Enteric nervous plasticity and development: dependence on neurotrophic factors Georg B. T. von BoyenMax ReinshagenJoachim Kirsch Review Pages: 583 - 588
Influence of Helicobacter pylori infection on in vitro responsiveness of gastric fundus to agonists and to stimulation of enteric nerves in Mongolian gerbils Yusuke TakeharaYohei MizutaShigeru Kohno Pages: 589 - 595
Comparison of recovery of gastric phase III motility and gastric juice output after different types of gastrointestinal reconstruction following pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy Shunichi TakahataTakao OhtsukaMasao Tanaka Pages: 596 - 603
Color Doppler findings of gastric varices compared with findings on computed tomography Takahiro SatoKatsu YamazakiToshihiro Suga Pages: 604 - 610
Simultaneous anus and bowel operation is preferable for anal fistula in Crohn's disease Masaru ShinozakiKazutaka KoganeiTsuneo Fukushima Pages: 611 - 616
Clinical features of liver disturbance in rheumatoid diseases: clinicopathological study with special reference to the cause of liver disturbance Hideyuki KojimaMasahito UemuraHiroshi Fukui Pages: 617 - 625
Decreasing serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in predicting poor prognosis of acute hepatic failure in patients with chronic hepatitis B Sien-Sing YangKen-Sheng ChengDing-Shinn Chen Pages: 626 - 632
The time course of gap-junctional protein connexin 32 expression in the pancreas after the induction of acute pancreatitis by caerulein in rats Keiichiro OgoshiTetsuhide ItoHajime Nawata Pages: 633 - 639
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: diagnosis and treatment from the gastroenterologist's view Florian LipplChristian HannigManfred Kurjak Short communication Pages: 640 - 643
Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis (diffuse type) Shohei KoyamaMasahiko WatanabeTatsuo Iijima Case report Pages: 644 - 648
A hyperdynamic portal syndrome with ascites after endoscopic laser treatment Sergio NeriDario IernaRaffaello Cristaldi Case report Pages: 649 - 652
Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction ileus in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: outcome of a stoma construction and its histopathological features Masayuki MiyataKazuo WatanabeMitsuru Saka Case report Pages: 653 - 657
Postpartum acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis C with complete response to interferon-α Makoto OketaniToshihiko ShibatouTerukatsu Arima Case report Pages: 658 - 662
Development of multicentric hepatocellular carcinoma after completion of interferon therapy Soo Ryang KimToshiyuki MatsuokaYoshitake Hayashi Case report Pages: 663 - 668
Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas associated with pancreas divisum Toshihiro MasatsuguKoji YamaguchiMasao Tanaka Case report Pages: 669 - 673
Single administration of ecabet sodium diminishes the level of delta-13CO2 in urea breath test Masanori ItoShinji TanakaKen Haruma Letter to the editor Pages: 674 - 675
Subserosal invading colon cancer with rare invasive form Takehisa TadokoroSatoru TamuraToshiaki Moriki Letter to the editor Pages: 676 - 678
Is color Doppler ultrasonography useful for the detection of gastric varices? Hiroaki IwaseKazuo Kusugami Editorial Pages: 679 - 680
Is AFP a new reliable marker of liver regeneration in acute hepatic failure? Yasuhiro TakikawaKazuyuki Suzuki Editorial Pages: 681 - 682