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Minute Gallbladder Carcinoma Associated With an Anastomotic Cholecystoduodenal Fistula
04 September 2008
An 80-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of anorexia. She had a history of choledocholithotomy at the age of 44, and cholecystoduodenal bypass at the age of 45 for ste...
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Shinichi Yachida,
Kunihiko Tsutsui,
Yasuyuki Suzuki
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Short communication
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pages e6-e7
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Strongyloidiasis: Endoscopic Diagnosis
16 September 2008
A 37-year-old woman with diagnosis of acute lymphoid leukemia was admitted to the hospital for persistent nausea and vomiting lasting for 3–4 weeks. The physical examination was unremarkable. Patient ...
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Sahil Mittal,
Sashidhar V. Sagi,
Rami Hawari
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Short communication
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page e8
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An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Plastic Glove
16 September 2008
A 75-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and senile dementia presented with abdominal pain and abdominal distention for 4 days. Physical examination revealed diffuse abdominal tenderness, es...
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Tai-Chien Huang,
Hsin-Hui Chiu,
Ying-Chih Liao
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Short communication
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pages e9-e10
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Endoscopic Examination of the Small Bowel: From Standard White Light to Confocal Endomicroscopy
16 September 2008
A thorough endoscopic visualization of the small bowel mucosa is essential for reaching an accurate diagnosis and to obtain targeted biopsies. Standard white light endoscopes permit gross examination ...
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Klaus Mönkemüller,
Helmut Neumann,
Lucia C. Fry
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Short communication
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pages e11-e12
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| CME Activities |
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Exam 1: Hepatitis C in the Elderly: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Treatment
05 January 2009
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C. Mel Wilcox
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Examination
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pages 123-124
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Exam 2: A Prospective Study of Long-Term Results and Prognostic Factors After Conservative Surgery for Small-Bowel Crohn's Disease
05 January 2009
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C. Mel Wilcox
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Examination
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page 125
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| Abstracts From Around the World |
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Abstracts from Around the World
08 January 2009
Capsule endoscopy is now becoming the standard investigation for patients with occult gastrointestinal bleeding when upper and lower endoscopies are negative. While the spectrum of lesions found on ca...
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Discussion
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pages 126-127
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Hepatitis C in the Elderly: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Treatment
15 December 2008
Hepatitis C continues to be a major public health problem affecting approximately 3% of the global population. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 170 million people have chronic ...
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Ayse L. Mindikoglu,
Ram R. Miller
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Review article
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pages 128-134
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| Clinical Imaging |
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Noninvasive Assessment of Hepatic Steatosis
05 December 2008
Hepatic steatosis, the accumulation of lipids within hepatocytes, is a common condition. The prevalence of its most frequent manifestation, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has been estimated...
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Sameer M. Mazhar,
Masoud Shiehmorteza,
Claude B. Sirlin
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Full-length article
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pages 135-140
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| Education Practice |
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A 50-Year-Old Woman With Unexplained Recurrent Pancreatitis
04 September 2008
A 50-year-old woman presents to your emergency department with her second attack of acute pancreatitis. Two months ago she developed severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, associated with nause...
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John G. Lieb,
Chris E. Forsmark
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pages 141-144
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Efficient Identification and Evaluation of Effective Helicobacter pylori Therapies
03 November 2008
Annually hundreds if not thousands of patients fail empiric H pylori eradication therapy. Failure occurs in part because routine post treatment testing, which provides an early warning of increasing a...
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David Y. Graham
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pages 145-148
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| Endoscopy Corner |
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Cancers, Flat Adenomas, and Submucosal Tumors in the Gastrointestinal Tract
22 September 2008
Background & Aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a promising technique in the treatment of large premalignant and early malignant gastrointestinal lesions. In contrast to Japan and Asi...
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Andreas Probst,
Daniela Golger,
Hans Arnholdt,
Helmut Messmann
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Full-length article
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pages 149-155
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| Original Articles-Alimentary Tract |
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Development and Validation of the Patient and Clinician Sedation Satisfaction Index for Colonoscopy and Upper Endoscopy
22 September 2008
Background & Aims: Recent increases in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures and sedation options show a need for better sedation evaluation. This article describes the development and validation...
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John Vargo,
Kellee Howard,
Jennifer Petrillo,
Judith Scott,
Dennis A. Revicki
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Full-length article
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pages 156-162
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Gastrin, Helicobacter pylori, and Colorectal Adenomas
22 September 2008
Background & Aims: Hypergastrinemia and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection have been associated with an increased risk for colorectal neoplasia in some studies. However, data from large prospectiv...
