November 2017

Editorial Board
Published in issue: November 2017
i

Review Articles

The mycobiome: Role in health and disease, and as a potential probiotic target in gastrointestinal disease
• Christopher L. Hager,
• Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
Published online: October 04, 2017
p1171-1176
A consumer’s guide for probiotics: 10 golden rules for a correct use
• Marco Toscano,
• Roberta De Grandi,
• Luca Pastorelli,
• Maurizio Vecchi,
• Lorenzo Drago
Published online: August 01, 2017
p1177-1184

Position Paper

Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED) position paper on the non-anaesthesiologist administration of propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Rita Conigliaro,
• Lorella Fanti,
• Mauro Manno,
• Piero Brosolo
• Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED) Sedation Group
Published online: September 04, 2017
p1185-1190

Alimentary Tract

Anal ulcerations in Crohn’s disease: Natural history in the era of biological therapy
• Timothée Wallenhorst,
• Charlène Brochard,
• Eric Le Balch,
• ...
• Alexandre Merlini-l’Heritier,
• Guillaume Bouguen,
• Laurent Siproudhis
Published online: August 03, 2017
p1191-1195
Transglutaminase 6 antibodies in gluten neuropathy
• Panagiotis Zis,
• Dasappaiah Ganesh Rao,
• Ptolemaios Georgios Sarrigiannis,
• ...
• David Sanders,
• Richard A. Grünewald,
• Marios Hadjivassiliou
Published online: August 10, 2017
p1196-1200

RIP3 AND pMLKL promote necroptosis-induced inflammation and alter membrane permeability in intestinal epithelial cells
• Anna Negroni,
• Eleonora Colantoni,
• Maria Pierdomenico,
• ...
• Antonio Tiberti,
• Salvatore Cucchiara,
• Laura Stronati
Published online: August 10, 2017
p1201-1210

Magnetic resonance index of activity (MaRIA) and Clermont score are highly and equally effective MRI indices in detecting mucosal healing in Crohn’s disease
• Anthony Buisson,
• Bruno Pereira,
• Marion Goutte,
• ...
• Hélène Obritin-Guilhen,
• Gilles Bommelaer,
• Constance Hordonneau
Published online: August 29, 2017
p1211-1217

Digestive Endoscopy

Development and validation of a new scoring system to determine the necessity of small-bowel endoscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
• Genta Uchida,
• Masanao Nakamura,
• Osamu Watanabe,
• ...
• Ryoji Miyahara,
• Hidemi Goto,
• Yoshiki Hirooka
Published online: September 01, 2017
p1218-1224

Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract

A new index predicts early allograft dysfunction following living donor liver transplantation: A propensity score analysis
• Jiu-Lin Song,
• Jian Yang,
• Lu-Nan Yan,
• ...
• Zhe-Yu Chen,
• Yong-Gang Wei,
• Li Jiang
Published online: June 22, 2017
p1225-1232

IgG3 subclass: A possible trigger of mixed cryoglobulin cascade in hepatitis C virus chronic infection
• Umberto Basile,
• Francesca Gulli,
• Laura Gragnani,
• ...
• Krizia Pocino,
• Anna Linda Zignego,
• Gian Ludovico Rapaccini
Published online: June 26, 2017
p1233-1239

Validation of whole-slide imaging in the primary diagnosis of liver biopsies in a University Hospital
• Adela Saco,
• Alba Diaz,
• Monica Hernandez,
• ...
• Marta del Pino,
• Antonio Martinez,
• Jaume Ordi
Published online: July 19, 2017
p1240-1246

Microscopic and telescopic pathology
• Francesco Callea
Published online: August 24, 2017
p1247-1248

Incidence of and risk factors for pancreatic cancer in chronic pancreatitis: A cohort of 1656 patients
• Lu Hao,
• Xiang-Peng Zeng,
• Lei Xin,
• ...
• Zhuan Liao,
• Zhao-Shen Li,
• Liang-Hao Hu
Published online: July 14, 2017
p1249-1256

Prevalence of and risk factors for HBV infection in a metropolitan Southern Italian area: Evidence for the effectiveness of universal Hepatitis B vaccination
• Filomena Morisco,
• Tommaso Stroffolini,
• Flavia Lucia Lombardo,
• ...
• Laura Donnarumma,
• Ilaria Loperto,
• Nicola Caporaso
Published online: June 14, 2017
p1257-1261

Oncology

Early closure of fistula using neo-adjuvant intra-arterial chemotherapy in locally advanced anal cancer
• Wulfran Cacheux,
• Thibaud Koessler,
• Giacomo Puppa,
• ...
• Bruno Roche,
• Frederic Ris,
• Arnaud Roth
Published online: September 05, 2017
p1262-1266

Fecal immunological blood test is more appealing than the guaiac-based test for colorectal cancer screening
• Fanny Le Pimpec,
• Grégoire Moutel,
• Christine Piette,
• Astrid Lièvre,
• Jean-François Bretagne
Published online: August 10, 2017
p1267-1272

A model to estimate survival in ambulatory patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Can it predict the natural course of hepatocellular carcinoma?
• Won-Mook Choi,
• Su Jong Yu,
• Hongkeun Ahn,
• ...
• Jeong-Hoon Lee,
• Yoon Jun Kim,
• Jung-Hwan Yoon
Published online: July 28, 2017
p1273-1279

Images of the Month

Myeloid sarcoma of the sigmoid colon: An unusual presentation of a rare condition
• Ihab I. El Hajj,
• Jeffrey J. Easler,
• Eugene P. Ceppa,
• Safi Shahda
Published online: May 24, 2017
p1280

Cytology brushing of a pancreas cyst wall for the diagnosis of cystic neuroendocrine tumor: When FNA fails
• Ihab I. El Hajj,
• Robert E. Emerson,
• Mohammad Al-Haddad
Published online: May 18, 2017
p1281

Portal vein stenting for portal vein stenosis caused by bile duct cancer
• Ken Kamata,
• Mamoru Takenaka,
• Masakatsu Tsurusaki,
• Masatoshi Kudo
Published online: June 06, 2017
p1282

An unusual cause of biliary metal stent obstruction
• Alberto Mariani,
• Livia Archibugi,
• Maria Chiara Petrone,
• Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono
Published online: May 30, 2017
p1283

Correspondence

Clinical profile of cannabis-associated acute pancreatitis
• Adrian Culetto,
• Barbara Bournet,
• Louis Buscail
Published online: September 06, 2017
p1284-1285

Microspheres in gall bladder
• Thiagarajah Balamurugan,
• Fuad Hussain,
• Izhar N. Bagwan
Published online: September 04, 2017
p1285-1286
Combining contrast harmonic and elastography during EUS examination of pancreatic tumors increases diagnostic accuracy
• Andrea Lisotti,
• Marta Serrani,
• Giancarlo Caletti,
• Pietro Fusaroli
Published online: August 14, 2017
p1286-1287