent Left Hepatic Lobe Atrophy

   • Ayse L. Mindikoglu
   • Shilun D. Li
   • David H. Van Thiel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1206 - 1212

9. Enucleation of Centrally Located Giant Hepatic Hemangioma: Report of Two Cases

   • Selcuk Mevlut Hazinedaroglu
   • Huseyin Ayhan Kayaoglu
   • Mehmet Ali Yerdel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1213 - 1217

10. Portal Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Hyperhomocysteinemia: A Case Report

    • Ken-Jin Tan
    • Pierce K. H. Chow
    • Choon Hua Thng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1218 - 1220

11. Fatal Varicella-Zoster Hepatitis Presenting with Severe Abdominal Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Aline Charabaty Pishvaian
    • Michelle Bahrain
    • James H. Lewis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1221 - 1225

12. Betaine Resolves Severe Alcohol-Induced Hepatitis and Steatosis Following Liver Transplantation

    • Karim Samara
    • Chen Liu
    • Manal F. Abdelmalek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1226 - 1229

13. Successful Plasma Exchange Treatment In Hemolytic Crisis Of Wilson'S Disease Preventing Liver Transplantation

    • Ozgur Harmanci
    • Yahya Buyukasik
    • Yusuf Bayraktar

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1230 - 1230

14. Use of an Ultrathin Gastroscope to Allow Endoscopic Insertion of Enteral Wallstents Without Fluoroscopic Monitoring

    • J. García-Cano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1231 - 1235

15. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in Jejunum: Diagnosis Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy

    • Kayoko Kunihiro
    • Noriaki Manabe
    • Kazuaki Chayama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1236 - 1240

16. Spontaneous Recovery of Dysphagia by Rupture of an Esophageal Diverticulum in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    • Ingo Mecklenburg
    • Christof Weber
    • Christian Folwaczny

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1241 - 1242

17. To Precisely Describe a Profile of Bizarre Gastric Emptying by Breath Testing

    • Masaki Sanaka
    • Hajime Anjiki
    • Yasushi Kuyama

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1243 - 1244

18. Successful Management of Symptoms of Steroid-Dependent Mesenteric Panniculitis with Colchicine

    • Isabelle Iwanicki-Caron
    • Guillaume Savoye
    • Eric Lerebours

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1245 - 1249

19. Factors Involved in Upregulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Rat Small Intestine Following Administration of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

    • Koji Takeuchi
    • Aya Yokota
    • Yuka Takahira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1250 - 1259

20. Investigation of Musashi-1 Expressing Cells in the Murine Model of Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis

    • Tadahisa Fukui
    • Hiroaki Takeda
    • Sumio Kawata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1260 - 1268

21. Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis Is Associated with Enhanced Low Molecular Mass Polypeptide 2 (LMP2) Expression and Is Attenuated in LMP2 Knockout Mice

    • Leo R. Fitzpatrick
    • Vineeta Khare
    • Walter A. Koltun

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1269 - 1276

22. Incidence of Ulcerative Colitis in the Elderly

    • Jungsik Song
    • Michelle Swekla
    • Steven Fine

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1277 - 1277

23. Squamous Cell Cancer of the Liver Arising from an Epidermoid Cyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Bülent Ödemiş
    • Aydin Ş. Küksal
    • Nesrin Turhan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1278 - 1284

24. Combined Gemcitabine and α-Interferon Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Report of a Case

    • Hirozumi Sawai
    • Yuji Okada
    • Tadao Manabe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1285 - 1289

25. Malignant Esophageal Pericardial Fistula Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

    • Claudio Tombazzi
    • Gustavo Marino
    • Kapuluru Reddy

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1290 - 1293

26. Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma That Mimics Groove Pancreatitis: Case Report of a Diagnostic Dilemma

    • Chun-Hai Tan
    • Pierce K. H. Chow
    • Wai-Keong Wong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1294 - 1296