March 2012

Editorial Board
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Plenary Sessions

CS.01.1 TUMOR INFILTRATING MACROPHAGES AS A POTENTIAL PREDICTIVE BIOMARKER OF RESPONSE TO 5-FU IN PATIENTS WITH MICROSATELLITE-STABLE COLORECTAL CANCER
• L. Laghi,
• P. Bianchi,
• F. Grizzi,
• ...
• M. Roncalli,
• A. Mantovani,
• A. Malesci
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CS.01.2 A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED MULTICENTER TRIAL COMPARING EARLY PRECUT AND STANDARD APPROACH FOR CANNULATING THE COMMON BILE DUCT: AN INTERIM ANALYSIS
• A. Giussani,
• A. Mariani,
• M. Di Leo,
• ...
• M.A. Bianco,
• T. Vittorio,
• P.A. Testoni
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CS.01.3 THE EMERGING IMPACT OF HCC-NAFLD IN ITALY
• S. Bellentani,
• A. Barchetti,
• E. Dionigi,
• ...
• F. Trevisani,
• E. Villa
• on behalf of HCC-NASH Italian Group and F.E.C.
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CS.02.1 COMPARISON BETWEEN EUS-GUIDED 19G AND 22G PROCORE NEEDLE BIOPSIES IN PANCREATIC MASSES: A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY IN 72 CASES
• M.C. Petrone,
• P.G. Arcidiacono,
• M.J. Bruno,
• ...
• G. Rindi,
• C. Doglioni,
• P.A. Testoni
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CS.02.2 ABNORMAL EXPRESSION OF THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN (TSLP) IN COELIAC DISEASE (CD)
• A. Di Sabatino,
• L. Brunetti,
• P. Biancheri,
• ...
• P. Giuffrida,
• M. Guerci,
• G.R. Corazza
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CS.02.3 ADALIMUMAB IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIANAL CROHN'S DISEASE: LONG TERM RESULTS IN A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTER
• R. Tambasco,
• P. Gionchetti,
• S. Laureti,
• ...
• G. Poggioli,
• M. Campieri,
• F. Rizzello
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Oral Communications

OC.01.1 ENDOSCOPIC TRAINING DURING THE GASTROENTEROLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN ITALY. RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY
• E. Di Girolamo,
• M. De Bellis,
• D. Castellani,
• ...
• B. Mangiavillano,
• M. Tracey,
• G. Galloro
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OC.01.2 EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL ROBOTICALLY DRIVEN ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE FOR COLONOSCOPY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
• A. Arezzo,
• A. Menciassi,
• P. Valdastri,
• ...
• M. Verra,
• P. Dario,
• M. Morino
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OC.01.3 THE IMPACT OF A NATIONWIDE FIVE-YEAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ON COLONOSCOPY PRACTICE
• F. Radaelli,
• S. Paggi,
• G. Minoli
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OC.01.4 FIRST GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT AND PRACTICE COLON CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY IN A CLINICAL SETTING
• C. Spada,
• C. Hassan,
• J.P. Galmiche,
• ...
• K. Triantafyllou,
• A. Van Gossum,
• G. Costamagna
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OC.01.5 A SIMPLIFIED CLINICAL RISK SCORE, T-SCORE, CAN PREDICT THE NEED FOR AN URGENT THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY IN UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TIMING OF OESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (OGD)
• L. Tammaro,
• A. Buda,
• L. Caserta,
• M.C. Di Paolo,
• E. Riccio,
• R. Vassallo
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OC.01.6 PROBE-BASED CONFOCAL LASER ENDOMICROSCOPY: IN VIVO ANALYSIS OF ANGIOGENESIS AS A NEW BASIS FOR A TRANSLATIONAL APPROACH FOR COLO-RECTAL AND GASTRIC CANCERS
• S. Maiero,
• M. Mongiat,
• P. Spessotto,
• ...
• P. De Paoli,
• V. Canzonieri,
• R. Cannizzaro
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OC.02.1 OESOPHAGEAL MOTOR RESPONSE TO COOLING IN PATIENTS WITH ACHALASIA AND NON OBSTRUCTIVE DYSPHAGIA: A HIGH-RESOLUTION MANOMETRY STUDY
• A. Elvevi,
• A. Tenca,
• D. Pugliese,
• ...