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Douglas J. Robertson,
Robert S. Sandler,
Dennis J. Ahnen,
E. Robert Greenberg,
Leila A. Mott,
Bernard F. Cole,
John A. Baron
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Full-length article
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pages 163-167
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Controversies in Ulcerative Colitis: A Survey Comparing Decision Making of Experts Versus Community Gastroenterologists
05 September 2008
Background & Aims: Despite the development of consensus guidelines in ulcerative colitis (UC), there remain several areas of uncertainty in the everyday management of this incompletely understood ...
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Brennan M.R. Spiegel,
Wayne Ho,
Eric Esrailian,
Stephan Targan,
Peter D.R. Higgins,
Corey A. Siegel,
Marla Dubinsky,
Gil Y. Melmed
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Full-length article
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pages 168-174.e1
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Evidence of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
03 November 2008
Background & Aims: Chronic inflammation has a major role in the development and propagation of endothelial dysfunction, which can lead to coronary artery disease. Endothelial dysfunction has been ...
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Idan Roifman,
Yichun C. Sun,
Jason P. Fedwick,
Remo Panaccione,
Andre G. Buret,
Hongqun Liu,
Alaa Rostom,
Todd J. Anderson,
Paul L. Beck
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Full-length article
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pages 175-182
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Prospective Study of Long-Term Results and Prognostic Factors After Conservative Surgery for Small Bowel Crohn's Disease
16 October 2008
Background & Aims: Several bowel-sparing techniques have been proposed for treating patients with CD, but there have been no prospective studies analyzing risk factors and long-term outcome. We pr...
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Gianluca M. Sampietro,
Fabio Corsi,
Giovanni Maconi,
Sandro Ardizzone,
Alice Frontali,
Alberto Corona,
Gabriele Bianchi Porro,
Diego Foschi
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Full-length article
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pages 183-191
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Hyperplastic Polyps and the Risk of Adenoma Recurrence in the Polyp Prevention Trial
05 September 2008
Background and Aims: Recent studies have suggested that some hyperplastic polyps may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Prospective information on the risk of adenoma recurrenc...
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Adeyinka O. Laiyemo,
Gwen Murphy,
Leah B. Sansbury,
Zhuoqiao Wang,
Paul S. Albert,
Pamela M. Marcus,
Robert E. Schoen,
Amanda J. Cross,
Arthur Schatzkin,
Elaine Lanza
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Full-length article
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pages 192-197
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Lifetime and Treatment-Phase Costs Associated With Colorectal Cancer: Evidence from SEER-Medicare Data
05 September 2008
Background & Aims: This study provides detailed estimates of lifetime and phase-specific colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment costs. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients aged 66...
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Kathleen Lang,
Lisa M. Lines,
David W. Lee,
Jonathan R. Korn,
Craig C. Earle,
Joseph Menzin
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Full-length article
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pages 198-204
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Transperineal Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging for Detection of Anatomic Defects in the Anal Sphincter Complex Muscles
19 August 2008
Background & Aims: Three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) imaging is a powerful tool to visualize various components of the anal sphincter complex, that is, the internal anal sphincter (IAS), the ex...
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Milena M. Weinstein,
Dolores H. Pretorius,
Sung–Ai Jung,
Charles W. Nager,
Ravinder K. Mittal
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pages 205-211
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| Original Articles-Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract |
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Safety and Antiviral Activity of Albinterferon Alfa-2b in Prior Interferon Nonresponders With Chronic Hepatitis C
11 November 2008
Background & Aims: Pegylated interferon alfa-2a/2b is used in combination with ribavirin to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), although many do not achieve a sustained virologic respon...
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David R. Nelson,
Vinod Rustgi,
Vijayan Balan,
Mark S. Sulkowski,
Gary L. Davis,
Andrew J. Muir,
Louis R. Lambiase,
Rolland C. Dickson,
Russell H. Weisner,
Michele Fiscella,
Patrick W. Cronin,
Erik Pulkstenis,
John G. McHutchison,
G. Mani Subramanian
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Full-length article
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pages 212-218
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Serum Fibrosis Marker Levels Decrease After Successful Antiviral Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients With Advanced Fibrosis
11 November 2008
Background & Aims: Serum fibrosis marker levels during the lead-in treatment phase of patients enrolled in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial were deter...
