Clinical significance of the minor duodenal papilla and accessory pancreatic duct Terumi Kamisawa Review Pages: 605 - 615
The minimum pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter, determined by the rapid pull-through method, is an index of severe reflux esophagitis Katsuhiko IwakiriYoshinori HayashiChoitsu Sakamoto OriginalPaper Pages: 616 - 620
Comparison between a new 13C-urea breath test, using a film-coated tablet, and the conventional 13C-urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection Shuichi OharaMototsugu KatoTakayoshi Toyota OriginalPaper Pages: 621 - 628
13C-Urea breath test, using a new compact nondispersive isotope-selective infrared spectrophotometer: comparison with mass spectrometry Mototsugu KatoMasao SaitoTakakane Toyota OriginalPaper Pages: 629 - 634
Evaluation of tumor development from the viewpoint of the three-dimensional configuration of isolated crypts in colorectal adenomas with a type IIIl pit pattern Takehisa TadokoroSatoru TamuraSaburo Onishi OriginalPaper Pages: 635 - 639
Epidemiological and clinical study of sporadic acute hepatitis E caused by indigenous strains of hepatitis E virus in Japan compared with acute hepatitis A Shigehiko SainokamiKoichi AbeHiroaki Okamoto OriginalPaper Pages: 640 - 648
Peripheral CD8+/CD25+ lymphocytes may be implicated in hepatocellular injuries in patients with acute-onset autoimmune hepatitis Yoshiyuki SuzukiMariko KobayashiHiromitsu Kumada OriginalPaper Pages: 649 - 953
Clinical characteristics and prevalence of GB virus C, SEN virus, and HFE gene mutation in Japanese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Norihito YamauchiYoshito ItohTakeshi Okanoue OriginalPaper Pages: 654 - 660
Portal and splenic hemodynamics in cirrhotic patients: relationship between esophageal variceal bleeding and the severity of hepatic failure Ertugrul KayacetinDuran EfeCengiz Doğan OriginalPaper Pages: 661 - 667
Factors contributing to ribavirin dose reduction due to anemia during interferon alfa2b and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C Shintaro TakakiAkihito TsubotaHiromitsu Kumada OriginalPaper Pages: 668 - 673
Types of human leukocyte antigen and decrease in HCV core antigen in serum for predicting efficacy of interferon-Α in patients with chronic hepatitis C: analysis by a prospective study Hidetomo MutoEiji Tanakathe Nagano Interferon Treatment Research Group OriginalPaper Pages: 674 - 680
Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma 102 months after successful eradication and removal of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava Masaaki TakamuraTakafumi IchidaYutaka Aoyagi Case report Pages: 681 - 684
Hypoplasia of the right hepatic lobe associated with portal hypertension and idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis Kantaro HisatomiTomohiko OhyaYuzuru Sato Case report Pages: 685 - 691
Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the common bile duct presenting as obstructive jaundice Young-Eun JooChang-Hwan ParkIruru Maetani Case report Pages: 692 - 696
Rectal carcinoid arising in ulcerative colitis associated with rectal adenocarcinoma Seishi AokiMasahiko WatanabeMasaki Kitajima Letters to the editor Pages: 697 - 698
Taiwan’s contribution to clinical research in gastroenterology and hepatology Yun-Fan Liaw Letters to the editor Pages: 698 - 698
Taiwan’s contribution to clinical research in gastroenterology and hepatology Kenji MaedaTsuguya FukuiMahbubur Rahman Letters to the editor Pages: 699 - 699
A new index of severe reflux esophagitis: what does the minimum LES pressure represent? Motoyasu Kusano Editorial Pages: 700 - 701
Epidemiological and clinical features of hepatitis E in Japan Hiroshi Yatsuhashi Editorial Pages: 702 - 703
Ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia in chronic hepatitis C patients Yoshito ItohTakeshi Okanoue Editorial Pages: 704 - 705