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• • ·TOC

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• • ·Editorial Boards

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• • ·Instructions for authors

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• • ·Information for readers

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• • ·Program 2005

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• • ·A Prospective Trial of Central Versus Bilateral Celiac Plexus Bloc/Neurolysis in 160 Patients: Bilateral Injection Is Safe and Is More Effective

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    Valerie Lemelin, Eric Lam, Anand Sahai

    
• • ·Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis with Endoscopic Ultrasound: A Comparison with Histopathology

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    Andre K. Chong, Joseph Romagnuolo, Brenda J. Hoffman, David Adams, David Lewin, Robert H. Hawes

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Trucut Biopsy (EUS TCB) for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP)

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    Michael J. Levy, Raghuram P. Reddy, Maurits J. Wiersema, Michael B. Farnell, Thomas C. Smyrk, Jonathan E. Clain, Gavin C. Harewood, Randall K. Pearson, Bret T. Petersen, Elizabeth Rajan, Mark D. Topazian, Tony E. Yusuf, Suresh T. Chari

    
• • ·Molecular Markers From EUS Fine Needle Specimens Can Differentiate Pancreatic Neoplasia Requiring Surgery From Chronic Pancreatitis and Other Benign Conditions of the Pancreas

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    Michelle Anderson, Baoan Ji, James M. Scheiman, Jian Song, Beth M. Weinman, Diane Simeone, Craig Logsdon

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) vs Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Disturbances With and Without Dilated Biliary Tract: Definitive Results of a Prospective, Blinded and Comparative Study

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    Glòria Fernández-Esparrach, Marcelo Sánchez, Maria Pellisé, Mario Pagès, Graciela Martínez, Miguel Angel López-Boado, Alejandro Membrillo, Alfredo Mata, Faust Feu, Carmen Ayuso, Josep Llach, Laureano Fernández-Cruz, Josep Maria Bordas, Angels Ginès

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Duct Fluid in the Evaluation of Pancreatic Cancer

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    Raquel E. Davila, Marta L. Davila, John Randles, Douglas O. Faigel

    
• • ·Novel Procedure of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Using a New Device (MUCOSECTOME)

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    Yoshiro Kawahara, Atsushi Imagawa, Shigeatsu Fujiki, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·An Endoscopically Implantable On-Demand Stimulator Is Successful in Increasing Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure in a Porcine Model

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    Sergey V. Kantsevoy, Vandana R. Long, Sanjay B. Jagannath, Elizabeth Hwang, Brenda Brehon, Donna M. Beitler, Anthony N. Kalloo

    
• • ·Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR) with Sutured Closure of Defect: Wedge Resection for Gastric Tumours

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    Keiichi Ikeda, Paul Swain, Sandy Mosse, Tim Mills, Hisao Tajiri, Annette Fritscher-Ravens

    
• • ·Novel Multi-Bending Endoscope with New Forceps Elevating and Swinging Knife Functions Facilitates Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer

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    Kazuki Sumiyama, Mitsuru Kaise, Takuji Yamasaki, Kenichi Goda, Takashi Nakayoshi, Hiroo Imazu, Hisao Tajiri

    
• • ·A Novel Multiband Mucosectomy Device Facilitates Circumferential Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett's Esophagus with Early Malignant Changes

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    Stefan Seewald, Salem Omar, Stefan Groth, Uwe Seitz, Andreas de Weerth, Yan Zhong, Frank Thonke, Soeren Schroeder, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·The Technical Feasibility of Endoscopic Gastric Reduction: A Pilot Study in a Porcine Model

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    Bing Hu, Sergey V. Kantsevoy, Sanjay B. Jagannath, Cheryl A. Vaughn, Yukio Nakajima, Koichi Kawashima, Anthony N. Kalloo

    
• • ·The Frequency, Severity, and Spectrum of Adverse Events Associated with Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (DPEJ)

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    John Maple, Todd Baron, Bret Petersen

    
• • ·Bispectral Monitoring As An Adjunct To Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation

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    Luke Drake, Shawn C. Chen, Douglas Rex

    
• • ·A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Microstream Capnography to Reduce Oxygen Desaturation During Gastrointestinal Procedures with Conscious Sedation

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    Jenifer Lightdale, Henry Feldman, Adrienne Newburg, Victoria Turbini, Lisa Heard, Kate Donovan, James DiNardo, Victor Fox

    
• • ·A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial of An Oral Anti-Foam and Mucolytic Pre-Medication in Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy

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    Aravamuthan Sreedharan, Gerri Beech, Clare Donnellan, Cathryn Flynn, Bjorn Rembacken

    
• • ·Premedication with Intravenous Ketorolac in Colonoscopy: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial

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    Wilfred L. Mui, Wing Hang Kwong, Anthony Li, Enders K. Ng, Alex Au Yeung, Chi Ming Poon, Heng Tat Leong

    
• • ·Cecal Intubation Rates and Endoscopist Features: Implications for Maintaining Endoscopic Competence

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    Gavin Harewood, Beverly Ott

     
• • ·Prospective Assessment of Rectal Cancer Staging and Clinical Management with Both Radial and Linear EUS

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    Michael J. Levy, Raghuram P. Reddy, Steven R. Alberts, Jonathan E. Clain, Amy C. Clayton, Gavin C. Harewood, Paul J. Limburg, Heidi Nelson, Elizabeth Rajan, Mark D. Topazian, Kenneth K. Wang, Maurits J. Wiersema, Tony E. Yusuf, Nicole L. Pochron

    
• • ·EUS Evaluation Improves Survival in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

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    Ananya Das, Jonathan Payes, Greogry S. Cooper, Michael V. Sivak, Amitabh Chak

     
• • ·The Utility and Safety of EUS-Guided FNA in the Evaluation of Duplication Cysts

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    Ali Fazel, Koorosh Moezardalan, Shyam Varadarajulu, Peter Dragonov, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
• • ·Complete Medical “Mediastinoscopy” Under Conscious Sedation Using Combined Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endobronchial Ultrasound

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    Michael B. Wallace, Jorge Pascual, Massimo Raimondo, Timothy Woodward, Margaret M. Johnson, Alan D. Savoy, Noh Kyung, Surakit Pungpapong, Mohammad Al-Haddad, Joy Hardee, John A. Odell

    
• • ·Primary Endoscopy/Endoscopic Ultrasound (WUS) Versus Primary Endoscopy Plus Transabdominal Ultrasound (TUS) in the Work-Up of Patients with Upper Abdominal Pain (UAP): Final Results of a Prospective Multi-Center Study

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    Kenneth J. Chang, Amitabh Chak, Charles Lightdale, Richard A. Erickson, Yang K. Chen, Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Gregory C. Albers, Michael V. Sivak, John G. Lee, Phuong T. Nguyen, Gerard A. Isenberg, Richard C. Wong

     
• • ·Value of Rapid Onsite Cytologic Interpretation of EUS-FNA Specimens: Implications for the Endosonographer and Patient Management

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    Mohamad Eloubeidi, Ashutosh Tamhane

    
• • ·Early Colonoscopy and Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Lower Intestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Study

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    Lisa Strate, Sapna Syngal

    
• • ·The Impact of Aspirin, Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Warfarin on Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Ten Year Study From a Dedicated Bleeding Unit

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    Balasubramaniam Vijayan, David Armour, Andrew Fraser, N. Ashley, G. Mowat

    
• • ·Prospective Study of Urgent Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Diverticulosis and Severe Hematochezia

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    Dennis M. Jensen, Thomas O. Kovacs, Gareth Dulai, Rome Jutabha, Ian M. Gralnek, Gustavo A. Machicado

     
• • ·Predictors of Mortality in Acute Lower Intestinal Bleeding in a Nationally Representative Sample

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    Lisa Strate

    
• • ·Ten Year Study of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the North East of Scotland

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    Balasubramaniam Vijayan, David Armour, Andrew Fraser, N. Ashley, G. Mowat

    
• • ·Incidence and Risk Factors for Recurrence of Acute Lower Intestinal Hemorrhage

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    Esteve Saperas, Ana Adet, Faust Feu, J. Dot, Alfredo Mata, J.R. Armengol, Juan R. Malagelada, Jose M. Pique

    
• • ·Elastic Band Ligation of Hemorrhoids: Flexible Endoscope Versus Rigid Proctoscope

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    Marcel Cazemier, Richelle J. Felt-Bersma, Miquel A. Cuesta, Chris J. Mulder

    
• • ·Effect of Repeated Bolus Injection, Low or High Dose Continuous Infusion of Omeprazole on Intragastric pH in Patients With Bleeding Peptic Ulcer v a Dose-Titration Study