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Robert J. Fontana,
Herbert L. Bonkovsky,
Deepa Naishadham,
Jules L. Dienstag,
Richard K. Sterling,
Anna S.F. Lok,
Grace L. Su,
The Halt–C Trial Group
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Full-length article
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pages 219-226
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Clinical Factors Associated With Liver Stiffness in Hepatitis B e Antigen–Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
03 November 2008
Background & Aims: We analyzed the clinical factors associated with advanced liver fibrosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B patients. Methods: We prospectively recrui...
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Grace Lai–Hung Wong,
Vincent Wai–Sun Wong,
Paul Cheung–Lung Choi,
Anthony Wing–Hung Chan,
Angel Mei–Ling Chim,
Karen Ka–Lam Yiu,
Hoi–Yun Chan,
Francis Ka–Leung Chan,
Joseph Jao–Yao Sung,
Henry Lik–Yuen Chan
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Full-length article
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pages 227-233
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver
11 November 2008
Background & Aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions ranging from simple hepatic steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) convincingly. NAS...
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Nila Rafiq,
Chunhong Bai,
Yun Fang,
Manirath Srishord,
Arthur McCullough,
Terry Gramlich,
Zobair M. Younossi
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Full-length article
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pages 234-238
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A Retrospective Single-Center Review of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Children
03 November 2008
Background & Aims: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation and progressive bile duct fibrosis. There are limited data on pediatric...
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Tamir Miloh,
Ronen Arnon,
Benjamin Shneider,
Frederick Suchy,
Nanda Kerkar
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Full-length article
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pages 239-245
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| Brief Communication |
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Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration Detection of Extravascular Migratory Metastasis From a Remotely Located Pancreatic Cancer
29 September 2008
Background & Aims: Tumor cell migration along the periphery of blood vessels to remote sites has been termed extravascular migratory metastasis, which is distinct from direct gross tumor infiltrat...
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Michael J. Levy,
Ferga C. Gleeson,
Lizhi Zhang
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Full-length article
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pages 246-248
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| Letters to the Editor |
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Prognostic Utility of the Bilirubin Lactate and Etiology Score
29 September 2008
The Bilirubin Lactate and Etiology (BiLE) score proposed for identifying patients with acute liver failure (ALF) who will not survive without emergency liver transplantation (ELT) has attractive featu...
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William Bernal,
Georg Auzinger,
Julia Wendon
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Correspondence
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page 249
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Reply
05 January 2009
We thank Dr Bernal and colleagues for their valuable comments on the Bilirubin-Lactate-Etiology (BiLE) score. In a large group of 422 patients with acute liver failure they found the BiLE score to be ...
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Johannes Hadem,
Penelope Stiefel,
Matthias J. Bahr,
Heiner Wedemeyer,
Michael P. Manns,
Andrea S. Schneider
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Correspondence
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Miscellaneous
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page OFC
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Hepatitis C Virus, Splenic Vein Thrombosis, and Lymphoma
04 August 2008
An 85-year-old man suffering from compensated cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus infection visited our hospital monthly. In 2004, splenic vein thrombosis was detected in a routine check-up for hepa...
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Naoki Tanaka,
Takahide Yokoyama,
Akira Horiuchi
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Short communication
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Gallbladder Lymphoma in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
20 August 2008
A 74-year-old man with long-term primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis had a soft-tissue mass in the gallbladder that was detected during a semiannual magnetic resonance imaging survei...
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Darrin L. Willingham,
David M. Menke,
Raj Satyanarayana
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Short communication
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Palmoplantar Pustulosis and Acrodermatitis in a Patient Treated With Infliximab for Crohn's Sacroiliitis
20 August 2008
A 35-year-old woman developed pustules of the palmar and plantar skin after infusion of the chimeric tumor necrosis factor–alpha antibody infliximab (Remicade; Schering-Plough Inc, Kenilworth, NJ) for...
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Jürg Wermuth,
Fabiola Kind,
Michael Steuerwald
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Short communication
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Information for Readers
Correspondence regarding subscriptions or change of address should be directed to Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elsevier, Periodicals Department, 6277 Sea Harbor Dr, Orlando, FL 32887-4800...
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Miscellaneous
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Editorial Board
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Table of Contents
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Information for Authors
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology publishes original papers, review articles, brief communications, and special category articles on all aspects of the digestive tract and the liver. Manuscript...
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Copyright Assignment, Authorship Responsibility, NIH Funding, Financial Disclosure, Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval, and Sponsorship
In consideration of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute (the “AGA Institute”) taking action to review and credit the below-identified submission (the “Manuscript”), and for ot...
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