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		Research article Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study of 46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older Satoshi Maekawa, Ryosuke Nomura, Takayuki Murase, Yasuyoshi Ann, Masayuki Oeholm, Masaru Harada BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:65 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Comparative proteomics study on liver mitochondria of primary biliary cirrhosis mouse model Guang Song, Chaojun Hu, Huishan Zhu, Xi Li, Liying Zhao, Renfang Zhou, Xuan Zhang, Fengchun Zhang, Lin Wu, Yongzhe Li BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:64 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the suspicion of pancreatic metastases José Celso Ardengh, César Vivian Lopes, Rafael Kemp, Filadélfio Venco, Eder Rios de Lima-Filho, José Sebastião dos Santos BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:63 (11 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: initial clinical and radiographic investigations Wataru Gonoi, Hiroyuki Akai, Kazuchika Hagiwara, Masaaki Akahane, Naoto Hayashi, Eriko Maeda, Takeharu Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kiryu, Minoru Tada, Kansei Uno, Naoki Okura, Kazuhiko Koike, Kuni Ohtomo BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:62 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Possible role of Escherichia coli in propagation and perpetuation of chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis Magdalena Pilarczyk-Zurek, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Tomasz Gosiewski, Anna Tomusiak, Pawel Adamski, Malgorzata Zwolinska-Wcislo, Tomasz Mach, Piotr B Heczko, Magdalena Strus BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:61 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a meta-analysis Tong-Chun Xue, Xiao-Ying Xie, Lan Zhang, Xin Yin, Bo-Heng Zhang, Zheng-Gang Ren BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:60 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Case report Adalimumab for orbital myositis in a patient with Crohn’s disease who discontinued infliximab: a case report and review of the literature Sanam Verma, Karen I Kroeker, Richard N Fedorak BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:59 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Serum sodium based modification of the MELD does not improve prediction of outcome in acute liver failure Paul Manka, Lars P Bechmann, Frank Tacke, Jan-Peter Sowa, Martin Schlattjan, Julia Kälsch, Christoph Jochum, Andreas Paul, Fuat H Saner, Christian Trautwein, Guido Gerken, Ali Canbay BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:58 (3 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The classic MELD score is the best predictor of non-spontaneous recovery from acute liver failure, but the inclusion of serum sodium into the score does not improve its prognostic value
		Research article MDR1 polymorphisms are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a cohort of Croatian IBD patients Marko Brinar, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka, Nada Bozina, Katja Grubelic Ravic, Pave Markos, Agata Ladic, Marijana Cota, Zeljko Krznaric, Boris Vucelic BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:57 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Association of a probiotic to a Helicobacter pylori eradication regimen does not increase efficacy or decreases the adverse effects of the treatment: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Tomás Navarro-Rodriguez, Fernando Marcuz Silva, Ricardo Correa Barbuti, Rejane Mattar, Joaquim Prado Moraes-Filho, Maricê Nogueira de Oliveira, Cristina S Bogsan, Décio Chinzon, Jaime Natan Eisig BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:56 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article White cell count and platelet count associate with histological alcoholic hepatitis in jaundiced harmful drinkers Timothy Hardy, Christopher Wells, Stuart Kendrick, Mark Hudson, Christopher P Day, Alastair D Burt, Steven Masson, Stephen F Stewart BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:55 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Safety and efficacy of long-term esomeprazole 20 mg in Japanese patients with a history of peptic ulcer receiving daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Kentaro Sugano, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Hiroto Miwa, Tsutomu Takeuchi, on behalf of the Esomeprazole NSAID Preventive Study Group BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:54 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Three-dimensional whole-liver perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hepatocellular carcinomas and colorectal hepatic metastases Sheng-Xiang Rao, Cai-Zhong Chen, Hao Liu, Meng-Su Zeng, Xu-Dong Qu BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:53 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Laxative effects of Salecan on normal and two models of experimental constipated mice Mengyi Zhou, Ping Jia, Jinping Chen, Aihui Xiu, Yue Zhao, Yibei Zhan, Peng Chen, Jianfa Zhang BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:52 (20 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Meta-analysis: preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization does not improve prognosis of patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma Yanming Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Lupeng Wu, Feng Ye, Xu Su, Lehua Shi, Bin Li BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:51 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical associations and potential novel antigenic targets of autoantibodies directed against rods and rings in chronic hepatitis C infection Laura M Stinton, Robert P Myers, Carla S Coffin, Marvin J Fritzler BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:50 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Study protocol Early surgery versus optimal current step-up practice for chronic pancreatitis (ESCAPE): design and rationale of a randomized trial Usama Ahmed Ali, Yama Issa, Marco J Bruno, Harry van Goor, Hjalmar van Santvoort, Olivier RC Busch, Cornelis HC Dejong, Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs, Casper H van Eijck, Hendrik M van Dullemen, Paul Fockens, Peter D Siersema, Dirk J Gouma, Jeanin E van Hooft, Yolande Keulemans, Jan W Poley, Robin Timmer, Marc G Besselink, Frank P Vleggaar, Oliver H Wilder-Smith, Hein G