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    Philip Wai Y., Simon Kin Hung Wong, Justin Chi Yuen Wu, Man Yee Yung, Wilfred Mui, Enders Kwok Wai Ng, James Yun Wong Lau, Joseph Sung

     
• • ·Increased Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients Admitted With Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Preliminary Observations

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    Michael P. Jones, Sarah Wessinger, Michael Williams, Lillian Choi, Lisa Sharp, Michael Crowell, Ali Keshavarzian

    
• • ·Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors (SSRIS) Aggravate Antral Ulcers Induced by Indomethacin in Rat Stomachs

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    Koji Takeuchi, Akiko Tanaka, Yuka Takahira, Masaki Taniguchi

    
• • ·Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Is Superior to the Pre-Endoscopic Rockall Score in Predicting Which Patients Will Benefit From Urgent EGD in Acute Upper GI Bleeding (UGIB)

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    Ananya Das, Farees Farooq, Richard Wong, Tamir Ben-Menachem, Gregory Cooper, Amitabh Chak, Michael Sivak

     
• • ·Changing Epidemiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGI) in Patients Hospitalized in California: Population Based Study From 1991-2000

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    John Lee, Sanjay Reddy, Namgyal Kyulo

     
• • ·Long Term Population Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Rebleeding in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)

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    John Lee, Sanjay Reddy, Namgyal Kyulo

    
• • ·Screening Colonoscopy in Very Elderly Patients: Prevalence of Neoplasia and Estimated Impact on Life Expectancy

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    Otto Lin, Richard Kozarek

     
• • ·Clinicopathological Features of Metachronous Colorectal Cancers Related to the Revised Bethesda Guidelines: A Large Series of Surgically Resected Cases

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    Takeshi Nakajima, Yutaka Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, Daizo Saito, Masahiro Moriya

    
• • ·Prevalence of Flat and Depressed Colorectal Neoplasms in American Veterans

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    Walter G. Park, Shai Friedland, Tohru Sato, Anamika Maheshwari, Radhika Kanthety, Suzanne Matsui, Chirag Patel, Robert V. Rouse, Roy M. Soetikno

    
• • ·Test Performance of CT Colonography: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis

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    Brian P. Mulhall, Ganesh R. Veerappan, Jeffrey L. Jackson

    
• • ·Magnetic Colonoscope Imaging: Can it Reduce Patient Discomfort and Shorten Post-Procedure Recovery?

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    Douglas A. Howell, Kirk P. Bernadino, Asif Ansari, Christopher Lawrence

    
• • ·Does Risk of Neoplasia Persist Over Time? Implications for Surveillance Colonoscopy Intervals

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    Gavin Harewood, Garrett Lawlor

     
• • ·Success and Complications of Endoscopic Removal of Giant Duodenal and Ampullary Polyps: A Comparative Series

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    Douglas A. Howell, Kirk P. Bernadino, Sheila Eswaran, Asif Ansari, Christopher Lawrence, Anthony Mattia

     
• • ·The Prediction of Recurrent Bleeding Leading to Surgery or Death After Therapeutic Endoscopy and Adjunctive Use of Intravenous High Dose Omeprazole Infusion for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers

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    Philip Wai Yan Chiu, James Y. Lau, Enders K. Ng, Francis K. Chan, Priscilla Siu, Joseph J. Sung

     
• • ·Management of Patients After Peptic Ulcer Bleeding in Clinical Practice: A Prospective Long-term Analysis on 248 Consecutive Patients

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    Dieter Schilling, Andrea Demel, Dirk Hartmann, Axel Eickhoff, Ralf Jakobs, Juergen F. Riemann

    
• • ·Dual Therapy Versus Monotherapy in the Endoscopic Treatment of High-Risk Bleeding Ulcers: A Meta-Analysis

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    Riccardo Marmo, Gianluca Rotondano, Giuliano Falasco, Roberto Piscopo, Maria Antonia Bianco, Livio Cipolletta

    
• • ·Standardized Injection Technique and Regimen Minimizes Complication and Ensures Safety of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate Injection for the Treatment of Gastric Fundal Varices

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    Stefan Seewald, Mazen Naga, Salem Omar, Hussein Okasha, Hiroo Imazu, Stefan Groth, Uwe Seitz, Ayman Fouad, Ayman Foda, Mohamed Saeed, Amgad Gerges, Yan Zhong, Frank Thonke, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·A Randomized Comparative Study of Endoscopic Hemoclips, Thermal Coagulation, and Injection for Bleeding Canine Acute Gastric Ulcers

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    Gustavo A. Machicado, Dennis M. Jensen, Ken Hirabayashi

     
• • ·Percutaneous Endoscopic Suture Ligation (PESL): New Technique for Closure of Gastrocutaneous Fistula

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    Manoj Shah, George Yanni, Sally Rajcevich, Finese Child

     
• • ·Efficiency of Propofol Sedation Versus Conscious Sedation with Midazolam and Fentanyl in a Pediatric Endoscopy Unit

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    Jenifer Lightdale, Clarissa Valim, Adrienne Newburg, Steven Zgleszewski, Kate Donovan, Lisa Heard, Victor Fox

     
• • ·Endoscopic Suturing for Treatment of Recurrent Gastroesophageal Reflux in Pediatric Patients with Failed Nissen Fundoplications

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    Eduardo Ibarguen-Secchia

    
• • ·Erythromycin Has a Stronger Pro-Motility Effect Than Metoclopramide as Confirmed by Antroduodenal Manometry

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    Anil Darbari, John Desbiens, John E. Fortunato

     
• • ·Dose, Efficacy and Acceptability of Oral Sodium Phosphate Solution for Bowel Preparation in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Single Blinded Study

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    Mahmoud Sabri, William Thompson, Wendy Henderson, Edward Barksdale, Carlo Di Lorenzo, Seema Khan

    
• • ·Impact of EUS in the Evaluation of Pancreatico-Biliary Disorders in Children

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    Shyam Varadarajulu, Charles M. Wilcox, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
• • ·Frequent Persistence of Dysplasia by Systematic Pathological Evaluation After Photodynamic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus With High-Grade Dysplasia or Early Adenocarcinoma

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    Masaya Ohana, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Shinichi Ban, William Puricelli, Norman Nishoka

    
• • ·Should Complete Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus (BE) Be the Goal of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)?

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    Kenneth Wang, Navtej Buttar, Michel Wongkeesong, Lori Lutzke, Ganapathy Prasad, Lynn Borkenhagen, Sarah Papenfuss, Manhal Tannous

    
• • ·A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus With Electrocautery Vs. Argon Plasma Coagulation: Long Term Results

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    Prateek Sharma, Allan Weston, Matthew Hall, S. Mathur, A. Bhattacharya, Richard Sampliner

    
• • ·Findings at Esophagectomy After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) of Neoplastic Lesions in Barrett's Esophagus

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    Kenneth Wang, Ganapathy Prasad, Navtej Buttar, Michel Wong Kee Song, Jason Lewis, Lori Lutze, Lynn Borkenhagen

    
• • ·A Blinded, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Endoscopic Gastroplication for the Treatment of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Preliminary Results

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    Matthijs P. Schwartz, Hiske Wellink, Hein G. Gooszen, Melvin Samsom, Andre J. Smout

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ablation of Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Barrett's Patients

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    Jelle Haringsma, Ilona Kerkhof, Jan Werner-Poley, Peter Siersema, Huug Tilanus, Ernst Kuipers

    
• • ·Complete Circumferential Endoscopic Mucosal Resection as a Treatment for Early Esophageal Carcinoma or Barrett's Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia

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    Andrew Ross, Tim Kinney, Alberto Larghi, Lynne Stearns, Charles Dye, Irving Waxman

    
• • ·A Randomized, Prospective Trial of Electrosurgical Incision Followed by Rabeprazole Versus Bougie Dilation Followed by Rabeprazole of Symptomatic Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings

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    Jason C. Wills, Kristen Hilden, James DiSario, John C. Fang

    
• • ·The Plicator Procedure for the Treatment of GERD: 12-Month Multicenter Results

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    Gregory Haber, Paulo Sakai, Eduardo Moura, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Robert Enns, Douglas Pleskow, Anthony Lembo

    
• • ·Utilization of Over the Counter (OTC) Medication for Symptom Control in GERD Patients on Prescription (RX) Medication

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    James E. McGuigan, Ronnie Fass, Lawrence F. Johnson, William C. Orr, Stephen M. Lange, Adam Elfant

