Vol 19 No 2: June 2010 | Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Mihai Ioana, Cristina Angelescu, Florin Burada, Francisc Mixich, Anca Riza, Theodor Dumitrescu, Dragos Alexandru, Tudorel Ciurea, Mihai Cruce, Adrian Saftoiu

155-159

Access to Peginterferon plus Ribavirin Therapy for Hepatitis C in Romania between 2002-2009

Liana Gheorghe, Oliviu Pascu, Emanoil Ceausu, Irma Eva Csiki, Speranta Iacob, Florin Caruntu, Iulia Simionov, Roxana Vadan

161-167

Serum Hyaluronic Acid and Laminin as Biomarkers in Liver Fibrosis

Hadi Parsian, Ali Rahimipour, Mohammad Nouri, Mohammad Hossein Somi, Durdi Qujeq, Mehrdad Kashi Fard, Karim Agcheli

169-174

Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy Before and After Variceal Obliteration: an Endoscopic, Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study

Hisham R. EL- Khayat, Ahmed El Khattib, Mona Nosseir, Mohamed Aboul Ezz, Hussein El -Amin, Yasser M. Fouad

175-179

Review

Practical Issues for Frozen Section Diagnosis in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Jayson R. Miedema, Heike V. Hunt

181-185

Case Reports

Acute Hepatotoxicity Caused by Enalapril: a Case Report

Gustavo Henrique da Silva, Almerinda Vieira Fernandes Ribeiro Alves, Pedro Duques, Tiago Sevá-Pereira, Elza Cotrim Soares, Cecilia Amelia Fazzio Escanhoela

187-190

Homozygous G320V Mutation in the HJV Gene Causing Juvenile Hereditary Haemochromatosis Type A. A Case Report

Mariela S. Militaru, Radu A. Popp, Adrian P. Trifa

191-193

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction and Neurological Manifestations in Early Adulthood: Considering MNGIE Syndrome in Differential Diagnosis

Erkin Oztas, Yasemin Ozin, Fatih Onder, Ibrahim Koral Onal, Dilek Oguz, Cetin Kocaefe

195-197

Ascites as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Aaltje Y. Adema, Annemarie M. Schilder, Tim C.M.A. Schreuder, Karin Grünberg, Irine E.M. Bultink, Chris J.J. Mulder

199-201

Clinical imaging

Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of the Colon

Dan Ionut Gheonea, Adrian Saftoiu, Tudorel Ciurea,, Carmen Popescu, Claudia Valentina Georgescu, Anca Malos

207-211

Endoscopic Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Marcel Tantau, Ofelia Mosteanu, Teodora Pop, Alina Tantau, Gabriela Mester

213-217

Decreased beta cell reserve and higher prevalence of vascular complications in cirrhotics who developed diabetes mellitus

Dorel Sampelean, Florin Casoinic, Olga Orasan

219-224

Mesalazine induced drug fever

Ibrahim Hatemi, Aslıhan Goksu, Ahmet Dobrucali

219-224

Gastric penetration by an ingested sewing needle with migration to the liver

Helen Bolanaki, Michail A. Kirmanidis, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Evanthia G. Tsalkidou, Constantinos Simopoulos, Anastasios J. Karayiannakis

219-224

Editorial

Gut Microbiota, Inflammation and Symptomatic Diverticular Disease. New Insights into an Old and Neglected Disorder

Images of the Issue

Severe Eosinophilia and Hepatic Lesion: a Rare Case of Fascioliasis from Greece

Bile Sludge that Mimics Hydatid Cyst Membranes: a Potential Pitfall for Ultrasound

Original Article

Second-line and Rescue Therapies for Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Clinical Practice

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Microvessel Density – Two Useful Tools for the Assessment of Prognosis and Survival in Gastric Cancer Patients

Diagnostic Yield of Capsule Endoscopy in a Tertiary Hospital in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Ultrastructural Evidence of Mucosal Healing after Infliximab in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

MMR Gene Expression Pattern in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer

Access to Peginterferon plus Ribavirin Therapy for Hepatitis C in Romania between 2002-2009

Serum Hyaluronic Acid and Laminin as Biomarkers in Liver Fibrosis

Portal Hypertensive Enteropathy Before and After Variceal Obliteration: an Endoscopic, Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study

Review

Practical Issues for Frozen Section Diagnosis in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Case Reports

Acute Hepatotoxicity Caused by Enalapril: a Case Report

Homozygous G320V Mutation in the HJV Gene Causing Juvenile Hereditary Haemochromatosis Type A. A Case Report

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction and Neurological Manifestations in Early Adulthood: Considering MNGIE Syndrome in Differential Diagnosis

Ascites as the Presenting Symptom in a Patient with Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Clinical imaging

Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of the Colon

Endoscopic Therapy of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Letters

Who should be tested for gastroparesis among diabetic patients

Reply

Paravaterian diverticula presenting as acute cholangitis in two very elderly patients

Decreased beta cell reserve and higher prevalence of vascular complications in cirrhotics who developed diabetes mellitus

Mesalazine induced drug fever

Gastric penetration by an ingested sewing needle with migration to the liver