The American Journal of Gastroenterology

American Journal of Gastroenterology 2005: Another Great Year
pp. 683-685(3)

Living Donor Liver Transplant—Is the Horse Already out of the Barn?
pp. 686-688(3)
Author: Scott, Larry D.

FDA Advisory Committees: Their Purpose, How They Work, and How You Can Become a Member
pp. 689-691(3)

Repeated Pneumatic Dilations as Long-Term Maintenance Therapy for Esophageal Achalasia: CME
pp. 692-697(6)
Authors: Zerbib, Frank; Thétiot, Valérie; Richy, Frédérique; Benajah, Dafr-Allah; Message, Laurent; Lamouliatte, Hervé

Achalasia: Should We or Should We Not Follow the Bag?
pp. 698-700(3)
Author: Wong, Colonel Roy K.H.

Prevention of Ulcers by Esomeprazole in At-Risk Patients Using Non-Selective NSAIDs and COX-2 Inhibitors
pp. 701-710(10)
Authors: Scheiman, James M.; Yeomans, Neville D.; Talley, Nicholas J.; Vakil, Nimish; Chan, Francis K. L.; Tulassay, Zsolt; Rainoldi, Jorge L.; Szczepanski, Leszek; Ung, Kjell-Arne; Kleczkowski, Dariusz; Ahlbom, Henrik; Næsdal, Jørgen; Hawkey, Christopher

A COX-2-Specific Inhibitor Plus a Proton-Pump Inhibitor: Is This a Reasonable Approach to Reduction in NSAIDs' GI Toxicity?
pp. 711-713(3)
Author: Cryer, Byron

H. pylori Genotypes and Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms Influence the Development of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in a Chinese Population
pp. 714-720(7)
Authors: Leung, Wai K.; Chan, Martin C.W.; To, Ka-Fai; Man, Ellen P.S.; Ng, Enders K.W.; Chu, Eagle S.H.; Lau, James Y.W.; Lin, San-ren; Sung, Joseph J.Y.

Quality Assessment of Colonoscopic Cecal Intubation: An Analysis of 6 Years of Continuous Practice at a University Hospital
pp. 721-731(11)
Authors: Aslinia, Florence; Uradomo, Lance; Steele, Allison; Greenwald, Bruce D.; Raufman, Jean-Pierre

Quality in Colonoscopy: Cecal Intubation First, Then What?
pp. 732-734(3)
Author: Rex, Douglas K.

Long-term Outcome of Biliary and Duodenal Stents in Palliative Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of Pancreas
pp. 735-742(8)
Authors: Maire, Frédérique; Hammel, Pascal; Ponsot, Philippe; Aubert, Alain; O'Toole, Dermot; Hentic, Olivia; Levy, Philippe; Ruszniewski, Philippe

Palliation in Gastroduodenal Obstruction
pp. 743-745(3)
Author: Enns, Robert

Economical and Clinical Outcomes of Alternative Treatment Strategies in the Management of Common Bile Duct Stones in the Elderly: Wait and See or Surgery?
pp. 746-752(7)
Authors: Drake, Britt B.; Arguedas, Miguel R.; Kilgore, Meredith L.; Hawn, Mary T.; Wilcox, C. Mel

Watchful Waiting After Endoscopic Removal of Common Bile Duct Stones: Cheaper and Better?
pp. 753-754(2)
Author: Fisher, Deborah A.

Living Liver Donor Mortality: Where Do We Stand?
pp. 755-759(5)
Author: Bramstedt, Katrina A.

Racial Difference in Mortality Among U.S. Veterans with HCV/HIV Coinfection
pp. 760-767(8)
Authors: Merriman, Nathan A.; Porter, Steven B.; Brensinger, Colleen M.; Reddy, K. Rajender; Chang, Kyong-Mi

Impact of Age on Screening and Surveillance for Primary Liver Cancer
pp. 768-774(7)
Authors: Patel, Tushar; Dangell, Cheryle; Maheshwari, Shail

Life Events and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Relapse: A Prospective Study of Patients Enrolled in Remission
pp. 775-781(7)
Authors: Vidal, Angela; Gómez-Gil, Esther; Sans, Miquel; Portella, Maria J.; Salamero, Manel; Piqué, Josep M.; Panés, Julián

On Studying the Connection Between Stress and IBD
pp. 782-785(4)
Authors: Bernstein, Charles N.; Walker, John R.; Graff, Lesley A.

DLG5 Variants in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 786-792(7)
Authors: Büning, Carsten; Geerdts, Lars; Fiedler, Thomas; Gentz, Enno; Pitre, Ghyslaine; Reuter, Wolf; Luck, Werner; Buhner, Sabine; Molnar, Tomas; Nagy, Ferenc; Lonovics, Janos; Dignass, Axel; Landt, Olfert; Nickel, Renate; Genschel, Janine; Lochs, Herbert; Schmidt, Hartmut H.-J.; Witt, Heiko

Randomized, Double Blind Controlled Trial of Subcutaneous Recombinant Human Interleukin-11 Versus Prednisolone in Active Crohn's Disease
pp. 793-797(5)
Authors: Herrlinger, K.R.; Witthoeft, T.; Raedler, A.; Bokemeyer, B.; Krummenerl, T.; Schulzke, J.D.; Boerner, N.; Kueppers, B.; Emmrich, J.; Mescheder, A.; Schwertschlag, U.; Shapiro, M.; Stange, E.F.

