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Research article
The effect of enteral and parenteral feeding on secretion of orexigenic peptides in infants
Przemyslaw J Tomasik, Krystyna Sztefko
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:92 (10December2009)
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Research article
Sensitivity and specificity of plasma disappearance rate of indocyanine green as a prognostic indicator in acute liver failure
Uta Merle, Olivia Sieg, Wolfgang Stremmel, Jens Encke, Christoph Eisenbach
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:91 (3December2009)
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Research article
Polymorphism in the oxytocin promoter region in patients with lactase non-persistence is not related to symptoms
Mikael Truedsson, Joyce Carlson, Magnus Simrn, Bodil Ohlsson
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:90 (30November2009)
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Research article
What are the implications of the spontaneous spleno-renal shunts in liver cirrhosis?
Giovanni Tarantino, Vincenzo Citro, Paolo Conca, Antonio Riccio, Marianna Tarantino, Domenico Capone, Michele Cirillo, Roberto Lobello, Vittorio Iaccarino
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:89 (24November2009)
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Research article
Vitamin E (-tocopherol) supplementation in diabetic rats: effects on the proximal colon
Luciana P Roldi, Renata VF Pereira, Eleandro A Tronchini, Gabriela V Rizo, Clia R Scoaris, Jacqueline N Zanoni, Maria RM Natali
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:88 (23November2009)
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Research article
Distribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Pakistan
Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad, Rashida Ahmed, Muhammad Islam
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:87 (20November2009)
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Research article
Systematic investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in China (SILC): validation of survey methodology
Xiaoyan Yan, Rui Wang, Yanfang Zhao, Xiuqiang Ma, Jiqian Fang, Hong Yan, Xiaoping Kang, Ping Yin, Yuantao Hao, Qiang Li, John Dent, Joseph Sung, Duowu Zou, Saga Johansson, Katarina Halling, Wenbin Liu, Jia He
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:86 (19November2009)
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Research article
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group dual site trial to evaluate the effects of a Bacillus coagulans-based product on functional intestinal gas symptoms
Douglas S Kalman, Howard I Schwartz, Patricia Alvarez, Samantha Feldman, John C Pezzullo, Diane R Krieger
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:85 (18November2009)
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Research article
Effects of esomeprazole treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease on quality of life in 12- to 17-year-old adolescents: an international health outcomes study
Thirumazhisai Gunasekaran, Vasundhara Tolia, Richard B Colletti, Benjamin D Gold, Barry Traxler, Marta Illueca, Joseph A Crawley
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:84 (18November2009)
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Research article
The effect of psychological stress on iron absorption in rats
Jianbo Chen, Hui Shen, Chengjie Chen, Wanyin Wang, Siyu Yu, Min Zhao, Min Li
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:83 (13November2009)
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Research article
A comparison of diagnostic tests for lactose malabsorption - which one is the best?
istein Hovde, Per G Farup
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:82 (31October2009)
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Research article
Liver fibrosis secondary to bile duct injury: correlation of Smad7 with TGF- and extracellular matrix proteins
Mara del Pilar Alatorre-Carranza, Alejandra Miranda-Daz, Irinea Yaez-Snchez, Oscar Pizano-Martnez, Jos M Hermosillo-Sandoval, Mnica Vzquez-Del Mercado, Sebastin Hernndez-Hoyos, Ricardo Martnez-Abundis, Mary Fafutis-Morris, Jorge Segura-Ortega, Vidal Delgado-Rizo
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:81 (31October2009)
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Research article
Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study
Birger Sandzn, Markku M Haapamki, Erik Nilsson, Hans C Stenlund, Mikael man
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:80 (23October2009)
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Research article
Investigation of innate immunity genes CARD4, CARD8 and CARD15 as germline susceptibility factors for colorectal cancer
Nikolaus Mckelmann, Witigo von Schnfels, Stephan Buch, Oliver von Kampen, Bence Sipos, Jan Hendrik Egberts, Philip Rosenstiel, Andre Franke, Mario Brosch, Sebastian Hinz, Christian Rder, Holger Kalthoff, Ulrich R Flsch, Michael Krawczak, Stefan Schreiber, Clemens Dieter Brring, Jrgen Tepel, Clemens Schafmayer, Jochen Hampe
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:79 (20October2009)
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Research article
Importance of duodenal bulb biopsies in children for diagnosis of celiac disease in clinical practice
Mohsin Rashid, Andrea MacDonald
