Editorial

Images of the Issue

Methotrexate-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder of the Stomach Observed by Magnifying Narrow-Band Imaging Endoscopy

Keisuke Kawasaki, Makoto Eizuka, Shotaro Nakamura, Tamotsu Sugai, Takayuki Matsumoto

145-145

Achalasia-like Changes in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Teodora Surdea-Blaga, Liliana David, Emil Claudiu Botan, Dan L Dumitrascu

146-146

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from Lupus Enteritis

Junichi Kawai, Kazuki Kakimoto, Hirota Miyazaki, Yuki Hirata, Ken Kawakami, Kazuhide Higuchi

147-147

Endoscopic Hemostasis of a Pleural Hemorrhage using a Hemostatic Gel

Lucian Negreanu, Florin Chirculescu, Loredana Goran

148-148

Original Article

Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus- related Neoplasia – Long-Term Outcomes in the Czech National Database

Jana Krajciova, Martin Janicko, Premysl Falt, Jan Gregar, Stepan Suchanek, Ondrej Ngo, Marek Kollar, Ondrej Urban, Vlastimil Prochazka, Miroslav Zavoral, Julius Spicak, Jan Martinek

149-155

Faster Detection of Helicobacter pylori Infection by 13 C-Urea Breath Test. Comparing Short versus Standard Sampling Time

Emilio Molina-Molina, Leonilde Bonfrate, Michele Lorusso, Harshitha Shanmugam, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Theodore Rokkas, Piero Portincasa

151-161

Malnutrition Prevalence in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Data from the National Romanian Database

Maria Ciocîrlan, Mihai Ciocîrlan, Răzvan Iacob, Alina Tanțău, Liana Gheorghe, Cristian Gheorghe, Daniela Dobru, Gabriel Constantinescu, Cristina Cijevschi, Anca Trifan, Adrian Goldiș, Mircea Diculescu

163-168

Serological Assessment of the Quality of Wound Healing Processes in Crohn’s Disease

Shu Sun, Morten Asser Karsdal, Joachim Høg Mortensen, Yunyun Luo, Jens Kjeldsen, Aleksander Krag, Michael Dam Jensen, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Tina Manon-Jensen

175-182

Effect of Phytosomal Curcumin on Circulating Levels of Adiponectin and Leptin in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Seyed Reza Mirhafez, Azam Rezaei Farimani, Maryam Dehhabe, Mohammad Bidkhori, Mitra Hariri, Bibi Fatemeh Ghouchani, Fatemeh Abdollahi

183-189

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for the Characterization of Malignant versus Benign Focal Liver Lesions in a Prospective Multicenter Experience – The SRUMB Study

Ioan Sporea, Daniela Larisa Săndulescu, Roxana Şirli, Alina Popescu, Mirela Danilă, Zeno Spârchez, Cătălina Mihai, Simona Ioanițescu, Tudor Moga, Bogdan Timar, Ciprian Brisc, Dana Nedelcu, Adrian Săftoiu, Viorela Enăchescu, Radu Badea

191-196

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Association between Smoking and Risk of Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Karn Wijarnpreecha, Monia Werlang, Panadeekarn Panjawatanan, Paul T Kroner, Omar Y Mousa, Surakit Pungpapong, Frank J Lukens, Denise M Harnois, Patompong Ungprasert

197-203

Reviews

Assessment of Crohn's Disease Activity: Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Comparison with Clinical and Endoscopic Evaluations

Laura Maria Minordi, Luigi Larosa, Alfredo Papa, Veronica Bordonaro, Loris Lopetuso, Grainne Holleran, Antonio Gasbarrini, Riccardo Manfredi

213-224

Case Reports

Multifocal Gastrointestinal Melanoma

Stergios Kouvaras, Theodore Rokkas, Helen Goga, Harikleia Gakiopoulou, Petroula Arapantoni, George Haliotis, Dimitrios Mantas

237-240

Rescue Therapy of Delayed Gastric Perforation Caused by an External Drainage Using an Over-the-Scope Clip

Andrada Seicean, Carmen Cruciat, Radu Motocu, Cristina Pojoga, Marcel Gheorghiu, Radu Seicean

241-244

Letters

Lipidomic signatures of colonic inflammatory bowel diseases: a pilot study

Cristian Tefas, Carmen Socaciu, Corina Moraru, Marcel Tanțău

246-247