• I. Bravi,
• I. Cortinovis,
• R. Penagini
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OC.02.2 PROBIOTIC MASSIVE MULTISTRAIN ORAL TREATMENT MAY ERADICATE HELICOBACTER PYLORI FROM THE STOMACH OF DYSPEPTIC PATIENTS – A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY
• R. Rosania,
• A. Facciorusso,
• G. Laonigro,
• ...
• V. De Francesco,
• E. Ierardi,
• C. Panella
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OC.02.3 PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY (P.O.E.M.) FOR OESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA. PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON 10 PATIENTS
• M. Marchese,
• P. Familiari,
• A. Tringali,
• V. Perri,
• G. Costamagna
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OC.02.4 DIFFERENT PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND GENES PATTERNS OF HELICOBATER PYLORI IN PATHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF THE GASTRIC MUCOSA
• V. De Re,
• O. Repetto,
• S. Zanussi,
• ...
• V. Canzonieri,
• P. De Paoli,
• R. Cannizzaro
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OC.02.5 THE ROLE OF 24-HR IMPEDANCE-PH MONITORING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IN LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
• M. Di Stefano,
• T. Oggionni,
• C. Mengoli,
• ...
• E. Miceli,
• M. Luisetti,
• G.R. Corazza
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OC.02.6 PREDICTIVE ROLE OF TWO BIOCHEMICAL SCORES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF AUTOIMMUNE ATROPHIC GASTRITIS
• E. Miceli,
• D. Padula,
• M.V. Lenti,
• V. Imbesi,
• M. Di Stefano,
• G.R. Corazza
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OC.03.1 BONE MARROW-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS (MSC) LOCALLY INJECTED FOR REFRACTORY FISTULIZING CROHN'S DISEASE MODULATE IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION
• R. Ciccocioppo,
• M.L. Russo,
• A. Gallia,
• ...
• M.E. Bernardo,
• F. Locatelli,
• G.R. Corazza
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OC.03.2 DEFECTIVE EXPRESSION OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SIRT1 IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
• R. Caruso,
• E. Franzè,
• C. Stolfi,
• ...
• M.L. Cupi,
• F. Pallone,
• G. Monteleone
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OC.03.3 AUTOLOGOUS HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION WITHOUT CD34+ CELL SELECTION FOR REFRACTORY CROHN'S DISEASE: THE MILAN EXPERIENCE AFTER 5 YEARS
• A. Cassinotti,
• F. Onida,
• C. Annaloro,
• ...
• G. Bianchi Porro,
• R. De Franchis,
• S. Ardizzone
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OC.03.4 EFFECT OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA BLOCKADE ON MUCOSAL ADDRESSIN CELL-ADHESION MOLECULE-1 (MADCAM-1) EXPRESSION IN CROHN'S DISEASE
• P. Biancheri,
• A. Di Sabatino,
• S. Vetrano,
• ...
• P. Giuffrida,
• S. Danese,
• G.R. Corazza
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OC.03.5 FREMS (FREQUENCY RHYTHMIC ELECTRICAL MODULATION SYSTEM) IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF ACUTE INFLAMMATORY COLITIS
• R. Pola,
• M. Massari,
• P. Desideri,
• ...
• V. Neri,
• M. Palladino,
• G. Costamagna
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OC.03.6 INFLIXIMAB THERAPY DOWNREGULATION OF BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR/SYNDECAN 1 LINK: A POSSIBLE MOLECULAR PATHWAY OF MUCOSAL HEALING IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS
• M. Zotti,
• F. Giorgio,
• R. Rosania,
• ...
• A. Facciorusso,
• E. Ierardi,
• C. Panella
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OC.04.1 EUS-GUIDED ND: YAG LASER ABLATION OF NORMAL PANCREATIC TISSUE: A SURVIVAL STUDY IN PORCINE MODEL
• F. Di Matteo,
• M. Martino,
• F. Panzera,
• ...
