Risk factors for relapse of erosive GERD during long-term maintenance treatment with proton pump inhibitor: a prospective multicenter study in Japan Kazuma FujimotoMichio HongoThe Maintenance Study Group Original Article—Alimentary Tract 06 July 2010 Pages: 1193 - 1200
Dermokine as a novel biomarker for early-stage colorectal cancer Tomoyuki TagiTakeshi MatsuiEigo Otsuji Original Article—Alimentary Tract 21 July 2010 Pages: 1201 - 1211
Detection of desmoplastic reaction in biopsy specimens is useful for predicting the depth of invasion of early colorectal cancer: a Japanese collaborative study Motohiko HiroseHirokazu FukuiTakahiro Fujimori Original Article—Alimentary Tract 28 July 2010 Pages: 1212 - 1218
A double-blind, controlled study comparing lafutidine with placebo and famotidine in Japanese patients with mild reflux esophagitis Shuichi OharaKen HarumaMotoyasu Kusano Original Article—Alimentary Tract 15 July 2010 Pages: 1219 - 1227
Efficacy of mosapride citrate in proximal gastric accommodation and gastrointestinal motility in healthy volunteers: a double-blind placebo-controlled ultrasonographic study Hiroaki KusunokiKen HarumaAkiko Shiotani Original Article—Alimentary Tract 24 July 2010 Pages: 1228 - 1234
Carbon dioxide insufflation for colonoscopy: evaluation of gas volume, abdominal pain, examination time and transcutaneous partial CO2 pressure Hiro-o YamanoKenjirou YoshikawaKentarou Satou Original Article—Alimentary Tract 16 July 2010 Pages: 1235 - 1240
Detection of liver metastases secondary to pancreatic cancer: utility of combined helical computed tomography during arterial portography with biphasic computed tomography-assisted hepatic arteriography Yoshiaki IkutaHiroshi TakamoriHideo Baba Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 16 July 2010 Pages: 1241 - 1246
Absence of invariant natural killer T cells deteriorates liver inflammation and fibrosis in mice fed high-fat diet Takuya MiyagiTetsuo TakeharaNorio Hayashi Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 02 July 2010 Pages: 1247 - 1254
The requirement for a sufficient period of corticosteroid treatment in combination with nucleoside analogue for severe acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B Keiichi FujiwaraShin YasuiOsamu Yokosuka Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 09 July 2010 Pages: 1255 - 1262
Accurate and simple method for quantification of hepatic fat content using magnetic resonance imaging: a prospective study in biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Tomoko HattaYasunari FujinagaNaoki Tanaka Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 July 2010 Pages: 1263 - 1271
AFP, AFP-L3, DCP, and GP73 as markers for monitoring treatment response and recurrence and as surrogate markers of clinicopathological variables of HCC Kentaroh YamamotoHiroshi ImamuraNorihiro Kokudo Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 13 July 2010 Pages: 1272 - 1282
Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation for the treatment of recurrent bile duct stones in patients with prior sphincterotomy Kyeong Ok KimTae Nyeun KimSi Hyung Lee Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 16 July 2010 Pages: 1283 - 1288