April 2007

Editorial Board
Published in issue: April 2007
i

Review Article

Herbal medicine in the treatment of liver diseases
• F. Stickel,
• D. Schuppan
Published in issue: April 2007
p293-304

Alimentary Tract

COX-2, CDX2, and CDC2 immunohistochemical assessment for dysplasia-carcinoma progression in Barrett's esophagus
• V. Villanacci,
• E. Rossi,
• C. Zambelli,
• ...
• G. Missale,
• D. Della Casa,
• G. Bassotti
Published in issue: April 2007
p305-311

Gas-related symptoms after laparoscopic 360° Nissen or 270° Toupet fundoplication in gastrooesophageal reflux disease patients with aerophagia as comorbidity
• F.A. Granderath,
• T. Kamolz,
• U.M. Granderath,
• R. Pointner
Published in issue: April 2007
p312-318

Commentary

A question of gas
• R.A. Hinder,
• G.P. Fakhre
Published in issue: April 2007
p319-320
Gastric cancer after positive screening faecal occult blood testing and negative assessment
• M. Zappa,
• C.B. Visioli,
• S. Ciatto,
• ...
• M. Confortini,
• E. Paci,
• G. Castiglione
Published in issue: April 2007
p321-326
FOBT is not an effective way to screen for gastric cancer
• J.H. Bond
Published in issue: April 2007
p327-328

Beclomethasone dipropionate versus mesalazine in distal ulcerative colitis: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind study
• L. Biancone,
• P. Gionchetti,
• G. Del Vecchio Blanco,
• ...
• E. Calabrese,
• M. Campieri,
• F. Pallone
Published in issue: April 2007
p329-337
Topical treatment of ulcerative colitis
Some reflections
• C. Banks,
• A. Forbes
Published in issue: April 2007
p338-341

Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract

Adult to adult living-related liver transplant: Report on an initial experience in Italy
• S. Gruttadauria,
• J.W. Marsh,
• D. Cintorino,
• ...
• R. Volpes,
• A. Marcos,
• B. Gridelli
Published in issue: April 2007
p342-350
Inheritance of hyperbilirubinemia: Evidence for a major autosomal recessive gene
• M. Clementi,
• E. Di Gianantonio,
• L. Fabris,
• ...
• M. Strazzabosco,
• R. Tenconi,
• L. Okolicsanyi
Published in issue: April 2007
p351-355

Comparison of artificial neural networks with logistic regression in prediction of gallbladder disease among obese patients
• P.-L. Liew,
• Y.-C. Lee,
• Y.-C. Lin,
• ...
• W.-J. Lee,
• W. Wang,
• C.-W. Chien
Published in issue: April 2007
p356-362

Digestive Endoscopy

Technical aspects in endoscopic biopsy of lesions in esophageal pemphigus vulgaris
• G. Galloro,
• G. Diamantis,
• L. Magno,
• ...
• C. Mignogna,
• G. De Rosa,
• P. Iovino
Published in issue: April 2007
p363-367

Image of the Month

Pseudotumoural lesion of the abdominal wall due to a fishbone migration
• A. Ambrosi,
• F.P. Prete,
• V. Neri,
• E. Ierardi
Published in issue: April 2007
p368

Brief Clinical Observation

Clinical expression of co-inherited Dubin–Johnson and thalassaemic heterozygous states
• A. Fretzayas,
• S. Kitsiou,
• A. Papadopoulou,
• P. Nicolaidou
Published in issue: April 2007
p369-374

Review Article

Endoscopic palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice: An evidence-based review
• L. Cipolletta,
• G. Rotondano,
• R. Marmo,
• M.A. Bianco
• for the Italian Evidence-Based Gastroenterology & Hepatology Club
Published in issue: April 2007
p375-388

Correspondence

Endoscopic instillation of indigo carmine dye with acetic acid enables the visualization of distinct margin of superficial gastric lesion; Usefulness in endoscopic treatment and diagnosis of gastric cancer
• H. Yamashita,
• J. Kitayama,
• H. Ishigami,
• ...
• H. Miyato,
• S. Kaisaki,
• H. Nagawa
Published in issue: April 2007
p389-391
Ultrasound in the diagnosis of steatosis and fibrosis of chronic liver diseases
• A. Giorgio
Published in issue: April 2007
p391-392
Correspondence
• I. de Sio,
• B. Palmentieri,
• M. Persico
Published in issue: April 2007
p392

Book Reviews

Integrated Medical and Surgical Gastroenterology
• G. Maconi
Published in issue: April 2007
p393
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): From Pathology to Molecular Target Therapy
• R. De Giorgio
Published in issue: April 2007
p393-394
Les allergies alimentaires de l’enfant et de l’adulte
• G.V. Zuccotti
Published in issue: April 2007
p394

Erratum

Erratum to “Atorvastatin associated liver disease” [Dig. Liver Dis. 38 (2006) 772–777]
• A.T. Clarke,
• P.R. Mills
Published in issue: April 2007
p395