The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Do Black and Hispanic Americans With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Receive Inferior Care Compared With White Americans? Uneasy Questions and Speculations
pp. 1343-1349(7)
Authors: Jackson, James F.; Kornbluth, Asher

Health Care in Minority Patients With IBD
pp. 1350-1351(2)
Author: Hamilton, Frank A.

Contraceptive Device
pp. 1352-1352(1)

Hygiene Could Affect GERD Prevalence Independently: A Population-Based Study in Tehran
pp. 1353-1360(8)
Authors: Nouraie, Mehdi; Radmard, Amir R.; Zaer-Rezaii, Hanieh; Razjouyan, Hadi; Nasseri-Moghaddam, Siavosh; Malekzadeh, Reza

Aberrant DNA Methylation in Non-Neoplastic Gastric Mucosa of H. Pylori Infected Patients and Effect of Eradication
pp. 1361-1371(11)
Authors: Perri, Francesco; Cotugno, Rosa; Piepoli, Ada; Merla, Antonio; Quitadamo, Michele; Gentile, Annamaria; Pilotto, Alberto; Annese, Vito; Andriulli, Angelo

The Effects of the Number of Rubber Bands Placed at Each Endoscopic Session Upon Variceal Outcomes: A Prospective, Randomized Study
pp. 1372-1376(5)
Authors: Ramirez, Francisco C.; Colon, Victor J.; Landan, Derek; Grade, Andrew J.; Evanich, Elizabeth

The Impact of Curative Intent Surgery on the Survival of Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A U.S. Population-Based Study
pp. 1377-1382(6)
Authors: Shaib, Yasser; Davila, Jessica; Naumann, Chris; El-Serag, Hashem

The Effect of Age on Response to Therapy With Peginterferon α Plus Ribavirin in a Cohort of Patients With Chronic HCV Hepatitis Including Subjects Older Than 65 Yr
pp. 1383-1391(9)
Authors: Antonucci, Giorgio; Longo, Maria Antonella; Angeletti, Claudio; Vairo, Francesco; Oliva, Alessandra; Comandini, Ubaldo Visco; Tocci, Guido; Boumis, Evangelo; Noto, Pasquale; Solmone, Maria Carmela; Capobianchi, Maria R.; Girardi, Enrico

Left Atrial Volume: A Novel Predictor of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
pp. 1392-1396(5)
Authors: Zamirian, Mahmood; Aslani, Amir; Shahrzad, Shahab

A 3-Month Course of Long-Acting Repeatable Octreotide (Sandostatin LAR) Improves Portal Hypertension in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Randomized Controlled Study
pp. 1397-1405(9)
Authors: Spahr, Laurent; Giostra, Emiliano; Frossard, Jean-Louis; Morard, Isabelle; Mentha, Gilles; Hadengue, Antoine

Therapeutic Drug Use in Women With Crohn's Disease and Birth Outcomes: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study
pp. 1406-1413(8)
Authors: Nørgård, Bente; Pedersen, Lars; Christensen, Lisbet A.; Sørensen, Henrik T.

Medical Therapy and Birth Outcomes in Women With Crohn's Disease: What Should We Tell Our Patients?
pp. 1414-1416(3)
Author: Friedman, Sonia

Predictors of Medication Adherence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 1417-1426(10)
Authors: Ediger, Jason P.; Walker, John R.; Graff, Lesley; Lix, Lisa; Clara, Ian; Rawsthorne, Patricia; Rogala, Linda; Miller, Norine; McPhail, Cory; Deering, Kathleen; Bernstein, Charles N.

Just a Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down…If Only It Was That Simple! Nonadherence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 1427-1428(2)
Author: Kane, Sunanda

Clustering of Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Immune Mediated Diseases Among Members of a Northern California-Managed Care Organization
pp. 1429-1435(7)
Authors: Weng, Xiaoping; Liu, Liyan; Barcellos, Lisa F.; Allison, James E.; Herrinton, Lisa J.

A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Glycol Laxative for Chronic Treatment of Chronic Constipation
pp. 1436-1441(6)
Authors: DiPalma, Jack A.; Cleveland, Mark vB.; McGowan, John; Herrera, Jorge L.

Characterization of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) for Patients With Functional Bowel Disorder (FBD) and Its Response to Treatment
pp. 1442-1453(12)
Authors: Drossman, Douglas; Morris, Carolyn B.; Hu, Yuming; Toner, Brenda B.; Diamant, Nicholas; Whitehead, William E.; Dalton, Christine B.; Leserman, Jane; Patrick, Donald L.; Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.

