New therapeutic approaches to hepatitis C virus Naoya SakamotoMamoru Watanabe Review 21 May 2009 Pages: 643 - 649
Comparison of gastroesophageal reflux in 100 patients with or without prior gastroesophageal surgery Norihiro YuasaTetsuya AbeRyoji Miyahara Original Article—Alimentary Tract 12 May 2009 Pages: 650 - 658
Prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in Japan Keiko AsakuraYuji NishiwakiToru Takebayashi Original Article—Alimentary Tract 08 May 2009 Pages: 659 - 665
Unbalanced expression of protease-activated receptors-1 and -2 in the colon of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients Zhao Xiang BianZhi LiJoseph J. Y. Sung Original Article—Alimentary Tract 09 May 2009 Pages: 666 - 674
Short-term and long-term outcome of endoluminal gastroplication for the treatment of GERD: the first multicenter trial in Japan Soji OzawaKoichiro KumaiMasaki Kitajima Original Article—Alimentary Tract 14 May 2009 Pages: 675 - 684
Adipocytokine levels in gastric cancer patients: resistin and visfatin as biomarkers of gastric cancer Takako Eguchi NakajimaYasuhide YamadaYasuhiro Shimada Original Article—Alimentary Tract 09 May 2009 Pages: 685 - 690
Detection of anti-CUEC-23 antibodies in serum of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a possible new serum marker for esophageal cancer Hideaki ShimadaAkiko KagayaTakaki Hiwasa Original Article—Alimentary Tract 01 May 2009 Pages: 691 - 696
Randomized, parallel, double-blind comparison of the ulcer-healing effects of ilaprazole and omeprazole in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers Khek Yu HoArlene KuanHwan Min Yoon Original Article—Alimentary Tract 12 May 2009 Pages: 697 - 707
Acid and non-acid reflux in Japanese patients with non-erosive reflux disease with persistent reflux symptoms, despite taking a double-dose of proton pump inhibitor: a study using combined pH-impedance monitoring Katsuhiko IwakiriNoriyuki KawamiChoitsu Sakamoto Original Article—Alimentary Tract 12 May 2009 Pages: 708 - 712
Comparison of a monoclonal with a polyclonal antibody-based enzyme immunoassay stool test in diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection after eradication therapy Ryuzo DeguchiMasashi MatsushimaAtsushi Takagi Original Article—Alimentary Tract 21 May 2009 Pages: 713 - 716
The preventive factors for aspirin-induced peptic ulcer: aspirin ulcer and corpus atrophy Akiko ShiotaniTakashi SakakibaraKen Haruma Original Article—Alimentary Tract 16 May 2009 Pages: 717 - 725
Long-term outcome of autoimmune pancreatitis Kazushige UchidaShujiro YazumiKazuichi Okazaki Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 25 April 2009 Pages: 726 - 732
Usefulness of Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison with pathological diagnosis and superparamagnetic iron oxide magnetic resonance images Keiko KorenagaMasaaki KorenagaIsao Sakaida Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 23 April 2009 Pages: 733 - 741
Histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis using EUS-guided trucut biopsy: a comparison study with EUS-FNA Nobumasa MizunoVikram BhatiaKenji Yamao Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 12 May 2009 Pages: 742 - 750
The loss of HBeAg without precore mutation results in lower HBV DNA levels and ALT levels in chronic hepatitis B virus infection Naoto KawabeSenju HashimotoKentaro Yoshioka Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 09 May 2009 Pages: 751 - 756
Nonalcoholic fatty liver is a risk factor for postprandial hyperglycemia, but not for impaired fasting glucose Tomoko ShigaYuriko MoriyoshiKeiko Shiratori Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 02 May 2009 Pages: 757 - 764
Diagnostic utility of biopsy specimens for autoimmune pancreatitis Kenji HiranoNoriyoshi FukushimaMasao Omata Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 09 May 2009 Pages: 765 - 773
Functional polymorphisms of the cyclooxygenase (PTGS2) gene and risk for gallbladder cancer in a North Indian population Kshitij SrivastavaAnvesha SrivastavaBalraj Mittal Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 20 May 2009 Pages: 774 - 780
Clinical efficacy of intravenous ciprofloxacin in patients with biliary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial with carbapenem as comparator Susumu TazumaYoshinori IgarashiOn behalf of the BTI Therapy Research Group Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 23 May 2009 Pages: 781 - 792
Expression of OATP1B3 determines uptake of Gd-EOB-DTPA in hepatocellular carcinoma Masato NaritaEtsuro HatanoShinji Uemoto Rapid Communication 29 April 2009 Pages: 793 - 798
No significant relation between relapse of autoimmune pancreatitis and substitution of aspartic acid at position 57 of DQβ1 Kenji HiranoYoshinari AsaokaMasao Omata Letter to the Editor 26 May 2009 Pages: 799 - 800
Notice of erratum Mitsukuni SuenagaNobuyuki MizunumaKiyohiko Hatake Erratum 29 May 2009 Pages: 801 - 801