     
• • ·Limited Diagnostic Value of Laryngopharyngeal Lesions in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux During Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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    Stephan R. Vavricka, Stephan Wildi, Claudio A. Storck, Heiko Fruehauf, Nico Wiegand, Michael Fried, Beat Mullhaupt

    
• • ·Diagnosis and Treatment of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease

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    Tsuneya Wada, Takashi Joh, Fumitaka Fujita, Yoshinori Mori, Eiji Kubota, Shozo Togawa, Naotaka Ogasawara, Tadayuki Oshima, Keisuke Ito, Tomonori Yamada, Satoshi Tanida, Hiromi Kataoka, Makoto Sasaki, Makoto Ito

    
• • ·The Treatment of a Benign Biliary Stricture with a Novel, Endoscopically Inserted Biodegradable Biliary Stent

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    Johanna Laukkarinen, Juhani Sand, Joonas Mikkonen, Heidi Gröhn, Isto Nordback

    
• • ·A Novel Endoscopic Approach to Brachytherapy in the Management of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

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    Todd H. Baron, Dia T. Simmons, Bret Petersen, Christopher J. Gostout, Michael G. Haddock, Gregory J. Gores, Peter D. Yeakel, Mark D. Topazian, Michael J. Levy

    
• • ·Duodeno-Biliary Reflux May Contribute to Biliary Stent Occlusion: Prospective Randomized Study of a New Biliary Stent with An Anti-Duodeno-Biliary Reflux Valve in Patients with Biliary Strictures

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    Kulwinder S. Dua, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Nageshwar Reddy, G. Rao

    
• • ·Biodegradable Biliary Stent in the Endoscopic Treatment of Cystic Duct Leakage After Cholecystectomy

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    Johanna Laukkarinen, Isto Nordback, Joonas Mikkonen, Juhani Sand

    
• • ·Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents in Pancreatic Malignancy Regardless of Resectability: A New Concept

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    Michel Kahaleh, Andrew Brock, Sarah A. De La Rue, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Tyvin A. Rich, Reid B. Adams, Paul Yeaton

     
• • ·Efficacy of Endoscopic Therapy for Mirizzi Syndrome: An Analysis of 83 Cases

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    Uwe Seitz, Sabine Bohnacker, Tiing Leong Ang, Stefan Seewald, Frank Thonke, Stefan Groth, Frederick Dy, Andreas de Weerth, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·Bypassing the Bypass: ERCP Via Gastrostomy after Bariatric Surgery

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    Jake Matlock, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Howard Lederer, Oliver Cass

    
• • ·Efficacy of Recombinant Human Interleukin-10 in Prevention of Acute Pancreatitis After ERCP in Subjects with Increased Risk: Randomized Prospective Multicenter Study

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    Stuart Sherman, Chi-Liang Chen, Guido Costamagna, Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Andreas Puespoek, Guruprasad P. Aithal, Richard A. Kozarek, Yang K. Chen, Werner Van Steenbergen, Scott Tenner, Martin L. Freeman, Paul Monroe, Michael Geffner, Jacques Deviere

     
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Epithelial Lesions of the Main Pancreatic Duct

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    Pier Alberto Testoni, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Luca Albarello, Paolo G. Arcidiacono, Enzo Masci, Alberto Mariani, Claudio Doglioni

    
• • ·Endoscopic Versus Surgical Drainage of the Pancreatic Duct in Chronic Pancreatitis: A Prospective Randomized Trial

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    Djuna L. Cahen, Dirk J. Gouma, Yung Nio, Myriam Delhaye, Erik A. Rauws, Marja A. Boermeester, Olivier R. Busch, Jaap Stoker, Johan S. Laméris, Marcel G. Dijkgraaf, Kees Huibregtse, Jacques Devière, Marco J. Bruno

    
• • ·Endotherapy for Pancreatic Duct Stones: A New Grading for Degree of Difficulty

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    Amit Maydeo, S.P. Bhandari, Shyam Varadarajulu

     
• • ·Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the Diagnosis of Pancreas Divisum (PD)

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    Patrick Mosler, Evan L. Fogel, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, James L. Watkins, M.F. Akisik, Kumar Sandrasegaran, Waleed Alzami, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·Does Prophylactic Allopurinol Administration Reduce the Risk and Severity of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis: Randomized Prospective Multicenter Study

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    Patrick Mosler, Stuart Sherman, Jeffrey Marks, James L. Watkins, Joseph E. Geenen, Priya Jamidar, Evan L. Fogel, Laura Lazzell-Pannell, M'hamed Temkit, Paul Tarnasky, James Frakes, Arif Aziz, Pramod Malik, Nicholas Nickl, Adam Slivka, John Goff, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Elucidates the Surface Pattern Characteristics of High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGIN) in Barrett's Esophagus (BE)

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    Mohammed Kara, Femke Peters, Fiebo ten Kate, Kausilia Krishnadath, Paul Fockens, Jacques Bergman

    
• • ·In Vivo Histology of Barrett's Esophagus and Associated Neoplasias By Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy

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    Ralf Kiesslich, Liebwin Gossner, Alexandra Dahlmann, Michael Vieth, Manfred Stolte, Arthur Hofmann, Michael Jung, Bernhard Nafe, Peter R. Galle, Christian Ell, Markus F. Neurath

    
• • ·Radiocontrolled Movement of a Robot Endoscope in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract

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    Paul Swain, Tim Mills, Brian Kelleher, Loren Schmitz, Sandy Mosse, Paul Burke, Keiichi Ikeda, Annette Fritscher-Ravens

    
• • ·Magnified Colonoscopic Findings of Microvascular Architecture Useful to Predict Risk Factors of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 Colorectal Carcinoma

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    Hideki Mitooka, Takashi Inoue

    
• • ·Evaluation of a New Partially-Automated, Potentially Sedationless Colonoscope

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    Jacques Van Dam, Ralf Jakobs

    
• • ·Use of Two Methods (Tandem and Consecutive) to Compare Two Tapered Colonoscopes to the Pediatric Variable Stiffness Colonoscope (PVSC) in Female Patients

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    Joseph C. Anderson, John W. Birk, Isabelle Vonalthen, Zvi A. Alpern

     
• • ·Image Cytometry for Identification of High-Risk Patients with Barrett's Esophagus: A Prospective Multicenter Study

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    Jan Borovicka, Margreth Hell, René Schönegg, Joachim Fischer, Janek Binek, Joerg Neuweiler, Gian Dorta, Peter Bauerfeind, Peter Netzer, Christa Meyenberger, Peter Spieler

    
• • ·Combined Digital Image Cytometry with Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization of Brush Cytology Identifies Patients with Barrett's Esophagus at Increased Risk for Neoplastic Progression

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    Jan Borovicka, René Schönegg, Doris Kradolfer, Margreth Hell, Joachim Fischer, Janek Binek, Christa Meyenberger, Ursula Zürcher, Peter Spieler

     
• • ·Does Barrett's Esophagus Develop Over Time in Patients with Chronic GERD?

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    Julie Stoltey, Nighat Ullah, Peyman Sahbaie, Harpreet Reeba, Lauren Gerson

    
• • ·Role of Autofluorescence Endoscopy in Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial

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    Jan Borovicka, Joachim Fischer, Joerg Neuweiler, Peter Netzer, Tobias Ehmann, Peter Bauerfeind, Gian Dorta, Janek Binek, Christa Meyenberger

    
• • ·Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) as a Potentially Curative Treatment of Early Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus (BE)

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    Katja Deinert, Brigitte Schumacher, Christoph Preiss, Manfred Stolte, Horst Neuhaus

    
• • ·Enhanced Magnification Endoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus

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    Paul Fortun, George Anagnostopoulos, Krish Ragunath, Philip Kaye, Chris Hawkey

     
• • ·Comparison of Capsule Endoscopy (CE) Findings of Healthy Subjects (HS) to an Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding (OGIB) Patient Population

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    Douglas Haghighi, Gregory Zuccaro, John Vargo, Darwin Conwell, John Dumot, Janice Santisi, Farah Khandwala

     
• • ·Prospective Evaluation of Push-and-Pull Enteroscopy in Patients with Small Bowel Disorders

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    Andrea May, Lars Nachbar, Marion Schneider, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Diagnostic Yields and Outcomes of Treatment in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using Double-Balloon Endoscopy

