Gastric epithelial cell turnover and mucosal protection in Japanese children with Helicobacter pylori infection Kyoko OzawaSeiichi KatoHiroshi Nagura OriginalPaper Pages: 236 - 246
Estimation of the malignant potential of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: the value of contrast-enhanced coded phase-inversion harmonics US Nobuhiro FukutaMasayuki KitanoMasatoshi Kudo OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 255
The role of video capsule endoscopy for evaluating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: usefulness of early use Giampaolo BresciGiuseppe ParisiAlfonso Capria OriginalPaper Pages: 256 - 259
Gabexate mesilate, a synthetic protease inhibitor, attenuates carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats Ken-ichiro MikamiTakashi GotoSumio Watanabe OriginalPaper Pages: 260 - 265
Analysis of factors influencing hepatocellular carcinoma detection: efficient use of computed tomography during arterial portography and during hepatic arteriography Tomonori FujishimaHaruhiko YoshidaMasao Omata OriginalPaper Pages: 266 - 273
Clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) arising in patients without chronic viral infection or alcohol abuse: a retrospective study of patients undergoing hepatic resection Yoshihiro YokoiShohachi SuzukiSatoshi Nakamura OriginalPaper Pages: 274 - 282
Monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma, following proton radiotherapy, with contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasonography Gaku NiizawaTadashi IkegamiNaomi Tanaka OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 290
Estimation of the stent placement above the intact sphincter of Oddi against malignant bile duct obstruction Naohito UchidaKunihiko TsutsuiShigeki Kuriyama OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 296
Nutritional factors and risk of pancreatic cancer: a population-based case-control study based on direct interview in Japan Yingsong LinAkiko TamakoshiYoshiyuki Ohno OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 301
Post-transplant IVC occlusion and thrombosis treated with tPA, heparin, and sharp recanalization Ayse L. MindikogluJonathan S. MillerDavid H. Van Thiel Case report Pages: 302 - 305
Primary malignant peripheral nerve-sheath tumor of the common bile duct Ken-ichi MatsuoYasuhiko NaganoHiroshi Shimada Case report Pages: 306 - 311
Pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis associated with hypopituitarism Kenichirou NakajimaEtsuko HashimotoKazue Takano Case report Pages: 312 - 315
Self-made device for safe replacement of gastrostomy tube Hirofumi MiyoshiKatsumi DateYoshiko Sameshima Letters to the editor Pages: 316 - 316
A case of multiple colonic lymphangiomas causing intussusception Toshiaki KunimuraTomoko InagakiToshio Morohoshi Letters to the editor Pages: 316 - 318
Primary sclerosing cholangitis may be overestimated in Japan Terumi KamisawaNaoto EgawaNobuaki Funata Letters to the editor Pages: 318 - 319
Angiogenesis, which is essential for cancer growth, is a diagnostic and therapeutic target Toshirou Nishida Editorial Pages: 320 - 321
When is the optimal timing for performing video capsule endoscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding? Tetsuya Nakamura Editorial Pages: 322 - 323
Dietary intake as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer in Japan: high cholesterol and low vitamin C diet Yoshifumi Takeyama Editorial Pages: 324 - 325