• R. Rea,
• S. Silvestri,
• G. Costamagna
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OC.04.2 DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF RECTAL ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY TO DIAGNOSE DEEP PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS: EXPERIENCE FROM TWO REFERRAL GASTROENTEROLOGY UNITS
• R. Di Mitri,
• F. Mocciaro,
• A. Maiorana,
• ...
• M. Traina,
• L. Alio,
• A. Marino
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OC.04.3 STAGING OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER USING ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND AFTER FAILED PASSAGE OF A STANDARD ULTRASOUND SCOPE
• M.C. Petrone,
• P.G. Arcidiacono,
• S. Carrara,
• S.G.G. Testoni,
• P.A. Testoni
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OC.04.4 INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND COMPLICATIONS: FINAL RESULTS OF A LARGE PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY
• I. Tarantino,
• C. Fabbri,
• R. Di Mitri,
• ...
• F. Mocciaro,
• A. Maimone,
• M. Traina
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OC.04.5 EUS-FNA FOR KRAS MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS IN PANCREATIC LESIONS, PRELIMINARY RESULTS USING THREE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES: SANGER SEQUENCING, NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING AND REAL-TIME PCR
• M. Visani,
• D. De Biase,
• A.M. Polifemo,
• ...
• A. Maimone,
• N. D'Imperio,
• A. Pession
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OC.04.6 DIAGNOSTIC VALUES OF COMBINED APPROACH OF TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION (TBNA) AND TRANSESOPHAGEAL ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION (EUS-FNA) IN THE DETECTION OF MEDIASTINAL MASSES
• D. Assisi,
• M. Filippetti,
• T. Federici,
• P. Visca,
• M. Anti
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OC.05.1 MONOCYTE/MACROPHAGE PERIBILIARY RECRUITMENT BY PKHD1-DEFECTIVE CHOLANGIOCYTES INDUCES EXPRESSION OF AVB6 INTEGRIN ON BILIARY CYSTS VIA TGFB1 AND TNFA IN CONGENITAL HEPATIC FIBROSIS
• L. Fabris,
• L. Locatelli,
• C. Spirlì,
• ...
• Y. Popov,
• D. Schuppan,
• M. Strazzabosco
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OC.05.2 HUMAN GALLBLADDER IS A HIGHLY AVAILABLE SOURCE OF STEM CELLS WITH MULTIPLE ENDODERMIC MATURE FATES POTENTIALITY
• R. Gentile,
• V. Cardinale,
• G. Carpino,
• ...
• L. Reid,
• E. Gaudio,
• D. Alvaro
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OC.05.3 ROSIGLITAZONE REDUCES THE IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ONCOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HCC CELLS THROUGH A PPARGAMMA-INDEPENDENT NON-GENOMIC INHIBITION OF RUVBL-1
• T. Mello,
• M. Tarocchi,
• F. Buccoliero,
• ...
• S. Polvani,
• S. Milani,
• A. Galli
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OC.05.4 IMPAIRED PANCREATIC DUODENAL HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 1 (PDX-1) EXPRESSION PROMOTES DIABETES AND HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) DEVELOPMENT IN MICE
• S. De Minicis,
• S. Saccomanno,
• C. Rychlicki,
• ...
• A. Benedetti,
• G. Svegliati-Baroni,
• M. Marzioni
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OC.05.5 PDX-1/HES-1 INTERACTIONS DETERMINE CHOLANGIOCYTE PROLIFERATIVE RESPONSE TO INJURY: THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS
• M. Maezioni,
• S. Saccomanno,
• L. Agostinelli,
• ...
• P. Rossetti,
• G. Svegliati-Baroni,
• A. Benedetti
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OC.05.6 SONIC HEDGEHOG GENE THERAPY FOR CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES: RESULTS FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF BILIARY OBSTRUCTION
• E. Gaetani,
• D. Pugliese,
• G. Straface,
• ...
• G.L. Rapaccini,
• A. Gasbarrini,
• R. Pola
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OC.06.1 INFLIXIMAB-INDUCED MUCOSAL HEALING ASSOCIATES WITH A DOWN-REGULATION OF IL23/TH17 IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
• F. Caprioli,
• F. Bosè,
• R. Rossi,
• ...
