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Editorial
Anil Thomas George, Rudra Krishna Maitra, Charles Maxwell-Armstrong 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9139-9145. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9139
Topic Highlight
Alessio Provenzani, Andrew Santeusanio, Erin Mathis, Monica Notarbartolo, Manuela Labbozzetta, Paola Poma, Ambra Provenzani, Carlo Polidori, Giovanni Vizzini, Piera Polidori, Natale D’Alessandro 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9156-9173. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9156
Ricardo Robles, Francisco Sánchez-Bueno, Pablo Ramírez, Roberto Brusadin, Pascual Parrilla 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9209-9215. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9209
Review
Tauseef Ali, James Choe, Ahmed Awab, Theodore L Wagener, William C Orr 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9231-9239. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9231
Teresa R Scott, Victoria T Kronsten, Robin D Hughes, Debbie L Shawcross 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9240-9255. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9240
Minireviews
Paolo Feltracco, Cristiana Carollo, Stefania Barbieri, Tommaso Pettenuzzo, Carlo Ori 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9271-9281. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9271
Original Article
Fergus Noble, Luke Nolan, Adrian C Bateman, James P Byrne, Jamie J Kelly, Ian S Bailey, Donna M Sharland, Charlotte N Rees, Timothy J Iveson, Tim J Underwood, Andrew R Bateman 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9282-9293. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9282
Deepak Gopalakrishnan, Mark Keyter, Kotacherry Trivikrama Shenoy, Kondarappassery Balakumaran Leena, Lakshmikanthan Thayumanavan, Varghese Thomas, KR Vinayakumar, Charles Panackel, Arun T Korah, Ramesh Nair, Anna Kramvis 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9294-9306. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9294
Hua-Ying Fan, Zi-Liang Zhang, Ke Liu, Ming-Yan Yang, Wei-Hong Lv, Xin Che, Hui Xu, Wei-Wei Song 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9318-9327. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9318
Brief Article
Jan Harder, Michael J Müller, Matthias Fuchs, Vera Gumpp, Annette Schmitt-Graeff, Richard Fischer, Melanie Frank, Oliver Opitz, Jens Hasskarl 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9334-9342. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9334
Sébastien Lepreux, Christelle Guyot, Fabrice Billet, Chantal Combe, Charles Balabaud, Paulette Bioulac-Sage, Alexis Desmoulière 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9343-9350. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9343
Elisa Cappello, Bruno Cacopardo, Eleonora Caltabiano, Sigismindo Li Volsi, Rosa Chiara, Mauro Sapienza, Luciano Nigro 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9351-9358. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9351
Alicia Algaba, Iván Guerra, Ángel Castaño, Gema de la Poza, Víctor M Castellano, Montserrat López, Fernando Bermejo 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9359-9365. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9359
Mustafa Kemal Celen, Duygu Mert, Müzeyyen Ay, Tuba Dal, Safak Kaya, Necmettin Yildirim, Serda Gulsun, Tunga Barcin, Sevgi Kalkanli, Mehmet Sinan Dal, Celal Ayaz 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9377-9382. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9377
Norihiro Sato, Kei Yabuki, Shiro Kohi, Yasuhisa Mori, Noritaka Minagawa, Toshihisa Tamura, Aiichiro Higure, Koji Yamaguchi 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9399-9404. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9399
Su Bum Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Ki Tae Yoon, Mong Cho, Byeong Jun Song 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9405-9409. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9405
Lin Yang, Li-Juan Yuan, Rui Dong, Ji-Kai Yin, Qing Wang, Tao Li, Jiang-Bin Li, Xi-Lin Du, Jian-Guo Lu 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9418-9424. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9418
Xin Jiao, Hong-Jun Lu, Mi-Mi Zhai, Zhi-Jun Tan, Hai-Ning Zhi, Xiao-Man Liu, Chen-Hao Liu, Da-Peng Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9425-9431. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9425
Zhi-Hong Wan, Jian-Jun Wang, Shao-Li You, Hong-Ling Liu, Bing Zhu, Hong Zang, Chen Li, Jing Chen, Shao-Jie Xin 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9432-9438. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9432
Lei Liu, Yan Liu, Jie Cui, Hong Liu, Yan-Bing Liu, Wei-Li Qiao, Hong Sun, Chang-Dong Yan 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9439-9446. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9439
Meta-Analysis
Xu-Feng Guo, Jun Wang, Shi-Jie Yu, Jia Song, Meng-Yao Ji, Zhuo Cao, Ji-Xiang Zhang, Jing Wang, Wei-Guo Dong 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9461-9471. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9461
Case Report
Hirohito Mori, Takaaki Tsushimi, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Shintaro Fujihara, Tae Matsunaga, Maki Ayagi, Tatsuo Yachida, Tsutomu Masaki 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9481-9484. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9481
Ryosuke Sekine, Masanobu Hyodo, Masayuki Kojima, Yoshiyuki Meguro, Akifumi Suzuki, Taku Yokoyama, Alan T Lefor, Norio Hirota 
World J Gastroenterol 19(48):9485-9489. Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9485