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    Hiroto Kita, Hironori Yamamoto, Satoshi Shinozaki, Hiroyuki Sato, Keijiro Sunada, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Katsunori Ito, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Tomohiko Miyata, Tomonori Yano, Akiko Kuno, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Prospective European Multicenter Trial for Evaluation of Push-and-Pull Enteroscopy in Patients with Small Bowel Diseases

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    Christian Ell, Andrea May, Lars Nachbar, Marion Schneider, A. Gasbarrini, S. di Caro, C. Cellier, B. Landi

    
• • ·Diagnostic Yield of Intraoperative Enteroscopy When Guided By Capsule Enteroscopy

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    Jose G. De la Mora, Elizabeth Rajan, Mary A. Knipschield, Christopher J. Gostout

     
• • ·Development of Wireless Capsule Endoscope Mechanisms for Brush Cytology, Tissue Fluid Aspiration and Biopsy

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    Paul Swain, Sandy Mosse, Tim Mills, Joe Green, Keiichi Ikeda, Annette Fritscher-Ravens

    
• • ·Endoscopic Vertical Gastroplasty: A Novel Technique for Treatment of Obsesity: A Preliminary Report

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    Roberto Fogel, Rafael de la fuente, Ydaly Bonilla, Juana Frontera de Fogel

    
• • ·A Next Generation Therapeutic Endoscope: Development of a Novel Endoluminal Surgery System with “Birds-Eye” Visualization and Triangulating Instruments

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    Pankaj Pasricha, Richard Kozarek, Paul Swain, Lee Swanstrom, Gottumukkala Raju, Steven Gross, Vahid Saadat, Christopher Rothe, Desmond Birkett

    
• • ·Design and Instrumentation of New Devices and Methods for Performing Appendectomy at Colonoscopy

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    Ewald Unger, Winfried Mayr, Christoph Gasche

    
• • ·What Is the Clinical Effectiveness of Endoscopy Undertaken By Nurses? Multi-Institution Nurse Endoscopy Trial (MINuET) - ISRCTN 82765705

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    Dharmaraj Durai, John Williams, Ian Russell, W.Y. Cheung, Amanda Farrin

    
• • ·Assessment of the Antispasmodic Effect of Peppermint Oil and Shakuyaku-Kanzo-To (TJ-68): A Chinese Herbal Medicine on the Colonic Wall

    Page :AB107

    Masato Ai, Taketo Yamaguchi, Takeo Odaka, Ayaka Seza, Jun Yan, Akinori Koide, Hiromitsu Saisho

    
• • ·Predictors of Missed Colorectal Cancer During Colonoscopy: A Population-Based Analysis

    Page :AB107

    Brian Bressler, Lawrence Paszat, Deanna Rothwell, Zhongliang Chen, Chris Vinden, Linda Rabeneck

    
• • ·Variation in Adenoma Detection Rates and Colonoscopic Withdrawal Times During Screening Colonoscopy

    Page :AB107

    Robert I. Barclay, Joseph J. Vicari, John F. Johanson, Roger I. Greenlaw

    
• • ·Colonic Mucosal Pseudolipomatosis: Disinfectant Colitis with Hydrogen Peroxide

    Page :AB108

    Ilhyun Baek, Heung Young Oh, Chong Woo Yoo, Gwang Ho Baik, Jin Bae Kim, Myung Seok Lee

    
• • ·Endoscopic Criteria Used to Distinguish Benign From Malignant Polyps

    Page :AB108

    Neville D. Bamji, Purnima Balachandran, Sudhakar V. Balachandran, Jerome D. Waye

    
• • ·Formal and Adequate EUS Training Remains Difficult to Obtain in US GI Three-Year Fellowships Despite Strong Demand for Instruction: Results of a Nationwide Survey of GI Fellowship Program Directors

    Page :AB108

    Jaspaul S. Azad, Douglas G. Adler

    
• • ·Propofol Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Administered by Nursing Staff Under Gastroenterologist Supervision

    Page :AB108

    Alberto Baptista, Ydali Bonilla, Manuel Bronstein, Ramon Ruiz, Vera Jancovik, Fogel Roberto, Alberto Leamus, Yanira Veliz

    
• • ·Sedo-Analgesia in Colonoscopy: Prospective Study Comparing Propofol-Remiphentanyl (PR), Phentanyl-Midazolam (PM) and Meperidine-Midazolam (MM)

    Page :AB109

    G. Martinez-Palli, Josep M. Bordas, J. Llach, A. Gines, A. Lopez, P. Gambus, M. Pellise, F. Mondelo, G. Fernandez-Esparrach, M. Ubres, J.M. Piqué

    
• • ·Colonic Purgation for Screening Colonoscopy: Comparison of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Solution, 2-Dose Sodium Phosphate and 3-Dose Sodium Phosphate

    Page :AB109

    Robert L. Barclay

     
• • ·Premedication with Parecoxib Versus Midazolam Plus Pethidine Before Colonoscopy: An Open Label Pilot Trial

    Page :AB109

    Martin Bortlik, Milan Lukas

    
• • ·Can An Endoscopic Simulator Determine Who Is Competent to Perform ERCP?

    Page :AB110

    Naga M. Ganesana, Joseph M. Bruno, Sunguk Jang, Donald McMahon, Brandon Mikolich, Larry Borowsky, James C. Reynolds, Asyia Ahmad

     
• • ·Can Nurse Endoscopists Use Sedation Safely? A Way To Change Practice

    Page :AB110

    Vanessa Cambridge, John Linehan

     
• • ·Are Your Patients Breathing? Evaluation of the Smart BiteBloc System

    Page :AB110

    David L. Carr-Locke, Shelley T. Walsh

    
• • ·Sodium Phosphate (NAP) Tablet Colonoscopy Preps Are Associated with Fewer After-Hours Telephone Calls to Physicians Because of Prep Difficulties

    Page :AB110

    Michael D. Brown

    
• • ·Gastroenterologist-Directed Propofol, Midazolam and Fentanyl for Endoscopic Sedation: Adverse Events During 4,213 Procedures

    Page :AB111

    Lawrence B. Cohen, Evan S. Weitman, Maya Voynarovska, Kenneth M. Miller, James Aisenberg

    
• • ·A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Dose-Ranging Study of Sedation with Aquavan Injection (GPI 15715) During Colonoscopy

    Page :AB111

    Ronald E. Pruitt, Lawrence B. Cohen, Ekaterina Gibiansky, Chao Wang, Suzanne Strayhorn, Michael Weinstein, Seymour Katz, Jeffrey R. Medoff, Howard Schwartz, Dennis S. Riff, William Vincek, Valerie Wall, F. Javier Enriquez

    
• • ·Bispectral Index-Guided (BIS) Administration of Propofol for Endoscopic Sedation: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study

    Page :AB111

    Lawrence B. Cohen, Donna J. Manzi, Douglas K. Rex, Peter L. Moses, David C. Adams

    
• • ·Endoscopic Sedation in the United States in 2004: Results From a Postal Survey of 5000 Gastroenterologists

    Page :AB111

    Lawrence B. Cohen, Julie S. Wecsler, John N. Gaetano, Valerie Durkalski, Kenneth M. Miller, James Aisenberg

    
• • ·Routine Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Is Unnecessary

    Page :AB112

    Alan Coss, Abdur Rahman Aftab, Garry Courtney

    
• • ·Analysis of the Current Status of ERCP Training in the United States

    Page :AB112

    Arthur J. DeCross

    
• • ·Bispectral Index (BIS) Correlates Well with American Society for Anesthesiology (ASA) Sedation Levels During Colonoscopy Performed with Propofol Sedation

    Page :AB112

    Lawrence B. Cohen, Donna J. Manzi, Peter L. Moses, Douglas K. Rex, David C. Adams

     
• • ·A Multicenter Web-Based Study To Assess the Learning Curve of a Classification of Magnification Chromoendoscopy in Gastric Mucosa

    Page :AB112

    Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Ricardo Cruz-Correia, Sonia Fernandes, Ernesto Oliveira-Palhares, Cristina Costa-Santos, Miguel Areia, Pedro Amaro, Rui A. Silva, Luis Moreira-Dias, Thierry Ponchon, Altamiro Costa-Pereira

    
• • ·Pharyngeal Anesthesia During Sedated EGDs: Is “the Spray” Beneficial? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

    Page :AB113

    Luke Evans, Sara Saberi, Philip Schoenfeld

    
• • ·Supervised Versus Unsupervised Training on a Computer-Based Colonoscopy Simulator

    Page :AB113

    Farees T. Farooq, Shweta Nagendra, Vikram Boolchand, Ananya Das, Ashley Faulx, Harry Reynolds, Raymond Onders, Michael V. Sivak, Amitabh Chak