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:78 (16October2009)
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Research article
The VEGF -634G>C promoter polymorphism is associated with risk of gastric cancer
Xiaoxiang Guan, Hui Zhao, Jiangong Niu, Dongfeng Tang, Jaffer A Ajani, Qingyi Wei
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:77 (16October2009)
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Research article
Genetic factors associated with intestinal metaplasia in a high risk Singapore-Chinese population: a cohort study
Feng Zhu, Marie Loh, Jeffrey Hill, Sumarlin Lee, King Xin Koh, Kin Wai Lai, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Barry Iacopetta, Khay Guan Yeoh, Richie Soong, the Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:76 (13October2009)
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Research article
Systematic review and meta-analysis on the adverse events of rimonabant treatment: Considerations for its potential use in hepatology
Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Felix I Tellez-Avila, Giorgio Bedogni, Lory S Croc, Flora Masutti, Claudio Tiribelli
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:75 (9October2009)
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Research article
Vitamin C supplement use may protect against gallstones: an observational study on a randomly selected population
Thomas Walcher, Mark M Haenle, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Richard A Mason, Daniel Walcher, Gerald Steinbach, Peter Kern, Isolde Piechotowski, Guido Adler, Bernhard O Boehm, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Kratzer, the EMIL study group
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:74 (8October2009)
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Research article
Hepatitis B virus inhibition in mice by lentiviral vector mediated short hairpin RNA
Lei Deng, Guoqiang Li, Lisen Xi, Aihong Yin, Yun Gao, Wei You, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:73 (6October2009)
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Research article
Limitations of the MELD score in predicting mortality or need for removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation
Daniel Gotthardt, Karl Heinz Weiss, Melanie Baumgrtner, Alexandra Zahn, Wolfgang Stremmel, Jan Schmidt, Thomas Bruckner, Peter Sauer
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:72 (25September2009)
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Research article
What are the risk factors of colonoscopic perforation?
Varut Lohsiriwat, Sasithorn Sujarittanakarn, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Narong Lertakyamanee, Darin Lohsiriwat, Udom Kachinthorn
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:71 (24September2009)
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Research article
The roles of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in colon tight junction protein expression and intestinal mucosa structure in a mouse model of acute liver failure
Hong-Li Song, Sa Lv, Pei Liu
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:70 (22September2009)
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Research article
Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors have distinct effects on the hemodynamics of the liver
Leonie Halverscheid, Peter Deibert, Ren Schmidt, Hubert E Blum, Torsten Dunkern, Benedikt HJ Pannen, Wolfgang Kreisel
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:69 (18September2009)
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Research article
Mapping of HNF4 target genes in intestinal epithelial cells
Mette Boyd, Simon Bressendorff, Jette Mller, Jrgen Olsen, Jesper T Troelsen
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:68 (17September2009)
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Research article
Lack of efficacy of blueberry in nutritional prevention of azoxymethane-initiated cancers of rat small intestine and colon
Frank A Simmen, Julie A Frank, Xianli Wu, Rijin Xiao, Leah J Hennings, Ronald L Prior
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:67 (16September2009)
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Research article
Efficacy and safety of infliximab induction therapy in Crohn's Disease in Central Europe - a Hungarian nationwide observational study
Pl Miheller, Pter L Lakatos, Gbor Horvth, Tams Molnr, Tams Szamosi, Zsfia Czegldi, gnes Salamon, Jzsef Czimmer, Gyrgy Rumi, Kroly Palatka, Mria Papp, Zsolt Jakab, Andrea Szab, Andrs Gelley, Lszl Lakatos, Zsolt Barta, Csaba Balzs, Istvn Rcz, Margit Zeher, Zoltn Dbrnte, Istvn Altorjay, Bla Hunyady, Lszl Simon, Jnos Papp, Jnos Banai, Ferenc Nagy, Jnos Lonovics, Lszl jszszy, Gyrgyi Mzes, Lszl Hersznyi, Zsolt Tulassay
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:66 (10September2009)
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Research article
Stromal regulatory T-cells are associated with a favourable prognosis in gastric cancer of the cardia
Matthias Haas, Arno Dimmler, Werner Hohenberger, Gerhard G Grabenbauer, Gerald Niedobitek, Luitpold V Distel
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:65 (4September2009)
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Research article
Using an oblique incident laser beam to measure the optical properties of stomach mucosa/submucosa tissue
Hua Jiang Wei, Da Xing, Bo Hua He, Huai Min Gu, Guo Yong Wu, Xue Mei Chen