Gastric Electrical Stimulation Using Endoscopically Placed Mucosal Electrodes Reduces Food Intake in Humans
pp. 798-803(6)
Authors: Liu, Jun; Hou, Xiaohua; Song, Gengqing; Cha, Hui; Yang, Bin; Chen, Jiande D.Z.

Influence of Motilin on Gastric Fundus Tone and on Meal-Induced Satiety in Man: Role of Cholinergic Pathways
pp. 804-811(8)
Authors: Cuomo, Rosario; Vandaele, Pieter; Coulie, Bernard; Peeters, Theo; Depoortere, Inge; Janssens, Jozef; Tack, Jan

Meta-Analysis of Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea and the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Disease
pp. 812-822(11)
Author: McFarland, Lynne V.

Colon Pathology Detected After a Positive Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: A Prospective Study in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort
pp. 823-830(8)
Authors: Francois, Fritz; Park, James; Bini, Edmund J.

Quantitative Assessment of hTERT mRNA Expression in Dysplastic Nodules of HBV-Related Hepatocarcinogenesis
pp. 831-838(8)
Authors: Oh, Bong-Kyeong; Kim, Young-Joo; Park, Young Nyun; Choi, Jinsub; Kim, Kyung Sik; Park, Chanil

Telomerase Activation in Human Hepatocarcinogenesis
pp. 839-841(3)
Authors: Hytiroglou, Prodromos; Theise, Neil D.

Ribavirin Monotherapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: A Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
pp. 842-847(6)
Authors: Brok, Jesper; Gluud, Lise L.; Gluud, Christian

Accuracy of Helicobacter pylori Diagnostic Tests in Patients with Bleeding Peptic Ulcer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: CME
pp. 848-863(16)
Authors: Gisbert, Javier P.; Abraira, Víctor

Measuring the Quality of Endoscopy
pp. 864-865(2)
Authors: Bjorkman, David J.; Popp, John W.

Quality Indicators for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: An Introduction
pp. 866-872(7)
Authors: Faigel, Douglas O.; Pike, Irving M.; Baron, Todd H.; Chak, Amitabh; Cohen, Jonathan; Deal, Stephen E.; Hoffman, Brenda; Jacobson, Brian C.; Mergener, Klaus; Petersen, Bret T.; Petrini, John L.; Rex, Douglas K.; Safdi, Michael A.

Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy
pp. 873-885(13)
Authors: Rex, Douglas K.; Petrini, John L.; Baron, Todd H.; Chak, Amitabh; Cohen, Jonathan; Deal, Stephen E.; Hoffman, Brenda; Jacobson, Brian C.; Mergener, Klaus; Petersen, Bret T.; Safdi, Michael A.; Faigel, Douglas O.; Pike, Irving M.

Quality Indicators for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
pp. 886-891(6)
Authors: Cohen, Jonathan; Safdi, Michael A.; Deal, Stephen E.; Baron, Todd H.; Chak, Amitabh; Hoffman, Brenda; Jacobson, Brian C.; Mergener, Klaus; Petersen, Bret T.; Petrini, John L.; Rex, Douglas K.; Faigel, Douglas O.; Pike, Irving M.

Quality Indicators for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
pp. 892-897(6)
Authors: Baron, Todd H.; Petersen, Bret T.; Mergener, Klaus; Chak, Amitabh; Cohen, Jonathan; Deal, Stephen E.; Hoffinan, Brenda; Jacobson, Brian C.; Petrini, John L.; Safdi, Michael A.; Faigel, Douglas O.; Pike, Irving M.

Quality Indicators for Endoscopic Ultrasonography
pp. 898-901(4)
Authors: Jacobson, Brian C.; Chak, Amitabh; Hoffman, Brenda; Baron, Todd H.; Cohen, Jonathan; Deal, Stephen E.; Mergener, Klaus; Petersen, Bret T.; Petrini, John L.; Safdi, Michael A.; Faigel, Douglas O.; Pike, Irving M.

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy as a Tool to Assist Pneumatic Dilation in a Difficult Case of Sigmoid Esophagus
pp. 902-905(4)
Authors: Michopoulos, Spyros; Stamatis, Georgios; Karagiannis, Stephanos; Dimopoulos, Fotis; Archavlis, Emmanouel; Archimandritis, Athanasios J

Bravo Capsule pH Monitoring
pp. 906-906(1)

Response to Dr. Banerjee
pp. 907-907(1)

Colorectal Cancer Screening in HIV-Infected Patients 50 Years of Age and Older: Missed Opportunities for Prevention
pp. 907-907(1)

Response to Dr. Berretta and Dr. Tirelli
pp. 907-908(2)

Optimization of Timing of Endoscopic Variceal Ligation of Esophageal Varices
pp. 908-908(1)

Jejunal Perforation for Biliary Stent Dislocation
pp. 908-909(2)

Botulinum Toxin and Chronic Anal Fissure
pp. 909-910(2)

CALENDAR OF COURSES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND CONFERENCES
pp. 911-914(4)