    
• • ·Registered Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation (NAPS) for Upper Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): Experience in 806 Patients

    Page :AB113

    Hala Fatima, Julia K. Leblanc, Lee Mchenry, Stuart Sherman, Kathy A. Mcgreevy, John M. Dewitt

    
• • ·Advanced Age Is Not a Risk Factor for Increasing Complications with EUS or ERCP

    Page :AB113

    Bradley L. Manning, Donald J. Brust, Adnan Said, Patrick R. Pfau, Terrence J. Frick, Mark Reichelderfer, Deepak V. Gopal

    
• • ·Colonoscopy Times and Endoscopist Experience Level: Implications for Guidelines on Optimal Withdrawal Time

    Page :AB114

    Gavin Harewood, Beverly Ott

     
• • ·Reduced Hypoventilation Time with Propofol Sedation Compared to Midazolam During Colonoscopy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

    Page :AB114

    Ludwig T. Heuss, Patricia Schnieper, Thomas Hirt, Christoph Beglinger

    
• • ·Non-Anesthesiologist Propofol Sedation with Continuous Infusion Technique for ERCP and EUS Is Safe: A Single Center Experience of 600 Procedures

    Page :AB114

    Ludwig T. Heuss, Lukas Degen, Michael Sulz, Christoph Beglinger

     
• • ·Safety and Biological Tolerability of a New 2-Litre Gut Cleansing Solution Containing PEG+E in Patient Risk Groups Undergoing Colonoscopy

    Page :AB114

    Christian Ell, Hans-Juergen Gruss

    
• • ·Innovative Technology Facilitates Colonoscope Disinfection: ColonoSight® Intrapull™ Power Assisted Disposable Technology Isolates Infectious Agents From Physician, Nurse and Patient, No High Level Disinfection (HLD) Necessary Between Procedures

    Page :AB115

    Zvi Fireman, Harold Jacob, Avraham Eliakim, Sharon Goldfarb-Albak

     
• • ·Analysis of Possible Facilitating Factors of Perforation Due To Colonoscopy

    Page :AB115

    Mercedes Iñarrairaegui, Fernando Borda, Javier Jimenez, David Carral, Benito Martinez, Carlos Prieto

    
• • ·Disinfection Efficacy of Ozone Water for Endoscopic Reprocessing

    Page :AB115

    Tae Jun Hwang, Hyun Wook Baik, Ju Sang Park, Eun Jeong Jang, Sang Jong Park, Hyue Young Han, Ki Hyung Nam, Hyun Soo Kim

     
• • ·TTS-Balloon Dilation for EUS Staging of Esophageal Cancer: A Multi-Center Safety Study

    Page :AB115

    Brian C. Jacobson, Vanessa M. Shami, Alberto Larghi, Kenneth D. Chi, Michel Kahaleh, Charles Dye, Marcos Pedrosa, Irving Waxman

    
• • ·Complications of Colorectal Stenting: Influence of the Type of Inserted Stent

    Page :AB116

    Javier Jimenez-Perez, Victor Orive, Gregorio Urdapilleta, Fernando Mugica, Fernando Borda

    
• • ·Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Prior to Colonoscopy: Is Sedation An Issue? A Single Center Analysis

    Page :AB116

    Sandeep Khurana, Teresa Ellison, Pankaj Singh

    
• • ·Aminophylline as a Treatment for Propofol-Induced Respiratory Depression: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

    Page :AB116

    C. Navarrete, T. Kinney, A. Ostoijovic, R. Saenz, R. Prieto, C. Reyes

     
• • ·Sedated Colonoscopy Does Not Appear to Elicit a Significant Stress Response

    Page :AB116

    Jonathan M. Koff, Derek J. Stocker, Corinne Maydonovich, Brian P. Mulhall

     
• • ·A Prospective, Single Blind, Randomized Trial of Non-Anesthetist Administered Propofol Versus Midazolam/Meperidine for ERCP Sedation: Satisfaction and Post ERCP Recovery Profile

    Page :AB117

    Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr

     
• • ·The Results of Endoscopic Disinfection by Enzymatic Solution Compared to Chlorhexidine

    Page :AB117

    Sorapat Eakthunyasakul, Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr

     
• • ·Prospective Study on Usefulness of Hood Attached to the Tip of Colonoscope

    Page :AB117

    Shintaro Kondo, Miki Ohta, Hirotsugu Watabe, Tsuneo Ikenoue, Takayuki Kawakami, Yutaka Yamaji, Makoto Okamoto, Haruhiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Multiple Flavor vs Single Flavor Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Solution (PEG-3350) for Bowel Preparation

    Page :AB117

    Jeremiah Kurz, Vinod Kurupath, Alex Gershenhorn, Archana Nair, Radhakrishna Kalakuntla, Deepak Mahajan, Joseph Quagliata, Masi Khaja, Kiran K. Bhat

    
• • ·A Prospective Study of Endoscopic Complications Using the ODD Score

    Page :AB118

    LiLin Lim, Adrian Leong, FongYee Kwok, KhekYu Ho

    
• • ·Should Routine Endoscope Cultures Be Done to Monitor Scope Reprocessing?

    Page :AB118

    Joseph Leung, Robert Wilson

     
• • ·Mortality From EUS

    Page :AB118

    Jesse Lachter

    
• • ·Comparison of Anesthesia Associated (AA) Sedation with Conscious Sedation (CS) in Successful Completion of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

    Page :AB118

    Timothy Laurie, Gene L. Chang, Scott Hammerman, Mani Mahdavian

     
• • ·Enhanced Killing of Biliary Bacterial Biofilm Using Electroporation: An In Vitro Evaluation

    Page :AB119

    Yanlei Liu, Joseph W. Leung

    
• • ·Efficacy and Acceptability of High Dose Senna Compared with Standard Polyethylene Glycol Solution for Colon Cleansing Prior To Colonoscopy: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Investigator-Blind Trial

    Page :AB119

    Franco Radaelli, Gianmichele Meucci, Vittorio Terruzzi, Enrico Strocchi, Gianni Imperiali, Giancarlo Spinzi, Giorgio Minoli

     
• • ·Blinded BIS Monitoring During ERCP Shows Additional Sedatives Are Often Given When Patients Are Already in Deep Sedation

    Page :AB119

    Kai Matthes, Jonathan Cohen, Louis Y. Lee, Marc J. Bloom

    
• • ·Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Enteryx™ Procedure: Preliminary Results

    Page :AB119

    Michele Marchese, Roberto Cauda, Rita Citton, Andrea Tringali, Cristiano Spada, Evelina Tacconelli, Guido Costamagna

    
• • ·How Safe Is Upper GI Endoscopy?

    Page :AB120

    David Mclernon, John Dillon, Anne Crozier, Peter Donnan, Craig Mowat

    
• • ·Disinfection of Colonoscopes by Using Electrolyzed Acid Water: Is It Effective?

    Page :AB120

    Dilson d. Pereira-Filho, Paulo Roberto A. Alves, Flavia Rossi, Kenji Tazawa, Hideki Arai, Cintia Yoko Morioka, Desiderio Kiss, Angelita Harb-Gama, Joaquim J. Gama-Rodrigues

    
• • ·Effect of Chronic Alcohol Consumption on Conscious Sedation During Colonoscopy Using Midazolam

    Page :AB120

    YoungSook Park, Yun Ju Jo, Moon Hee Song, Seong Hwan Kim, Han Hyo Lee

    
• • ·Safety of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) in a Small Center

    Page :AB120

    Kofi Ofuafur, Tina A. Mehta, Kate Roberts, Rami Sweis, David R. Parker

    
• • ·Hemodynamics During Colonoscopy Using Impedance Cardiography

    Page :AB121

    Wassim Asfari, Aaron Miller, Zeeshan Ramdan, Larry Miller

    
• • ·Colonoscopy Completion and Complication Rates in a Community Gastroenterology Practice

    Page :AB121

    Scott W. Rathgaber, Theresa M. Wick

    
• • ·Assessment of Endoscopic Skills of Gastroenterology Trainees by Self-Evaluation, Endoscopy Nurses and Attendings: Correlation Between Three Sides of the Story

    Page :AB121

    Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Kevin D. Mullen, Dennis Super, Angel Naughton, D.R. Ferguson, Arthur J. McCullough

    
• • ·ERCP Teaching for GI Nurses/Assistants: In Vitro Practice with a Mechanical Simulator

    Page :AB121

    Micha Rojany, Robert Wilson, Kuldeep Tagore, Joseph W. Leung

    
• • ·EGD Simulation Training: Help or Hindrance?