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:64 (28August2009)
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Research article
Nationwide epidemiological study of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan
John Huang, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Juin-Ling Wang, Hsu-Ko Kuo, Jou-Wei Lin, Wen-Yi Shau, Po-Huang Lee
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:63 (22August2009)
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Research article
Tolllike receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms in Tunisian patients with Crohn's disease: genotype-phenotype correlation
Lilia Zouiten-Mekki, Maher Kharrat, Sami Karoui, Mariem Serghimi, Monia Fekih, Samira Matri, Lamia Kallel, Jalel Boubaker, Azza Filali, Habiba Chaabouni
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:62 (7August2009)
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Research article
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth mimicking acute flare as a pitfall in patients with Crohn's Disease
Jochen Klaus, Ulrike Spaniol, Guido Adler, Richard A Mason, Max Reinshagen, Christian von Tirpitz C
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:61 (30July2009)
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Research article
Physical activity and diet behaviour in colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: associations with quality of life
Lynette E Stephenson, D Gwyn Bebb, Raylene A Reimer, S Nicole Culos-Reed
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:60 (27July2009)
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Research article
Gastroesophageal reflux leads to esophageal cancer in a surgical model with mice
Jing Hao, Ba Liu, Chung S Yang, Xiaoxin Chen
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:59 (23July2009)
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Research article
The pancreatic zymogen granule membrane protein, GP2, binds Escherichia coli type 1 Fimbriae
Su Yu, Anson W Lowe
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:58 (23July2009)
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Research article
Symptoms and signs in individuals with serology positive for celiac disease but normal mucosa
Jonas F Ludvigsson, Lena Brandt, Scott M Montgomery
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:57 (22July2009)
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Research article
Visceral obesity and the risk of Barrett's esophagus in Japanese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masato Yoneda, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Kyoko Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Atsushi Nakajima
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:56 (21July2009)
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Research article
Interrelationship between TP53 gene deletion, protein expression and chromosome 17 aneusomy in gastric adenocarcinoma
Andr S Khayat, Adriana C Guimares, Danielle Q Calcagno, Aline D Seabra, Eleonidas M Lima, Mariana F Leal, Mrio HG Faria, Silvia HB Rabenhorst, Paulo P Assumpo, Samia Demachki, Marlia AC Smith, Rommel R Burbano
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:55 (20July2009)
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Research article
Quality of life following liver transplantation: a comparative study between Familial Amyloid Neuropathy and liver disease patients
Diogo Telles-Correia, Helena Cortez-Pinto, Antnio Barbosa, Ins Mega, Estela Monteiro
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:54 (15July2009)
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Research article
TNF--induced up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines is reduced by phosphatidylcholine in intestinal epithelial cells
Irina Treede, Annika Braun, Petia Jeliaskova, Thomas Giese, Joachim Fllekrug, Gareth Griffiths, Wolfgang Stremmel, Robert Ehehalt
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:53 (13July2009)
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Research article
Early effects of oral administration of lafutidine with mosapride compared with lafutidine alone on intragastric pH values
Hiroshi Iida, Masahiko Inamori, Yuichi Nozaki, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Yasunari Sakamoto, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Yasunobu Abe, Atsushi Nakajima
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:52 (9July2009)
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Research article
Associations of a PTPN11 G/A polymorphism at intron 3 with Helicobactor pylori seropositivity, gastric atrophy and gastric cancer in Japanese
Asahi Hishida, Keitaro Matsuo, Yasuyuki Goto, Mariko Naito, Kenji Wakai, Kazuo Tajima, Nobuyuki Hamajima
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:51 (9July2009)
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Research article
The galactose elimination capacity and mortality in 781 Danish patients with newly-diagnosed liver cirrhosis: a cohort study
Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, Peter Ott, Susanne Keiding, Per K Andersen, Niels Tygstrup
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:50 (30June2009)
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Research article
Increasing prevalence and high incidence of celiac disease in elderly people: A population-based study