Gooszen, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Marja A Boermeester, for the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:49 (18 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article The effect of general anaesthesia on gastric myoelectric activity in experimental pigs Ilja Tachecí, Jaroslav Květina, Martin Kuneš, Michal Pavlík, Marcela Kopáčová, Vladimír Černý, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil, Jan Bureš BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:48 (14 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Medical and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids and anal fissure in Crohn’s disease: a critical appraisal Stefano D'Ugo, Luana Franceschilli, Federica Cadeddu, Laura Leccesi, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco, Emma Calabrese, Giovanni Milito, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Achille L Gaspari, Pierpaolo Sileri BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:47 (11 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Pathogen-specific risk of chronic gastrointestinal disorders following bacterial causes of foodborne illness Chad K Porter, Daniel Choi, Brooks Cash, Mark Pimentel, Joseph Murray, Larissa May, Mark S Riddle BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:46 (8 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic ‘functional food’ in the management of irritable bowel syndrome Lesley M Roberts, Deborah McCahon, Roger Holder, Sue Wilson, FD Richard Hobbs BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:45 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Consuming a probiotic containing ‘functional food’ over a four week period produces no difference in symptom relief for irritable bowel syndrome sufferers compared to patients taking a placebo, in contrast to previously published work
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers Christopher Foote BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:24 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Linear echoendoscope-guided ERCP for the diagnosis of occult common bile duct stones Hoi-Hung Chan, E-Ming Wang, Meng-Shun Sun, Ping-I Hsu, Wei-Lun Tsai, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kai-Ming Wang, Wen-Chi Chen, Huay-Min Wang, Huei-Lung Liang, Kwok-Hung Lai, William Robert Brugge BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:44 (5 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Emergency cholecystectomy and hepatic arterial repair in a patient presenting with haemobilia and massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a spontaneous cystic artery gallbladder fistula masquerading as a pseudoaneurysm Hazrah Priya, Gupta Anshul, Tiwari Alok, Kale Saurabh, Nath Ranjit, Lal Romesh, Sharma Deborshi BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:43 (3 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Microscopic polyangiitis complicated with ileal involvement detected by double-balloon endoscopy: a case report Masashi Fukushima, Satoko Inoue, Yuichiro Ono, Yoshitaka Tamaki, Hajime Yoshimura, Yukihiro Imai, Tetsuro Inokuma BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:42 (2 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Endoscopic gallbladder stenting for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study of 46 elderly patients aged 65 years or older Satoshi Maekawa, Ryosuke Nomura, Takayuki Murase, Yasuyoshi Ann, Masayuki Oeholm, Masaru Harada BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:65 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Comparative proteomics study on liver mitochondria of primary biliary cirrhosis mouse model Guang Song, Chaojun Hu, Huishan Zhu, Xi Li, Liying Zhao, Renfang Zhou, Xuan Zhang, Fengchun Zhang, Lin Wu, Yongzhe Li BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:64 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the suspicion of pancreatic metastases José Celso Ardengh, César Vivian Lopes, Rafael Kemp, Filadélfio Venco, Eder Rios de Lima-Filho, José Sebastião dos Santos BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:63 (11 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Santorinicele without pancreas divisum pathophysiology: initial clinical and radiographic investigations Wataru Gonoi, Hiroyuki Akai, Kazuchika Hagiwara, Masaaki Akahane, Naoto Hayashi, Eriko Maeda, Takeharu Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kiryu, Minoru Tada, Kansei Uno, Naoki Okura, Kazuhiko Koike, Kuni Ohtomo BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:62 (9 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Possible role of Escherichia coli in propagation and perpetuation of chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis Magdalena Pilarczyk-Zurek, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Tomasz Gosiewski, Anna Tomusiak, Pawel Adamski, Malgorzata Zwolinska-Wcislo, Tomasz Mach, Piotr B Heczko, Magdalena Strus BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:61 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a meta-analysis Tong-Chun Xue, Xiao-Ying Xie, Lan Zhang, Xin Yin, Bo-Heng Zhang, Zheng-Gang Ren BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:60 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Case report Adalimumab for orbital myositis in a patient with Crohn’s disease who discontinued infliximab: a case report and review of the literature Sanam Verma, Karen I Kroeker, Richard N Fedorak BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:59 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Serum sodium based modification of the MELD does not improve prediction of outcome in acute liver failure Paul Manka, Lars P Bechmann, Frank Tacke, Jan-Peter Sowa, Martin Schlattjan, Julia Kälsch, Christoph Jochum, Andreas Paul, Fuat H Saner, Christian Trautwein, Guido Gerken, Ali Canbay BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:58 (3 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The classic MELD score is the best predictor of non-spontaneous recovery from acute liver failure, but the inclusion of serum sodium into the score does not improve its prognostic value
