1. Acknowledgment of 2009 Reviewers

   REVIEWER ACKNOWLEDGMENT 09 February 2010 Pages: 539 - 544

2. Electronic Communications with Patients: Improved Safety, Improved Access, or Electronic Leash—Principles and Prospects

   • Anna B. Reisman
   • David L. Stevens
   • Mack Lipkin

   Editorial 05 February 2010 Pages: 545 - 547

3. Evaluation and Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Gastroenterological Perspective

   • Amy Zhu
   • Marc Kaneshiro
   • Jonathan D. Kaunitz

   Review Open access 27 January 2010 Pages: 548 - 559

   

4. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Review and Update

   • Jeffrey R. Lewis
   • Smruti R. Mohanty

   Review 26 January 2010 Pages: 560 - 578

   

5. Pneumonitis as A Consequence of (Peg)Interferon-Ribavirin Combination Therapy for Hepatitis C: a Review of the Literature

   • Serena Slavenburg
   • Yvonne F. Heijdra
   • Joost P. H. Drenth

   Review Open access 28 April 2009 Pages: 579 - 585

   

6. Atypical Rectal Bleeding: The Challenge of Diagnosing Mild Ulcerative Colitis

   • Barrett G. Levesque
   • Reetesh Pai
   • Shamita B. Shah

   Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars 06 February 2010 Pages: 586 - 588

   

7. Natriuretic Peptide-Dependent cGMP Signal Pathway Potentiated the Relaxation of Gastric Smooth Muscle in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

   • Dong-Yuan Xu
   • Lan Liu
   • Wen-Xie Xu

   Original Article 07 March 2009 Pages: 589 - 595

   

8. Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Leukocyte Apheresis with a Fiber Filter in a Rat Model of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis

   • Hiroshi Yamasaki
   • Keiichi Mitsuyama
   • Michio Sata

   Original Article 04 March 2009 Pages: 596 - 606

   

9. Halofuginone, a Specific Inhibitor of Collagen Type 1 Synthesis, Ameliorates Oxidant Colonic Damage in Rats with Experimental Colitis

   • Berna Karakoyun
   • Meral Yüksel
   • Berrak Ç. Yeğen

   Original Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 607 - 616

   

10. Preventive Effect of Pentoxifylline on Acute Radiation Damage via Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Pathways

    • Gülçin Hepgül
    • Sevda Tanrıkulu
    • Evin Ademoğlu

    Original Article 18 March 2009 Pages: 617 - 625

    

11. Wireless Video Capsule Enteroscopy in Preclinical Studies: Methodical Design of Its Applicability in Experimental Pigs

    • Marcela Kopáčová
    • Ilja Tachecí
    • Stanislav Rejchrt

    Original Article Open access 18 March 2009 Pages: 626 - 630

    

12. Highly Purified Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester Prevents Development of Steatosis and Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats

    • Satoshi Kajikawa
    • Tsuyoshi Harada
    • Kiyoshi Mizuguchi

    Original Article 24 October 2009 Pages: 631 - 641

    

13. Hepatic Stellate Cell-Specific Gene Silencing Induced by an Artificial MicroRNA for Antifibrosis In Vitro

    • Ying Chang
    • Hua-jun Jiang
    • Ju-sheng Lin

    Original Article 05 November 2009 Pages: 642 - 653

    

14. Alterations of Bone Marrow Sinusoidal Endothelium in Rat and Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

    • Song Zhao
    • Ying-Mei Fu
    • Wei-Hui Zhang

    Original Article 01 April 2009 Pages: 654 - 661

    

15. Here’s My Phone Number, Don’t Call Me: Physician Accessibility in the Cell Phone and E-mail Era

    • Reuben K. M. Wong
    • Jane S. M. Tan
    • Douglas A. Drossman

    Original Article 26 January 2010 Pages: 662 - 667

16. Clinical Outcomes of Self-Expandable Metal Stent and Prognostic Factors for Stent Patency in Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Gastric Cancer

    • Yu Kyung Cho
    • Sang Woo Kim
    • In-Sik Chung

    Original Article 31 March 2009 Pages: 668 - 674

    

17. Comparison of the Effect of Azithromycin Versus Erythromycin on Antroduodenal Pressure Profiles of Patients with Chronic Functional Gastrointestinal Pain and Gastroparesis

    • Baharak Moshiree
    • Renee McDonald
    • Phillip P. Toskes

    Original Article 19 November 2009 Pages: 675 - 683

    

18. Long-Term Tegaserod Treatment for Dysmotility-like Functional Dyspepsia: Results of Two Identical 1-year Cohort Studies

    • William D. Chey
    • Colin W. Howden
    • David L. Earnest

    Original Article 03 December 2009 Pages: 684 - 697

    

19. Suboptimal Performance of IgG Anti-tissue Transglutaminase in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in a Tropical Country

    • Amit Kumar Dutta
    • Ashok Chacko
    • Balekuduru Avinash

    Original Article 31 March 2009 Pages: 698 - 702

20. Long-Term Impact of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients Referred for Iron-Deficiency Anemia

    • Sarah Sheibani
    • Barrett G. Levesque
    • Lauren B. Gerson

    Original Article 26 November 2009 Pages: 703 - 708

    

21. Reproducibility and Performance Characteristics of Colonic Compliance, Tone, and Sensory Tests in Healthy Humans

    • Suwebatu T. Odunsi
    • Michael Camilleri
    • Alan R. Zinsmeister

    Original Article 17 March 2009 Pages: 709 - 715

    

22. Intestinal Permeability in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: Effects of NSAIDs

    • Angèle P. M. Kerckhoffs
    • Louis M. A. Akkermans
    • Willem Renooij

    Original Article 03 March 2009 Pages: 716 - 723

    

23. Psychological Distress, Somatization, and Defense Mechanisms Associated with Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

    • Thomas N. Hyphantis
    • Barbara Tomenson
    • Francis Creed

    Original Article 03 March 2009 Pages: 724 - 732

24. The Vasculitis in IBD Is Associated with the Degree of Inflammation

    • M. Kruschewski
    • H. J. Buhr

    Original Article 07 March 2009 Pages: 733 - 738

    

25. Genetic Association of Nonsynonymous Variants of the IL23R with Familial and Sporadic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Women

    • Zhenwu Lin
    • Lisa Poritz
    • Walter A. Koltun

    Original Article 18 March 2009 Pages: 739 - 746

    

26. Adalimumab Treatment in Children with Refractory Crohn’s Disease

    • Yoram Rosenbach
    • Corina Hartman
    • Raanan Shamir

    Original Article 31 March 2009 Pages: 747 - 753

27. Improving the Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening: Assessment of Familial Risk

    • Lynn F. Butterly
    • Martha Goodrich
    • Allen Dietrich

    Original Article 08 January 2010 Pages: 754 - 760

    

28. Recent Trends for Colorectal Cancer Screening in HIV-Infected Patients

    • Shahzad Iqbal
    • Veron Browne-McDonald
    • Maurice A. Cerulli

    Original Article 13 March 2009 Pages: 761 - 766

29. The Clinical Value of Serum Connective Tissue Growth Factor in the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis

    • Dai Zhang
    • Nian-Yue Wang
    • Chan Luo

    Original Article 18 March 2009 Pages: 767 - 774

    

30. The Study of Efficacy of Lamivudine in Patients with Severe Acute Hepatitis B

    • Jian-Wu Yu
    • Li-Jie Sun
    • Shu-Chen Li

    Original Article 03 December 2009 Pages: 775 - 783

    

31. The Societal Burden of HBV-Related Disease: South Korea

    • Bong-Min Yang
    • Dong Joon Kim
    • Sangjin Shin

    Original Article 31 March 2009 Pages: 784 - 793

    

32. Clinical Significance of Genotypes and Precore/Basal Core Promoter Mutations in HBV Related Chronic Liver Disease Patients in North India

