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Review
Claudio Romano, Salvatore Oliva, Stefano Martellossi, Erasmo Miele, Serena Arrigo, Maria Giovanna Graziani, Sabrina Cardile, Federica Gaiani, Gian Luigi de’Angelis, Filippo Torroni 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1328-1337. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1328
Basic Study
Kawa Amin, Aram H Rasool, Ali Hattem, Taha AM Al-Karboly, Taher E Taher, Jonas Bystrom 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1345-1352. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1345
Gedson Rodrigues de Morais Lima, Flavia Danniele Frota Machado, Larissa Lucena Périco, Felipe Meira de Faria, Anderson Luiz-Ferreira, Alba Regina Monteiro Souza Brito, Cláudia Helena Pellizzon, Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima, Josean Fechine Tavares, José Maria Barbosa Filho, Leônia Maria Batista 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1353-1366. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1353
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hadar Goldvaser, Noa Katz Shroitman, Irit Ben-Aharon, Ofer Purim, Yulia Kundel, Daniel Shepshelovich, Tzippy Shochat, Aaron Sulkes, Baruch Brenner 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1387-1396. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1387
Retrospective Study
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Luca Rinaldi, Fabio Nascimbeni, Mauro Giordano, Chiara Masetti, Barbara Guerrera, Annalisa Amelia, Maria Chiara Fascione, Stefano Ballestri, Dante Romagnoli, Rosa Zampino, Riccardo Nevola, Enrica Baldelli, Natalina Iuliano, Valerio Rosato, Amedeo Lonardo, Luigi Elio Adinolfi 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1458-1468. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1458
Alessandro Cucchetti, Carlo Sposito, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Davide Citterio, Matteo Cescon, Marco Bongini, Giorgio Ercolani, Christian Cotsoglou, Lorenzo Maroni, Vincenzo Mazzaferro 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1469-1476. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1469
Prospective Study
Eun Hye Oh, Dae-Hyun Ko, Hyungil Seo, Kiju Chang, Gwang-Un Kim, Eun Mi Song, Myeongsook Seo, Ho-Su Lee, Sung Wook Hwang, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Sang Hyoung Park 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1489-1496. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1489
Meta-Analysis
Karn Wijarnpreecha, Charat Thongprayoon, Pitchaphon Nissaisorakarn, Natasorn Lekuthai, Veeravich Jaruvongvanich, Kiran Nakkala, Ridhmi Rajapakse, Wisit Cheungpasitporn 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1497-1506. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1497
Case Report
Nagato Katsura, Yasuhiro Kawai, Takashi Gomi, Kenji Okumura, Takahiko Hoashi, Seijun Fukuda, Katsushi Takebayashi, Kenji Shimizu, Masugi Satoh 
World J Gastroenterol 23(8):1507-1512. Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i8.1507