		Research article MDR1 polymorphisms are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a cohort of Croatian IBD patients Marko Brinar, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka, Nada Bozina, Katja Grubelic Ravic, Pave Markos, Agata Ladic, Marijana Cota, Zeljko Krznaric, Boris Vucelic BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:57 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Association of a probiotic to a Helicobacter pylori eradication regimen does not increase efficacy or decreases the adverse effects of the treatment: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Tomás Navarro-Rodriguez, Fernando Marcuz Silva, Ricardo Correa Barbuti, Rejane Mattar, Joaquim Prado Moraes-Filho, Maricê Nogueira de Oliveira, Cristina S Bogsan, Décio Chinzon, Jaime Natan Eisig BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:56 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article White cell count and platelet count associate with histological alcoholic hepatitis in jaundiced harmful drinkers Timothy Hardy, Christopher Wells, Stuart Kendrick, Mark Hudson, Christopher P Day, Alastair D Burt, Steven Masson, Stephen F Stewart BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:55 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Safety and efficacy of long-term esomeprazole 20 mg in Japanese patients with a history of peptic ulcer receiving daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Kentaro Sugano, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Hiroto Miwa, Tsutomu Takeuchi, on behalf of the Esomeprazole NSAID Preventive Study Group BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:54 (26 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Three-dimensional whole-liver perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hepatocellular carcinomas and colorectal hepatic metastases Sheng-Xiang Rao, Cai-Zhong Chen, Hao Liu, Meng-Su Zeng, Xu-Dong Qu BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:53 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Laxative effects of Salecan on normal and two models of experimental constipated mice Mengyi Zhou, Ping Jia, Jinping Chen, Aihui Xiu, Yue Zhao, Yibei Zhan, Peng Chen, Jianfa Zhang BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:52 (20 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Meta-analysis: preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization does not improve prognosis of patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma Yanming Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Lupeng Wu, Feng Ye, Xu Su, Lehua Shi, Bin Li BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:51 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical associations and potential novel antigenic targets of autoantibodies directed against rods and rings in chronic hepatitis C infection Laura M Stinton, Robert P Myers, Carla S Coffin, Marvin J Fritzler BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:50 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Study protocol Early surgery versus optimal current step-up practice for chronic pancreatitis (ESCAPE): design and rationale of a randomized trial Usama Ahmed Ali, Yama Issa, Marco J Bruno, Harry van Goor, Hjalmar van Santvoort, Olivier RC Busch, Cornelis HC Dejong, Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs, Casper H van Eijck, Hendrik M van Dullemen, Paul Fockens, Peter D Siersema, Dirk J Gouma, Jeanin E van Hooft, Yolande Keulemans, Jan W Poley, Robin Timmer, Marc G Besselink, Frank P Vleggaar, Oliver H Wilder-Smith, Hein G Gooszen, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Marja A Boermeester, for the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:49 (18 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article The effect of general anaesthesia on gastric myoelectric activity in experimental pigs Ilja Tachecí, Jaroslav Květina, Martin Kuneš, Michal Pavlík, Marcela Kopáčová, Vladimír Černý, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil, Jan Bureš BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:48 (14 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
		Research article Medical and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids and anal fissure in Crohn’s disease: a critical appraisal Stefano D'Ugo, Luana Franceschilli, Federica Cadeddu, Laura Leccesi, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco, Emma Calabrese, Giovanni Milito, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Achille L Gaspari, Pierpaolo Sileri BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:47 (11 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Pathogen-specific risk of chronic gastrointestinal disorders following bacterial causes of foodborne illness Chad K Porter, Daniel Choi, Brooks Cash, Mark Pimentel, Joseph Murray, Larissa May, Mark S Riddle BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:46 (8 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic ‘functional food’ in the management of irritable bowel syndrome Lesley M Roberts, Deborah McCahon, Roger Holder, Sue Wilson, FD Richard Hobbs BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:45 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Consuming a probiotic containing ‘functional food’ over a four week period produces no difference in symptom relief for irritable bowel syndrome sufferers compared to patients taking a placebo, in contrast to previously published work
		Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers Christopher Foote BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:24 (7 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Linear echoendoscope-guided ERCP for the diagnosis of occult common bile duct stones Hoi-Hung Chan, E-Ming Wang, Meng-Shun Sun, Ping-I Hsu, Wei-Lun Tsai, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kai-Ming Wang, Wen-Chi Chen, Huay-Min Wang, Huei-Lung Liang, Kwok-Hung Lai, William Robert Brugge BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:44 (5 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Emergency cholecystectomy and hepatic arterial repair in a patient presenting with haemobilia and massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a spontaneous cystic artery gallbladder fistula masquerading as a pseudoaneurysm Hazrah Priya, Gupta Anshul, Tiwari Alok, Kale Saurabh, Nath Ranjit, Lal Romesh, Sharma Deborshi BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:43 (3 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Microscopic polyangiitis complicated with ileal involvement detected by double-balloon endoscopy: a case report Masashi Fukushima, Satoko Inoue, Yuichiro Ono, Yoshitaka Tamaki, Hajime Yoshimura, Yukihiro Imai, Tetsuro Inokuma BMC Gastroenterology 2013, 13:42 (2 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed