February 2018

Editorial Board
Published in issue: February 2018
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Review Articles

Novel ultrasound-based methods to assess liver disease: The game has just begun
• Annalisa Berzigotti,
• Giovanna Ferraioli,
• Simona Bota,
• Odd Helge Gilja,
• Christoph F. Dietrich
Published online: December 02, 2017
p107-112
Interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapy for acute hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected individuals: A literature review
• Temi Lampejo,
• Kosh Agarwal,
• Ivana Carey
Published online: November 27, 2017
p113-123

Position Paper

Gastrointestinal lymphomas: French Intergroup clinical practice recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO, SFH)
• Tamara Matysiak-Budnik,
• Bettina Fabiani,
• Christophe Hennequin,
• ...
• Guillaume Cadiot,
• Olivier Bouché,
• Agnès Ruskoné-Fourmestraux
Published online: December 18, 2017
p124-131

Meta-Analysis

Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for pancreatic neoplasms: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Xing-Zhao Li,
• Jun Song,
• Zhi-Xia Sun,
• Yan-Yan Yang,
• Hui Wang
Published online: November 02, 2017
p132-138

Alimentary Tract

Quadruple, sequential, and concomitant first-line therapies for H. pylori eradication: a prospective, randomized study
• Vincenzo De Francesco,
• Stefano Pontone,
• Annamaria Bellesia,
• ...
• Cristina Panetta,
• Rossella Palma,
• Angelo Zullo
Published online: October 18, 2017
p139-141

Oesophageal motor function in chronic intestinal idiopathic pseudo-obstruction: A study with high-resolution manometry
• Aurelio Mauro,
• Guido Basilisco,
• Marianna Franchina,
• ...
• Delia Pugliese,
• Dario Conte,
• Roberto Penagini
Published online: October 20, 2017
p142-146

Histological features of ileitis differentiating pediatric Crohn disease from ulcerative colitis with backwash ileitis
• Benjamin Sahn,
• Vera De Matos,
• Ronen Stein,
• ...
• David A. Piccoli,
• Pierre Russo,
• Petar Mamula
Published online: October 19, 2017
p147-153

Commentary


Histologic features in pediatric ileitis: Is it possible to tip the balance towards Crohn’s disease?
• Salvatore Oliva,
• Gabrio Bassotti,
• Vincenzo Villanacci
Published online: January 01, 2018
p154-155

Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract

Effect of direct-acting antivirals on future occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in compensated cirrhotic patients
• Alessandro Cucchetti,
• Gennaro D’Amico,
• Franco Trevisani,
• ...
• Antonio Daniele Pinna,
• Matteo Cescon
• from the Special Interest Group on Hepatocellular carcinoma and new anti HCV therapies of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF)
Published online: October 18, 2017
p156-162

Tenofovir, entecavir, and lamivudine in patients with severe acute exacerbation and hepatic decompensation of chronic hepatitis B
• Jung Gil Park,
• Yu Rim Lee,
• Soo Young Park,
• ...
• Keun Hur,
• Hye Won Lee,
• Min Kyu Kang
Published online: October 15, 2017
p163-167

Fat accumulates preferentially in the right rather than the left liver lobe in non-diabetic subjects
• Bian Hua,
• Antti Hakkarainen,
• You Zhou,
• Nina Lundbom,
• Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Published online: August 23, 2017
p168-174

Fibroblast growth factor 15 deficiency increases susceptibility but does not improve repair to acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice
• Mingxing Huang,
• Jessica Williams,
• Bo Kong,
• ...
• Guodong Li,
• Zhe Zhu,
• Grace L. Guo
Published online: August 11, 2017
p175-180

Oncology

Long-term course of precancerous lesions arising in patients with gastric MALT lymphoma
• Anne-Laure Rentien,
• Michaël Lévy,
• Christiane Copie-Bergman,
• ...
• Corinne Haioun,
• Jean-Charles Delchier,
• Aurelien Amiot
Published online: October 27, 2017
p181-188