Detection of Celiac Disease in Primary Care: A Multicenter Case-Finding Study in North America
pp. 1454-1460(7)
Authors: Catassi, Carlo; Kryszak, Deborah; Louis-Jacques, Otto; Duerksen, Donald R.; Hill, Ivor; Crowe, Sheila E.; Brown, Andrew R.; Procaccini, Nicholas J.; Wonderly, Brigid A; Hartley M.D., Paul; Moreci, James; Bennett, Nathan; Horvath, Karoly; Burk, Margaret; Fasano, Alessio

Where Are All Those Patients With Celiac Disease?
pp. 1461-1463(3)
Author: Green, Peter H.R.

A Three-Decade Analysis of 3,911 Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: The Rapid Pace of No Progress
pp. 1464-1473(10)
Authors: Modlin, Irvin M.; Champaneria, Manish C.; Chan, Anthony K.C.; Kidd, Mark

Plasma Citrulline Concentration: A Reliable Marker of Small Bowel Absorptive Capacity Independent of Intestinal Inflammation
pp. 1474-1482(9)
Authors: Papadia, Cinzia; Sherwood, Roy A.; Kalantzis, Chrysostomos; Wallis, Katharina; Volta, Umberto; Fiorini, Erica; Forbes, Alastair

Initial Treatment With Lansoprazole in Young Dyspeptic Patients With Negative Urea Breath Test Result: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 12-Month Follow-Up
pp. 1483-1488(6)
Authors: Leung, Wai K.; Wu, Justin C.Y.; Chan, Francis K.L.; Fung, Sara S.L.; Wong, Vincent W.S.; Hui, Aric J.; Hung, Lawrence C.T.; Sung, Joseph J.Y.

Detection of Parvovirus B19 Nucleic Acids and Expression of Viral VP1/VP2 Antigen in Human Colon Carcinoma
pp. 1489-1498(10)
Authors: Li, Yuanfei; Wang, Juanhong; Zhu, Guoqiang; Zhang, Xi; Zhai, Huihong; Zhang, Weiping; Wang, Wenqing; Huang, Gaosheng

Preferential Induction of Peripheral Lymph Node Addressin on High Endothelial Venule-Like Vessels in the Active Phase of Ulcerative Colitis
pp. 1499-1509(11)
Authors: Suzawa, Kenichi; Kobayashi, Motohiro; Sakai, Yasuhiro; Hoshino, Hitomi; Watanabe, Matsuko; Harada, Oi; Ohtani, Haruo; Fukuda, Minoru; Nakayama, Jun

Bacterial Infection-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Cirrhosis
pp. 1510-1517(8)
Authors: Christou, Leonidas; Pappas, Georgios; Falagas, Matthew E.

Thiopurine-Induced Liver Injury in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
pp. 1518-1527(10)
Authors: Gisbert, Javier P.; González-Lama, Yago; Maté, José

The Efficacy and Safety of Bile Acid Binding Agents, Opioid Antagonists, or Rifampin in the Treatment of Cholestasis-Associated Pruritus
pp. 1528-1536(9)
Authors: Tandon, Puneeta; Rowe, Brian H.; Vandermeer, Ben; Bain, Vincent G.

Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Simplifying Its Diagnosis
pp. 1537-1538(2)
Authors: Iduru, Satish; Hisamuddin, Kola; Mullen, Kevin D.

Efficacy Versus Effectiveness of Octreotide in the Prophylaxis of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
pp. 1539-1539(1)

Octreotide in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatic Injury
pp. 1539-1540(2)

Can Octreotide Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis?
pp. 1540-1541(2)

Response to Dr. Herszenyi and Colleagues
pp. 1541-1542(2)

Patients With Known Small Bowel Stricture or With Symptoms of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Crohn's Disease Should Not Perform Video Capsule Endoscopy Without Being Previously Tested for Small Bowel Patency
pp. 1542-1543(2)

Response to Dr. Spada and Colleagues
pp. 1543-1544(2)

Sequential Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B: More Challenges to Be Tackled
pp. 1544-1544(1)

Response to Tseng et al.
pp. 1545-1545(1)

Crohn's Disease-Associated Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma With Pre-Existing Low-Grade Dysplasia: A Case Report
pp. 1545-1546(2)

Isotretinoin and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 1546-1547(2)

Recurrent Aortoenteric Fistula
pp. 1547-1548(2)

GI Fellowship Programs
pp. 1549-1579(31)

Continuing Medical Education: July 2007
pp. 1580-1580(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Gill, Kanwar R. S.

Continuing Medical Education: July 2007
pp. 1581-1581(1)
Authors: Scolapio, James S.; Levitzky, Benjamin; Marrero, Francisco; Qadeer, Mohammed

CALENDAR OF COURSES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND CONFERENCES
pp. 1582-1583(2)