Anitta Vilppula, Katri Kaukinen, Liisa Luostarinen, Ilkka Krekel, Heikki Patrikainen, Raisa Valve, Markku Mki, Pekka Collin
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:49 (29June2009)
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Research article
Assessment of safety and feasibility of a new technical variant of gastropexy for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an experience with 435 cases
Paulo MO Campoli, Daniela MM Cardoso, Marlia D Turchi, Flvio H Ejima, Orlando M Mota
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:48 (26June2009)
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Research article
Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan
Eric J Kort, Eric Sevensma, Timothy L Fitzgerald
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:47 (23June2009)
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Research article
Lipoprotein lipase activity and mass, apolipoprotein C-II mass and polymorphisms of apolipoproteins E and A5 in subjects with prior acute hypertriglyceridaemic pancreatitis
Inmaculada Coca-Prieto, Pedro Valdivielso, Gunilla Olivecrona, Mara Jos Ariza, Jos Rioja, Pilar Font-Ugalde, Carlota Garca-Arias, Pedro Gonzlez-Santos
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:46 (17June2009)
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Research article
Treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with stents: An evaluation of the reported variables for clinical outcome
Lene Larssen, Asle W Medhus, Truls Hauge
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:45 (17June2009)
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Research article
Gluten sensitivity enteropathy in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Ramin Shakeri, Farhad Zamani, Rasoul Sotoudehmanesh, Afsaneh Amiri, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Fereydoun Davatchi, Ali Mohammadi Karakani, Reza Malekzadeh, Farhad Shahram
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:44 (17June2009)
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Case report
The clinicopathologic observation, c-KIT gene mutation and clonal status of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the sacrum
Li Gong, Yan-Hong Li, Hua-Dong Zhao, Jian-Ye Zhao, Wei Zhang
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:43 (6June2009)
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Research article
Intra-abdominal pressure alterations after large pancreatic pseudocyst transcutaneous drainage
Theodossis S Papavramidis, Vassilis Duros, Antonis Michalopoulos, Vassilis N Papadopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis, Nick Harlaftis
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:42 (6June2009)
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Research article
Mortality with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation: effects of time and NSAID use
Sebastian Straube, Martin R Tramr, R Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:41 (5June2009)
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Research article
Afferent signalling from the acid-challenged rat stomach is inhibited and gastric acid elimination is enhanced by lafutidine
Martin E Edelsbrunner, Motoko Nakano, Peter Holzer
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:40 (2June2009)
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Research article
Induction of G1 and G2/M cell cycle arrests by the dietary compound 3,3'-diindolylmethane in HT-29 human colon cancer cells
Hyun Ju Choi, Do Young Lim, Jung Han Yoon Park
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:39 (29May2009)
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Research article
Efficacy of a 7-day course of furazolidone, levofloxacin, and lansoprazole after failed Helicobacter pylori eradication
Jaime N Eisig, Fernando M Silva, Ricardo C Barbuti, Toms Navarro Rodriguez, Peter Malfertheiner, Moraes Joaquim PP Filho, Schlioma Zaterka
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:38 (26May2009)
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Research article
Polymorphism in COX-2 modifies the inverse association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in Taiwan: a case control study
Huang-Ming Hu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Chien-Hung Lee, I-Chen Wu, Ka-Wo Lee, Jang-Ming Lee, Yih-Gang Goan, Shah-Hwa Chou, Ein-Long Kao, Ming-Tsang Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:37 (23May2009)
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Research article
Antiulcer activity of fluvoxamine in rats and its effect on oxidant and antioxidant parameters in stomach tissue
Hakan Dursun, Mehmet Bilici, Fatih Albayrak, Cengiz Ozturk, Mustafa B Saglam, Hamit H Alp, Halis Suleyman
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:36 (20May2009)
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Research article
Socioeconomic status and survival of cirrhosis patients: A Danish nationwide cohort study
Peter Jepsen, Hendrik Vilstrup, Per Kragh Andersen, Henrik Toft Srensen
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:35 (18May2009)
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Research article
Macroscopic extent of gastric mucosal atrophy: increased risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Japan
Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Kyoko Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Yasushi Rino, Atsushi Nakajima