    Page :AB122

    Robert E. Sedlack

    
• • ·Open Access Colonoscopy and ERCP May Adversely Affect Informed Consent Practices

    Page :AB122

    Cynthia H. Seow, Jacqueline M. Leber, Hooi C. Ee, Ian F. Yusoff

    
• • ·Have We Been Reprocessing the Endoscopic Biopsy Forceps Adequately?

    Page :AB122

    Maria da Graca Silva, Elisa R. Baba, Fauze Maluf Filho, Paulo Sakai, Shinichi Ishioka

    
• • ·Safety of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Post Myocardial Infarction Based Upon Cardiac Risk Stratification

    Page :AB122

    Bret Spier, Adnan Said, Ford Ballantyne, Patrick Pfau

    
• • ·“Single-Bite” Versus “Double-Bite” Biopsy Specimens: Is There a Difference?

    Page :AB123

    Joshua E. Stern, David A. Greenwald, Erin Ochoa, Lawrence J. Brandt, Bharat Pothuri, Daniel Gelrud

    
• • ·Results of an Endoscopy Unit Global Rating Scale (GRS) in South Carolina and the United Kingdom (UK)

    Page :AB123

    A.I. Thuraisingam, V. Tailor, D. Johnston, L. Allan, R.M. Valori, Phyllis Malpas, F. Connor, T. Flake, L. Lee, Peter B. Cotton

     
• • ·Propofol Sedation During Endoscopic Procedures: Safety and Effective Administration by Registered Nurses, Supervised by Endoscopists

    Page :AB123

    Gen Tohda, Seiju Higashi, Hitoshi Sakumoto, Ken-ichi Sumiyoshi, Teruyuki Kane

    
• • ·Easy, Safe & Effective Endoscopy Sedation By Nonanaesthetist

    Page :AB123

    Virendra Tewari, Deepali Dwivedi, S. Marla

     
• • ·The Risk of Hypoxemia Is Higher with Gastroenterologist-Administered Narcotic/Benzodiazepine (GiN/B) Than Anesthesiologist-Mediated Propofol Sedation (AP) for Outpatient Endoscopy: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study

    Page :AB124

    John J. Vargo, John McRorie, Nfii Ndikintum, Gregory Zuccaro

     
• • ·New Bispectral Index Monitoring (BIS) Algorithm Significantly Improves Detection of Deep Sedation During Elective Endoscopy with Meperidine/Midazolam

    Page :AB124

    John Vargo, Gregory Zuccaro, Sandeep Patel, John Dumot, Darwin Conwell, Patricia Trolli

     
• • ·The Role of Anesthesiology During the Performance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Indications and Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Center

    Page :AB124

    Rahul Verma, Harry Rodriguez, Kourosh Ghassemi, Liana Vesga, James W. Ostroff

    
• • ·Most Endosonographers Feel Well Trained Despite Type and Volume of Training: A Survey of Endosonographers Completing Training Since 1993 Focused on Type and Volume of EUS Training and Current EUS Practice Patterns

    Page :AB125

    Sanjeev Wasan, Douglas G. Adler

    
• • ·Use of Droperidol at ERCP and QTc Prolongation: Do We Need to Follow the Black Box Warning?

    Page :AB125

    Panot Yimcharoen, Evan L. Fogel, Lee McHenry, James L. Watkins, Stephen Rosenfeld, Suzette Schmidt, Stuart Sherman, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·Is It Safe Sedative Endoscopy Using Propofol for Screening of Esophagogastric Varices in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis?

    Page :AB125

    Hyung Joon Yim, Kyung Jin Kim, Min Jeong Kim, Rok Son Choung, Jong-Jae Park, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hoon Jai Chun, Hong Sik Lee, Sang Woo Lee, Soon Ho Um, Jai Hyun Choi, Ho Sang Ryu, Jin Hai Hyun

    
• • ·Safety and Efficacy of Glucagon As a Premedication for EGDS: A Prospective Comparative Study with Butyl Scopolamine Bromide

    Page :AB125

    Takeru Wakatsuki, Atsushi Irisawa, Takuto Hikichi, Tadayuki J. Takagi, Goro Shibukawa, Kyoko Katakura, Hidemichi Imamura, Ai Sato, Katsutoshi Obara, Yukio Sato

    
• • ·Changes in Cardiorespiratory Parameters During Unsedated Colonoscopy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients - A Prospective, Controlled Study

    Page :AB126

    Ichiro Yoshikawa, Kikuo Kanda, Masahiro Yamasaki, Keiichiro Kume, Akinari Tabaru, Makoto Otsuki

    
• • ·Preferred Study for Evaluation of Dysphagia in African American and Hispanic Patients: Barium Swallow Study (BSS), Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EGD) or Both?

    Page :AB126

    Abbasi Akhtar, Magda A. Shaheen

    
• • ·Enteryx for Relapsing GERD After Previous EndoCinch Treatment: Preliminary Results From Five Patients

    Page :AB126

    Robert D. Anderson

    
• • ·Inter- and Intra-Observer Consistency in Recognizing Pit Patterns in Barrett's Esophagus Using the Enhanced Magnification Endoscopy Technique

    Page :AB126

    George K. Anagnostopoulos, Krish Ragunath, Paul J. Fortun, Martin James, Steve Folley, Sunil Samuel, Tony Shonde, Rawya Badreldin, Eugene Campbell, Christopher J. Hawkey

    
• • ·Unsedated Screening Esophagoscopy for Barrett's Esophagus in a Primary Care VA Setting

    Page :AB127

    Matt Atkinson, Ananya Das, Ashley Faulx, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Margaret Kinnard, Amitabh Chak

    
• • ·Endoscopic Implant of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) at the Esophagus Strengthens the Gastroesophageal Reflux-Barrier in a Swine Model

    Page :AB127

    Carmen P. Freitag, Cleber R. Kruel, Marcos E. Duarte, Paulo Sanches, Paulo Thomé, Fábio H. Teixeira, Sérgio G. Barros

     
• • ·Long-Term Follow Up of Endoluminal Anti-Reflux Procedures for GERD: Single-Center Experience with 3 Procedures

    Page :AB127

    Joris Arts, Philip Caenepeel, Daniel Sifrim, Tony Lerut, Paul Rutgeerts, Jozef Janssens, Jan Tack

     
• • ·Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia (BE-HGD)

    Page :AB127

    Tan Attila, Paul Kortan, Gabor Kandel, Norman Marcon

    
• • ·The Diagnostic Value of Endoscopy in Evaluating Non-Cardiac Chest Pain

    Page :AB128

    James B. Canavan, Rachel J. Grainger, Frank E. Murray, Stephen E. Patchett

    
• • ·Stent Placement for Recurrent Cancer After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

    Page :AB128

    Frank Bekkering, Jelle Haringsma, Hugo Tilanus, Ernst Kuipers, Peter Siersema

    
• • ·Prevalence of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) and Coeliac Disease (CD) in Patients with Oro-Dental Lesions (ERRE Study)

    Page :AB128

    Sandro Boschetto, Alessandro Gigliozzi, Maurizio Giovannone, Mauro Tosoni, Costantino Santacroce, Fausto Barberani

    
• • ·Long Term Outcomes of Curative Bare Fiber Porfimer Sodium (Ps): Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for T1N0 Cancers (CA) of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction (EGJ): A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    Page :AB128

    Marcia Irene Canto, Frank Gress, Herbert C. Wolfsen

    
• • ·Epinephrine Injection and Heater Probe Coagulation for Acute Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Related to Mallory-Weiss Syndrome

    Page :AB129

    Chi-Liang Cheng, Nai-Jen Liu, Jui-Hsiang Tang, Ching-Song Lee, Pang-Chi Chen, Cheng-Tang Chiu

    
• • ·Can Piecemeal Mucosectomy Completely Remove Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia or Adenocarcinoma?

    Page :AB129

    Pierre H. Deprez, Tarik Aouattah, Hubert Piessevaux, Jacques Grodos, Rene Fiasse, Yves Horsmans, Christine Sempoux

    
• • ·Comparison of Esophageal Stenosis Produced By Endoscopic Sclerotherapy or Ligation of Varices

    Page :AB129

    Joaquin de la Peña, Aitor Orive, Antonio Cuadrado, Laura Garcia-Alles, Monserrat Rivero

    
• • ·Endoluminal Plication with Mucosal Ablation of the Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Does Not Improve LES Pressure, Gastric Yield Pressure or GEJ Compliance: Is it Time to Give it Up?

