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BMC Gastroenterology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Gastroenterology (ISSN 1471-230X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Scientific (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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Total and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 in chronic cholecystitis: A prospective study Constantinos Simopoulos, Alexandra K Tsaroucha, Byron Asimakopoulos, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Paschalis Gavriilidis, Alexandros Polychronidis, Anastasios Karayiannakis BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :14 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence and determinants of biochemical dysfunction of the liver in Atayal aboriginal community of Taiwan: Is betel nut chewing a risk factor? Ching-Feng Lin, Tun-Jen Shiau, Ying-Chin Ko, Ping-Ho Chen, Jung-Der Wang BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :13 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Rebleeding rate after interventional therapy directed by capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding Hiroki Endo, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Masahiko Inamori, Keiko Akimoto, Tomohiko Ohya, Tatsuro Yanagawa, Masako Asayama, Kantaro Hisatomi, Takuma Teratani, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :12 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of Pectin Liquid on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Reiko Miyazawa, Takeshi Tomomasa, Hiroaki Kaneko, Hirokazu Arakawa, Nobuzo Shimizu, Akihiro Morikawa BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :11 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inverse association between gastroesophageal reflux and blood pressure: Results of a large community based study Liam J Murray, Peter McCarron, Roger B McCorry, Lesley A Anderson, Athene J Lane, Brian T Johnston, George Davey Smith, Richard F Harvey BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :10 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transcription factors GATA-4 and GATA-6 in normal and neoplastic human gastrointestinal mucosa Hanna Haveri, Mia Westerholm-Ormio, Katri Lindfors, Markku M BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :9 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A self administered reliable questionnaire to assess lower bowel symptoms Barbara-Ann Adelstein, Les Irwig, Petra Macaskill, Peter H Katelaris, David B Jones, Les Bokey BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :8 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gastrointestinal symptoms and motility disorders in patients with systemic scleroderma Agostino Di Ciaula, Michele Covelli, Massimo Berardino, David QH Wang, Giovanni Lapadula, Giuseppe Palasciano, Piero Portincasa BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :7 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Meta-analysis of prophylactic corticosteroid use in post-ERCP pancreatitis Minghua Zheng, Jianling Bai, Bosi Yuan, Feng Lin, Jie You, Mingqin Lu, Yuewen Gong, Yongping Chen BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :6 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review George Peppas, Vangelis G Alexiou, Eleni Mourtzoukou, Matthew E Falagas BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :5 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Non-travel related Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections
in the Netherlands; a case series 2004 - 2006.
Katrine Borgen, Tineke Herremans, Erwin Duizer, Harry Vennema, Saskia Rutjes, Arnold Bosman, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Marion Koopmans BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :61 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Co-existence of a giant splenic hemangioma and multiple hepatic hemangiomas and the potential association with the use of oral contraceptives: a case report George Chatzoulis, Andreas Kaltsas, Stauros Daliakopoulos, Osama Sallam, Maria Kaltsa, Kostas Chatzoulis, Ioannis Pachiadakis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :147 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The role of the small intestine in the development of dietary fat-induced obesity and insulin resistance in C57BL/6J mice Nicole JW de Wit, Hanneke Bosch-Vermeulen, Philip J de Groot, Guido JEJ Hooiveld, Mechteld M Grootte Bromhaar, Jenny Jansen, Michael Muller, Roelof van der Meer BMC Medical Genomics 2008, 1 :14 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The influence of oxygen tension on the structure and function of isolated liver sinusoidal endothelial cells Inigo Martinez, Geir I Nedredal, Cristina I Oie, Alessandra Warren, Oddmund Johansen, David G LeCouteur, Bard Smedsrod Comparative Hepatology 2008, 7 :4 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Cholestatic hepatitis as a possible new side-effect of oxycodone: a case report Vincent Ho, Maxwell Stewart, Peter Boyd Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :140 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinicopathologic significance of HIF-1 alpha, p53, and VEGF expression and preoperative serum VEGF level in gastric cancer Sung Yong Oh, Hyuk-Chan Kwon, Sung-Hyun Kim, Jin Seok Jang, Min Chan Kim, Kyeong Hee Kim, Jin-Yeong Han, Chung Ock Kim, Su-Jin Kim, Jin-sook Jeong, Hyo-Jin Kim BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :123 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Reflux Disease Questionnaire: a measure for assessing treatment response in clinical trials Michael Shaw, John Dent, Timothy Beebe, Ola Junghard, Ingela Wiklund, Tore Lind, Folke Johnsson Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :31 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Morphologically and immunohistochemically undifferentiated gastric neoplasia in a patient with multiple metastatic malignant melanomas: a case report Federico Alghisi, Pietro Crispino, Andrea Cocco, Antonio Richetta, Francesco Nardi, Paolo Paoluzi, Danilo Badiali Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :134 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short report
Solitary colonic polypoid ganglioneuroma Isabel Maria Mendez, Teresa Pereda, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Rafael Funez, Andres Sanchez Diagnostic Pathology 2008, 3 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Detection of Epstein Barr Virus by Chromogenic In Situ Hybridization in cases of extra-hepatic biliary atresia Fatemeh Mahjoub, Reza Shahsiah, Farid Azmoudeh Ardalan, Guiti Iravanloo, Mehri Najafi Sani, Abdolmajid Zarei, Maryam Monajemzadeh, Fatemeh Farahmand, Setareh Mamishi Diagnostic Pathology 2008, 3 :19 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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