• G. Monteleone,
• S. Abrignani,
• E. Reali
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OC.06.2 LONG-TERM OUTCOME AFTER INFLIXIMAB TREATMENT FOR DISTAL REFRACTORY ULCERATIVE COLITIS. A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTER EXPERIENCE
• G. Liguori,
• F. Rizzello,
• C. Calabrese,
• ...
• D. Riso,
• M. Campieri,
• P. Gionchetti
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OC.06.3 ADALIMUMAB IN ACTIVE ULCERATIVE COLITIS: A “REAL-LIFE” OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
• A. Armuzzi,
• L. Biancone,
• M. Daperno,
• ...
• R. Sostegni,
• L. Guidi,
• C. Papi
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OC.06.4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUCOSAL AND INTESTINAL HEALING IN CROHN'S DISEASE MANAGEMENT
• F. Scaldaferri,
• L. Laterza,
• G. Cammarota,
• ...
• L. Larosa,
• L. Bonomo,
• A. Gabarrini
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OC.06.5 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG SERUM CONCENTRATION AND CLINICAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN'S DISEASE WHO ACHIEVED REMISSION WITH ADALIMUMAB
• G. Bodini,
• V. Savarino,
• V. Fazio,
• ...
• P. Dulbecco,
• E. Giambruno,
• E. Savarino
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OC.06.6 SONOGRAPHIC LESION INDEX FOR CROHN'S DISEASE ASSESSES SMALL BOWEL DAMAGE AFTER BIOLOGIC THERAPY
• F. Zorzi,
• S. Zuzzi,
• S. Onali,
• ...
• C. Rossi,
• F. Pallone,
• E. Calabrese
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OC.07.1 2-YEAR EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF TENOFOVIR IN 302 NUC-NAIVE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B: A MULTICENTER EUROPEAN STUDY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
• P. Lampertico,
• R. Soffredini,
• M. Viganò,
• ...
• F. Facchetti,
• F. Invernizzi,
• M. Colombo
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OC.07.2 ROLE OF BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION IN LIVER FIBROSIS AND HCC DEVELOPMENT
• S. De Minicis,
• C. Rychlicki,
• L. Agostinelli,
• ...
• M. Marzioni,
• A. Benedetti,
• G. Svegliati-Baroni
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OC.07.3 GENDER SUSCEPTIBILITY DURING ACUTE LIVER INJURY: ANY ROLE FOR THE ANDROGEN RECEPTOR?
• A. Cappon,
• D. Arcidiacono,
• C. Mescoli,
• ...
• P. Burra,
• R. D'Incà,
• F. Russo
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OC.07.4 HCV PATIENTS ARE FEATURED BY AN INVERSE CORRELATION BETWEEN OXYSTEROLS PLASMA LEVELS AND LDL-CHOLESTEROL
• M. Arciello,
• S. Petta,
• V. Leoni,
• ...
• C. Cammà,
• A. Craxì,
• C. Balsano
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OC.07.5 HCV-ANTIVIRAL THERAPY DELAYS GASTRIC EMPTYING TIME AND MODIFIES CCK AND MOTILIN SERUM LEVELS
• G. De Nucci,
• A. Rocco,
• D. Compare,
• ...
• M. Sanduzzi Zamparelli,
• F. Morisco,
• G. Nardone
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OC.07.6 ITALIAN MULTICENTER STUDY ON INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES WITH HBV OR HCV INFECTION UNDERGOING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY
• F. Morisco,
• F. Castiglione,
• A. Rispo,
• ...
• M. Vecchi,
• G.E. Tontini,
• N. Caporaso
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OC.08.1 CD133 ANTIGEN IS ASSOCIATED WITH COLONY FORMATION AND INVASIVENESS ABILTY IN COLORECTAL CANCER CELLS BY MODULATION OF SPECIFIC GENE PROFILES
• M.A. Puglisi,
• M. Corbi,
• V. Tesori,
• ...
• G.B. Gasbarrini,
• A. Sgambato,
• A. Gasbarrini
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