    Page :AB129

    Kenneth J. Chang, Ninh T. Nguyen, John E. Pandolfino, Phuong T. Nguyen

     
• • ·Local Endoscopic Therapy for Intraepithelial High-Grade Neoplasia and Early Adenocarcinoma in Barrett's Esophagus

    Page :AB130

    Thomas Eberl, Reinhard Scheubel, Helmut Messmann, Hans Arnholdt

    
• • ·Long-Term Survival After Photodynamic Therapy for Early (T1N0M0) Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus

    Page :AB130

    Aaron DuVall, Teresa Jones, Machelle McDowell

    
• • ·Long-Term Outcome After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Superficial Esophageal Malignant Tumors

    Page :AB130

    Pierre H. Deprez, Tarik Aouattah, Christine Sempoux, Jacques Grodos, Rene Fiasse, Yves Horsmans, Hubert Piessevaux

    
• • ·Incidence and Prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus: A Population Based Study: Implications for Surveillance and Cancer Control

    Page :AB130

    Vincent G. Falck, Brian Lai, Peter Faris

     
• • ·Retrospective Analysis of Esophageal Food Impaction: Differences in Etiology By Age and Gender

    Page :AB131

    Kathryn R. Byrne, Kristen Hilden, Kristen L. Thomas, Panagiotis H. Panagiotakis, Kathryn A. Peterson, John C. Fang

     
• • ·Endoscopic Botulinum Toxin Injection for Cricopharyngeal Dysphagia

    Page :AB131

    Neil P. Galletly, James E. East, Nora M. Thoua, Devinder S. Bansi, Andrew V. Thillainayagam

    
• • ·The Prevalence of GERD in Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Esophagogastric Junctional Adenocarcinoma (EGJAC)

    Page :AB131

    Ashley Faulx, William Grady, Charis Eng, Margaret Kinnard, Gary Falk, Amitabh Chak

    
• • ·Histology vs Brush Cytology (BC) in the Diagnosis and Follow Up of Barrett's Esophagus (BE)

    Page :AB131

    Pietro Fusaroli, Paolo Fedeli, Raffaele Manta, Gina Martino, Stefania Maltoni, Thomas Togliani, Luana Andreini, Roberto Nannini, Stefano Zanarini, Gian Carlo Caletti

    
• • ·Inter- and Intraobserver Variability in High Resolution Chromoendoscopy with Acetic Acid for the Detection of Intestinal Metaplasia and Early Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus

    Page :AB132

    Liebwin Gossner, Oliver Pech, Andrea May, Thomas Rabenstein, Hendrik Manner, Angelika Behrens, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) in Adults: Emerging Entity or Misdiagnosed Malady

    Page :AB132

    Nirmala Gonsalves, Peter J. Kahrilas, Ikuo Hirano

    
• • ·Clinical Significance of Magnifying Endoscopy Combined with the Narrow Band Imaging System for Barrett's Esophagus

    Page :AB132

    Ken-ichi Goda

    
• • ·Accuracy of Macroscopic Classification of Early Barrett's Cancer: Prospective Data From the Wiesbaden Barrett's Register

    Page :AB132

    Liebwin Gossner, Oliver Pech, Andrea May, Hendrik Manner, Thomas Rabenstein, Angelika Behrens, Christian Ell

    
• • ·The Natural Course of the Reflux Esophagitis After Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in Korea

    Page :AB133

    Su Jin Hong, Sung Won Jung, In Seop Jung, Bong Min Ko, Chang Beom Ryu, Jin Oh Kim, Joo Young Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·Esophageal Dilation at a Tertiary Referral Center

    Page :AB133

    Ann Marie Joyce, Gregory Ginsberg, David A. Katzka, William B. Long, David C. Metz, Michael L. Kochman

    
• • ·GERD Symptoms and Treatment Satisfaction Among Enteryx Patients

    Page :AB133

    David A. Johnson, Ron E. Pruitt, Robert A. Ganz, Martin I. Radwin, Thomas Mendolia, Michael Brown, Nimish Vakil, Christopher J. Gostout, Mark DeLegge, Edward L. Cattau, Yang K. Chen

     
• • ·A One-Step Endoscopic/Laryngoscopic Therapy for Pharyngoesophageal Disconnect

    Page :AB133

    Branden S. Hunter, Terry A. Day, Margaret LeVeen, Brenda J. Hoffman

    
• • ·Short Segment Hiatal Hernia: Is It a Clinically Significant Entity?

    Page :AB134

    Jin Yong Kim, Jong-Jae Park, Jae Seon Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Kwan Soo Byun, Young-Tae Bak

    
• • ·Usefulness of Temporary Stenting for Refractory Benign Esophageal Strictures: Preliminary Study

    Page :AB134

    Hyun Jeong Kim, In Seop Jung, Chang Beom Ryu, Su Jin Hong, Jin Oh Kim, Joo Young Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Capsule Endoscopy

    Page :AB134

    Fumiaki Kitahara, Nobuyuaki Enomoto, Rome Jutabha

    
• • ·Are Lifestyle Measures Effective in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? An Evidence-Based Approach

    Page :AB134

    Tonya Kaltehbach, Seth Crockett, Lauren Gerson

     
• • ·In Vivo Pathological Diagnosis of Esophageal Lesions Using An Endo-Cytoscopy System

    Page :AB135

    Youichi Kumagai, Shigeru Yamazaki, Michio Iida

    
• • ·Rabeprazole Versus Esomeprazole in Non-Erosive Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (NERD) Disease: A Randomized, Double Blind Study in Urban Asia

    Page :AB135

    Fock Kwong Ming, Teo Eng Kiong, Ang Tiing Leong, Chua Tju Siang, Ng Tay Meng, Jessica Tan

    
• • ·Efficacy of Enteryx® in Post Fundoplication Patients

    Page :AB135

    Panot Yimcharoen, Allen R. Blosser, Michael D. Brown, Robert A. Ganz, Patrick Okolo, Doug Pleskow, Isaac Raijman, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·Self-Expanding Metal Stents (SEMS) in Palliation of Esophageal Cancer: Post-Procedure Life-Threatening Complications in 56 Patients with Prior Chemoradiotherapy vs 60 Patients without Prior Treatment

    Page :AB135

    Stephane Lecleire, Frederic Di Fiore, Emmanuel Ben Soussan, Bernard Paillot, Michel Antonietti, Pierre Michel, Eric Lerebours, Philippe Ducrotte

    
• • ·Gatekeeper Therapy: An Endoscopic Treatment for GERD: Randomized, Sham-Controlled Multi-Center Trial Overview

    Page :AB136

    Paul Fockens, Aaltje Lei, Steven Edmundowicz, Mike Lehmkuhl, Lawrence Cohen, Colleen D'Souza, Richard Rothstein, Carol Moriarty, Nicholas Nickl, Sylvia Nicholson, Bergein F. Overholt, Janet Miller, C.D. Smith, Vickie Swafford, Kenneth Binmoeller, Danielle Hauptman, Nimish Vakil, Ahmad Dalmar, Peter J. Kahrilas, Christine Ebert, Thomas Lee, Karen Hieston, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·A Prospective Multicenter Trial on Ablation of Non-Neoplastic Barrett's Epithelium by Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation in Combination with Esomeprazole (APBANEX)

    Page :AB136

    Hendrik Manner, Andrea May, Stephan Miehlke, Walter Kraemer, Gabriele Niemann, Bernd Wigginghaus, Stephan Dertinger, Wolfgang Schimming, Ralf Kiesslich, Manfred Stolte, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Endoscopic Suturing for GERD: Results at One Year Precludes the Use in Routine Practice

    Page :AB136

    Elodie Lepoutre, Jean Boyer, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Jean-Christophe Letard, Jean Escourrou, Frederic Prat, Philippe Ducrotte, Jean-Marc Canard, Jean-Francois Rey, Thierry Ponchon

    
• • ·Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) Hypertension Influences Intraesophageal (ILP) and Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) Pressures in Achalasic Patients

    Page :AB136

    Michele Marchese, Cristiano Spada, Andrea Tringali, Pietro Familiari, Lucio Petruzziello, Maria Elena Riccioni, Vincenzo Perri, Massimiliano Mutignani, Guido Costamagna

    
• • ·Changes of Endoscopic GERD Findings after Body Weight Change

    Page :AB137

    Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Masako Asayama, Tomohiko Ohya, Koji Higa, Yasuyuki Kondo, Tatsurou Yanagawa, Tomohiro Ito, Kantaro Hisatomi, Makoto Shibata, Yukihiro Sakurai