    • Sanjeev Sharma
    • Balkrishan Sharma
    • Radha Krishan Dhiman

    Original Article 31 December 2009 Pages: 794 - 802

33. Phenotypic Characteristics and Diagnoses of Patients Referred to an Iron Overload Clinic

    • John B. Dever
    • Mark A. Mallory
    • Kris V. Kowdley

    Original Article 24 December 2009 Pages: 803 - 807

    

34. Serum Ferritin Is a Clinical Biomarker in Japanese Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Independent of HFE Gene Mutation

    • Masato Yoneda
    • Yuichi Nozaki
    • Atsushi Nakajima

    Original Article 07 March 2009 Pages: 808 - 814

    

35. PRKCSH Genetic Mutation Was Not Found in Taiwanese Patients with Polycystic Liver Disease

    • An-Ming Yang
    • Shou-Chuan Shih
    • Wei-Shiung Yang

    Original Article 24 March 2009 Pages: 815 - 819

    

36. Regeneration of Graft Livers and Limited Contribution of Extrahepatic Cells After Partial Liver Transplantation in Humans

    • Susumu Eguchi
    • Mitsuhisa Takatsuki
    • Takashi Kanematsu

    Original Article Open access 19 March 2009 Pages: 820 - 825

    

37. Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Improves Survival in Asian-American Patients with Hepatitis B: Results from a Community-Based Clinic

    • Myron J. Tong
    • Hai-En Sun
    • David S. K. Lu

    Original Article 04 December 2009 Pages: 826 - 835

    

38. Are the Echogenicities on Intraductal Ultrasonography Really Biliary Microlithiasis?

    • Beom Jin Kim
    • Pung Kang
    • Jae Hoon Lim

    Original Article 18 March 2009 Pages: 836 - 841

    

39. Biliary Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Type I Versus Occult Biliary Microlithiasis in Post-cholecystectomy Patients: Are They Both Part of the Same Clinical Entity?

    • Farshad Elmi
    • William B. Silverman

    Original Article 01 April 2009 Pages: 842 - 846

40. ERCP in the Very Elderly: Outcomes Among Patients Older than Eighty

    • Frank J. Lukens
    • Douglas A. Howell
    • Syed-Mohammed R. Jafri

    Original Article 01 April 2009 Pages: 847 - 851

41. Consensus Guidelines in the Management of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    • Edward S. Huang
    • G. Scott Gazelle
    • Chin Hur

    Original Article 16 October 2009 Pages: 852 - 860

    

42. Autoimmune Hepatitis as a Part of Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Type II: Case Report and Literature Review

    • Trushar Patel
    • Jacquelyn Nystrom
    • Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos

    Case Report 07 May 2009 Pages: 861 - 864

    

43. Is Eosinophilic Esophagitis Related to Dental Occlusal Guards? A Case Series

    • Daniel L. Cohen
    • Manuel Martinez

    Correspondence 22 January 2010 Pages: 865 - 866

44. Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients Who Required Colectomy for Toxic Megacolon or Severe Steroid-Refractory Ulcerative Colitis

    • J. Barahona-Garrido
    • B. Martínez-Benítez
    • J. K. Yamamoto-Furusho

    Correspondence 22 January 2010 Pages: 867 - 868

    

45. Cytomegalovirus Infection and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Levent Filik

    Correspondence 03 December 2009 Pages: 869 - 869

46. Statins Improve ALT Values in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with Abnormal Values

    • Mohammad F. Madhoun
    • Ted Bader

    Correspondence 28 January 2010 Pages: 870 - 871

    

47. Impact of a Living Donor Liver Transplant Program for Hepatocellular Carcinoma to the Running Local Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Program

    • G. C. Sotiropoulos
    • M. Malagó
    • C. E. Broelsch

    Correspondence 18 March 2009 Pages: 872 - 873

48. Effective Endoscope for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Roux-en-Y Anastomosis: A Single-, Double-, or “Short” Double-Balloon Enteroscope?

    • Mitsunobu Matsushita
    • Masaaki Shimatani
    • Kazuichi Okazaki

    Correspondence 28 January 2010 Pages: 874 - 875