Clinical outcome after biliary drainage for metastatic colorectal cancer: Survival analysis and prognostic factors
• Floriane Sellier,
• Erwan Bories,
• Camille Sibertin-Blanc,
• ...
• Rene Laugier,
• Fabrice Caillol,
• Philippe Grandval
Published online: September 21, 2017
p189-194

Progress Report

Evaluating bevacizumab in combination with FOLFIRI after the failure of platinum-etoposide regimen in patients with advanced poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma: The PRODIGE 41–BEVANEC randomized phase II study
• Thomas Walter,
• David Malka,
• Olivia Hentic,
• ...
• Victoire Granger,
• Jean-Yves Scoazec,
• Côme Lepage
Published online: December 06, 2017
p195-198

Images of the Month

ERC vs. direct cholangioscopy: Dawn of a new reference standard
• Vincent Zimmer
Published online: October 13, 2017
p199

A rare cause of recurrent intestinal obstruction
• Jing Lu,
• Lin Fan,
• Xiangming Che
Published online: August 24, 2017
p200

Intramural duodenal hematoma post EUS-guided placement of fiducial radiopaque markers
• Ihab I. El Hajj,
• Jeffrey J. Easler,
• Stuart Sherman,
• Mohammad Al-Haddad
Published online: August 23, 2017
p201

Esophageal perforation and dissection due to echocardiography: Endoscopic treatment using an Over-the-Scope clip
• Carlos Rodríguez-Escaja,
• Elena Carreño,
• Joan B. Gornals
Published online: August 23, 2017
p202

Correspondence

Endoscopic ultrasonography in chronic asymptomatic pancreatic hyperenzymemia: Why not?
• Filippo Antonini,
• Giampiero Macarri,
• Raffaele Pezzilli
Published online: September 06, 2017
p203

Adalimumab trough levels predict Crohn’s disease clinical course
• Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone,
• Tilde Manetta,
• Giulio Mengozzi,
• Giorgio Maria Saracco,
• Rinaldo Pellicano,
• Marco Astegiano
Published online: October 28, 2017
p204-206

Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC)-like episode associated with ATP8B1 variation underlying protracted cholestatic course of acute hepatitis E virus infection
• Vincent Zimmer,
• Rainer M. Bohle,
• Susanne N. Weber,
• Frank Lammert,
• Christoph Jüngst
Published online: November 08, 2017
p206-207
Physicians infrequently miss choledocholithiasis prior to cholecystectomy in the United States
• Andrew J. Kruger,
• Rohan M. Modi,
• Alice Hinton,
• Darwin L. Conwell,
• Somashekar G. Krishna
Published online: November 24, 2017
p207-208

Novel technique for stent removal in patient with bile leak after trans-gastric ERCP in the setting of Roux en gastric bypass: A stitch in time
• Amer A. Alkhatib,
• Aydamir Alrakawi,
• Yasir Akmal,
• Matthew Kroh
Published online: November 25, 2017
p208-209
Comments on Gabbani, et al. Metabolomic analysis with ¹H NMR for non-invasive diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis degree in patients with chronic hepatitis C
• M.R. Abellona U,
• Simon D. Taylor-Robinson
Published online: November 03, 2017
p209-210
Authors’ answers on comment of Abellona et al. on Metabolomic analysis for noninvasive diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis degree in patients with chronic hepatitis C
• Maria Marsico,
• Tommaso Gabbani,
• Biagio Cuffari,
• Maria Rosa Biagini,
• Vito Annese
Published online: November 06, 2017
p210-211
Cross-sectional evaluation of transmural healing in Crohn’s disease: Mural and mesenteric parameters — Authors’ reply
• Fabiana Castiglione,
• Anna Testa,
• Nicola Imperatore,
• Antonio Rispo
Published online: November 27, 2017
p211-212