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:34 (18May2009)
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Research article
Food allergy alters jejunal circular muscle contractility and induces local inflammatory cytokine expression in a mouse model
Jrgen Valeur, Jani Lappalainen, Hannu Rita, Aung Htun Lin, Petri T Kovanen, Arnold Berstad, Kari K Eklund, Kirsi Vaali
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:33 (18May2009)
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Research article
Montelukast in the treatment of duodenal eosinophilia in children with dyspepsia: Effect on eosinophil density and activation in relation to pharmacokinetics
Craig A Friesen, Nancy A Neilan, Jennifer V Schurman, Debra L Taylor, Gregory L Kearns, Susan M Abdel-Rahman
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:32 (11May2009)
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Research article
Meta-analysis of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus ethanol injection in hepatocellular carcinoma
Carmen Bouza, Teresa Lpez-Cuadrado, Raimundo Alczar, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Jos Mara Amate
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:31 (11May2009)
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Research article
Detection of serum MMP-7 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma patients: evaluation of diagnostic accuracy
Kawin Leelawat, Sompong Sakchinabut, Siriluck Narong, Jerasak Wannaprasert
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:30 (30April2009)
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Research article
Outcomes and factors influencing survival in cirrhotic cases with spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study
Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Satoru Saito, Masato Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Hironori Mawatari, Takashi Uchiyama, Takuma Higurashi, Kento Imajo, Takashi Sakaguchi, Kazuhiro Atsukawa, Aya Sawabe, Akira Kanesaki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Yasunobu Abe, Masahiko Inamori, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Norio Ueno, Atsushi Nakajima
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:29 (30April2009)
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Study protocol
Implementation of population screening for colorectal cancer by repeated fecal occult blood test in the Netherlands
Maaike J Denters, Marije Deutekom, Paul Fockens, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Evelien Dekker
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:28 (24April2009)
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Research article
Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lamblia infection
Kurt Hanevik, Vernesa Dizdar, Nina Langeland, Trygve Hausken
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:27 (21April2009)
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Research article
No evidence for protective erythropoietin alpha signalling in rat hepatocytes
Thorsten Bramey, Patricia Freitag, Joachim Fandrey, Ursula Rauen, Katja Pamp, Jochen Erhard, Stilla Frede, Herbert de Groot, Frank Petrat
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:26 (21April2009)
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Research article
Decreasing incidence of peptic ulcer complications after the introduction of the proton pump inhibitors, a study of the Swedish population from 19742002
Michael Hermansson, Anders Ekedahl, Jonas Ranstam, Thomas Zilling
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:25 (20April2009)
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Research article
Use of an electromagnetic colonoscope to assess maneuvers associated with cecal intubation
Russell I Heigh, John K DiBaise, James A Prechel, Billie J Horn, Sarah San Miguel, Evelyn G Heigh, Jonathan A Leighton, Cynthia J Edgelow, David E Fleischer
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:24 (9April2009)
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Research article
Helicobacter pylori infection: approach of primary care physicians in a developing country
Shahid Ahmed, Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri, Hasnain Ali Shah, Saeed Hamid
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:23 (9April2009)
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Research article
Interferon beta-1a for the maintenance of remission in patients with Crohn's disease: results of a phase II dose-finding study
Claudia Pena Rossi, Stephen B Hanauer, Ratko Tomasevic, John O Hunter, Ira Shafran, Hans Graffner
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:22 (20March2009)
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Research article
Blood ammonia levels in liver cirrhosis: a clue for the presence of portosystemic collateral veins
Giovanni Tarantino, Vincenzo Citro, Pasquale Esposito, Sabrina Giaquinto, Annalisa de Leone, Graziella Milan, Francesca Saveria Tripodi, Michele Cirillo, Roberto Lobello
BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9:21 (17March2009)
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Research article
The EQ-5D (Euroqol) is a valid generic instrument for measuring quality of life in patients with dyspepsia
Sanjiv Mahadeva, Hwee-Lin Wee, Khean-Lee Goh, Julian Thumboo
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