1. Diagnosis of chest pain of esophageal origin

   • Thomas H. Browning
   • Members of the Patient Care Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association

   OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 293

2. Endoscopic Nd-YAG laser therapy as palliative treatment for esophageal and cardial cancer

   • S. Naveau
   • A. Chiesa
   • J. C. Chaput

   Original Articles Pages: 294 - 301

3. Comparison of esophageal manometry, provocative testing, and ambulatory monitoring in patients with unexplained chest pain

   • Edward G. Hewson
   • Christine B. Dalton
   • Joel E. Richter

   Original Articles Pages: 302 - 309

4. Gastric emptying for solids in patients with duodenal ulcer before and after highly selective vagotomy

   • W. Mistiaen
   • R. Van Hee
   • A. Hubens

   Original Articles Pages: 310 - 316

5. Effect of mucosal thickening near gastric carcinoma on the endoscopic diagnosis of malignancy

   • Joseph A. Awad
   • Eun Y. Lee
   • Ray E. Clouse

   Original Articles Pages: 317 - 320

6. Prevalence of duodenal ulcer in cirrhotic males referred for liver transplantation

   • Mordechai Rabinovitz
   • Robert R. Schade
   • Judith S. Gavaler

   Original Articles Pages: 321 - 326

7. Dopamine interrupts gastrointestinal fed motility pattern in humans

   • Leonardo Marzio
   • Matteo Neri
   • Franco Cuccurullo

   Original Articles Pages: 327 - 332

8. Uptake ofl-carnitine by rat jejunal brush border microvillous membrane vesicles

   • B. U. K. Li
   • Paul M. Bummer
   • Ward A. Olsen

   Original Articles Pages: 333 - 339

9. Adaptation of jejunal to colonic mucosal autografts in experimentally induced short bowel syndrome

   • A. K. Banerjee
   • S. J. D. Chadwick
   • T. J. Peters

   Original Articles Pages: 340 - 348

10. Dysplasia and cancer complicating strictures in ulcerative colitis

    • Bret A. Lashner
    • Bruce C. Turner
    • Stephen B. Hanauer

    Original Articles Pages: 349 - 352

11. Effect of cholera toxin on small intestinal motor activity in the fed state

    • Verne E. Cowles
    • Sushil K. Sarna

    Original Articles Pages: 353 - 359

12. Antigen absorption in rabbit bacterial diarrhea (RDEC-1)

    • E. Isolauri
    • M. Gotteland
    • J. F. Desjeux

    Original Articles Pages: 360 - 366

13. New model of acute necrotizing pancreatitis induced by excessive doses of arginine in rats

    • Satoshi Tani
    • Hiroshi Itoh
    • Makoto Otsuki

    Original Articles Pages: 367 - 374

14. Hospital discharges for inflammatory bowel disease

    • Amnon Sonnenberg

    Original Articles Pages: 375 - 381

15. Pancreoscopic diagnosis of intraductal cystadenoma of the pancreas

    • Bernd Kohler
    • Günter Köhler
    • Jürgen F. Riemann

    Case Report Pages: 382 - 384

16. Effect of ranitidine on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in dogs

    • C. Panella
    • L. Makowka
    • A. Francavilla

    Original Articles Pages: 385 - 391

17. Cyclosporine augments hepatic regenerative response in rats

    • D. Kahn
    • L. Makowka
    • D. H. Van Thiel

    Original Articles Pages: 392 - 398

18. Continuous intraoperative monitoring of hepatic blood perfusion using a noninvasive surface electrode

    • C. Piasecki
    • A. M. Seifalian

    Original Articles Pages: 399 - 405

19. Relationship between small intestinal fasting motility and vomiting in dogs

    • Carlos Defilippi
    • Elsa Gomez
    • Francisco Cumsille

    Original Articles Pages: 406 - 410

20. Noncardiac chest pain, the crumbling of the sphinx

    • Peter J. Kahrilas

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 411 - 411

21. Agostinho Bettarello, MD

    • Jorge Valenzuela

    Obituary Pages: 412 - 412

22. Use of external shock wave lithotripsy and adjunt urodial for treatment of radiolucent stones

    Erratum Pages: 413 - 413

23. News and notices

    News Pages: 414 - 416