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Editorial
Theodora Oikonomou, George V Papatheodoridis, Michael Samarkos, Ioannis Goulis, Evangelos Cholongitas 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3813-3820. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3813
Review
Minireviews
Basic Study
Areerat Kunanopparat, Jiraphorn Issara-Amphorn, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Anapat Sanpavat, Suthiluk Patumraj, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Tanapat Palaga, Nattiya Hirankarn 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3861-3870. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3861
Jian-Wen Jiang, Zhi-Gang Ren, Hai-Feng Lu, Hua Zhang, Ang Li, Guang-Ying Cui, Jun-Jun Jia, Hai-Yang Xie, Xin-Hua Chen, Yong He, Li Jiang, Lan-Juan Li 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3871-3883. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3871
Jian-Xian Lin, Xin-Sheng Xie, Xiong-Feng Weng, Chao-Hui Zheng, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Ru-Hong Tu, Ping Li, Chang-Ming Huang 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3898-3907. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3898
Retrospective Cohort Study
Koh Fukushi, Keiichi Tominaga, Kazunori Nagashima, Akira Kanamori, Naoya Izawa, Mimari Kanazawa, Takako Sasai, Hideyuki Hiraishi 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3908-3918. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3908
Retrospective Study
Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Umar Kamal, Harish Patel, Ravi Patel, Muhammad Ameen, Shehi Elona, Maram Khalifa, Sara Azam, Aiyi Zhang, Kishore Kumar, Ahmed Baiomi, Danial Shaikh, Jasbir Makker 
World J Gastroenterol 24(34):3919-3926. Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3919
Meta-Analysis
Case Report