    
• • ·The Stretta Procedure for Reflux Disease: 1 Year Follow-Up in 40 Patients

    Page :AB137

    Peter Norbert Meier, Tina Nietzschmann, Michael P. Manns

    
• • ·Prevalence of Barrett's Oesophagus at Diagnosis and after Therapy of LA Grade C and D Reflux Oesophagitis

    Page :AB137

    A. John Morris, Jan- Paul Rosen, Linda Golightly

    
• • ·Evaluation of Supplemental Cautery during Endoluminal Gastroplication (ELG) for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): A Randomized Pilot Study

    Page :AB137

    Patrick Mosler, Angelo E. Horatagis, Charles J. Filipi, Karen Hieston, Glen A. Lehman

     
• • ·A Prospective Endoscopic Study of GERD in Japanese Systemic Sclerosis Patients

    Page :AB138

    Tetsuya Nakamura, Katsuro Shirakawa, Akihiro Sotome, Michio Hashikabe, Soji Yamazaki, Akira Terano

    
• • ·Testing the Association Between Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) and Apnea in Infants

    Page :AB138

    Hayat Mousa, Frederick Woodley, Melissa Metheney, John Hayes

    
• • ·Endoscopic Treatment (EndoCinch) for GERD: A 24 Month Follow-Up

    Page :AB138

    Miguel Munoz-Navas, Cristina Carretero, Maite Herraiz, Maite Betes, Susana de la Riva, Ignacio Fernandez-Urien, Jose Carlos Subtil

    
• • ·Do Patients with Reflux Listen to Their Physicians' Advice? A Long Term Study of Patients Proton Pump Inhibitor Usage Following Endoscopy

    Page :AB138

    Andrew Murdock, Graham Turner, Tony Tham

     
• • ·Endoscopic Screening for Esophageal Cancer in Patients with Head and Neck Cancers: Is It Useful for Early Detection and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer?

    Page :AB139

    Takashi Ogata, Yu Takagi, Yoshiaki Osaka, Sumito Hoshino, Shingo Tachibana, Shigeru Sato, Akihiko Tsuchida, Tatsuya Aoki

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Can it Predict Survival?

    Page :AB139

    Javier L. Parra, Dido Franceschi, Afonso Ribeiro, Mayra Lima, Bach Ardalan, Kara Hamilton, Alan Livingstone

    
• • ·Does Chromoendoscopy with Methylene Blue Improve the Detection Rate of Dysplasia in Patients with Barrett's Esophagus?

    Page :AB139

    Michael Neubrand, Christoph Reichel, Horst Fischer, Christian Scheurlen, Tilman Sauerbruch

     
• • ·Dysphagia Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Is Not Equivalent to Endoscopic Esophagitis, But Is Improved By Proton Pump Inhibitor

    Page :AB139

    Akifumi Ootani, Kayoko Oda, Hibiki Ootani, Ryo Shimoda, Seiji Tsunada, Hiroyuki Sakata, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Kazuma Fujimoto

    
• • ·Macroscopic Classification of Early Barrett's Neoplasia in 416 Lesions: Prospective Data From the Wiesbaden Barrett's Cancer Register

    Page :AB140

    Oliver Pech, Liebwin Gossner, Josephus Huijsmans, Andrea May, Christian Ell

     
• • ·Curative Endoscopic Resection of Early Esophageal Adenocarcinomas (Barrett's Cancer)

    Page :AB140

    Oliver Pech, Andrea May, Liebwin Gossner, Angelika Behrens, Josephus Huijsmans, Michael Vieth, Manfred Stolte, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Predicting Outcome After Endoscopic Variceal Ligation (EVL) in Acute Variceal Bleeding

    Page :AB140

    Kevin J. Peifer, Gary R. Zuckerman, Chandra Prakash

    
• • ·Barrett's Esophagus (BE) with High-Grade Dysplasia (HGD) and/or Early Cancer (EC): Stepwise Radical Endoscopic Resection (SRER) for Complete Removal of the BE Is Safe and Effective

    Page :AB140

    Femke Peters, Mohammed Kara, Wilda Rosmolen, Fiebo ten Kate, Sheila Krishnadath, Jan van Lanschot, Paul Fockens, Jacques Bergman

    
• • ·Endoscopic Management of Benign Esophageal Strictures Using Expandable Polyester Silicone-Covered Stents

    Page :AB141

    Isaac Raijman, Susana Escalante

    
• • ·Endoscopically Placed Titanium Plicator for GERD: Feasibility Phase Results

    Page :AB141

    Jack I. Ramage, Christopher J. Gostout, Brian Fennerty, Joseph A. Murray, Charles Termin, Robert Sixto

    
• • ·Frozen Section Diagnosis for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Barrett's Esophagus

    Page :AB141

    Ganapathy Prasad, Kenneth K. Wang, Navtej S. Buttar, Jason Lewis, Michel WongKeeSong, Lynn Borkenhagen, Lori Lutzke, Sarah Papenfuss

    
• • ·String Capsule Endoscopy for the Screening of Barrett's Esophagus in Patients with Chronic GERD: A Prospective, Blinded Study

    Page :AB141

    Francisco C. Ramirez, Rodney Akins, Masud Shaukat

     
• • ·Recombinant Activated Factor VII (rFVIIa) in the Treatment of 19 Patients with Severe and Active Bleeding Esophageal Varices: A 3-Years Experience

    Page :AB142

    Rafael Romero-Castro, Francisco Pellicer-Bautista, Manuel Jiménez-Sáenz, Manuel Gómez-Parra, Angel Caunedo-Álvarez, María Dolores Guerrero-Aznar, Juan Manuel Herrerías-Gutiérrez

    
• • ·Ablative Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus (BE) By Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)

    Page :AB142

    Heinz Wolfgang Schimming, Maik Bartikowsky, Michael Vieth, Manfred Stolte, Ahmed Madisch, Stephan Miehlke

    
• • ·The Meaning of G3CMH in the Barrett's Esophagus From a New Point of View

    Page :AB142

    Hitoshi Satodate, Haruhiro Inoue, Shin-ei Kudo

    
• • ·Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults: The Typical Structural and Clinical Features Are Absent in Many Patients

    Page :AB142

    Saman Shaker, Arthi Sanjeevi, Benson T. Massey, Kia Saeian, David Binion, Colm O'Loughlin, Reza Shaker, Richard A. Komorowski, Walter J. Hogan

    
• • ·Successful Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus (BE) with Low Grade Dysplasia (LGD) Using Barrx Bipolar Balloon Device: Preliminary Results of the Ablation of Intestinal Metaplasia with LGD (AIM-LDG) Trial

    Page :AB143

    Virender K. Sharma, Roxane McLaughlin, Patrick Dean, Giovanni De Petris, Michele M. Moirano, David E. Fleischer

    
• • ·Histological Results of EMR for Esophageal Lesions Diagnosed as High-Grade Intraepithelial Squamous Neoplasia by Endoscopic Biopsy

    Page :AB143

    Yuichi Shimizu, Mototsugu Kato, Junji Yamamoto, Yuji Ono, Takehiko Katsurada, Shouko Ono, Yasuaki Mori, Manabu Nakagawa, Souichi Nakagawa, Tomoo Itoh, Masahiro Asaka

    
• • ·Safety and Efficacy of Enteryx for Treatment of GERD in Patients with GERD and Asthma: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB143

    Joseph R. DePasquale, Gilbert Simoni, Sohail N. Shaikh, Richard A. Miller, Robert S. Spira

    
• • ·The Use of Removable Silicone Stents in Patients with Malignant Esophageal Obstruction: An Initial US Experience

    Page :AB143

    Ali Siddiqui, Robert Dudnick, Richard Peterson, Bruce Greenwald, Michel Kahaleh, Paul Yeaton, Oleh Haluszka, David Loren, Thomas Kowalski

    
• • ·Detection of Barrett's Esophagus by Transepithelial Leak of Sucrose

    Page :AB144

    James M. Mullin, Mary Carmen Valenzano, Spencer M. Free, Jonathan B. Meddings, Susan E. Trembeth, David M. Smith, Jonathan J. Verrecchio, Giancarlo Mercogliano, James J. Thornton

    
• • ·Increasing Incidence of Barrett's Esophagus in the General Population

    Page :AB144

    Eva M. van Soest, Jeanne P. Dieleman, Peter D. Siersema, Miriam C. Sturkenboom, Ernst J. Kuipers

    
• • ·Associations Between Primary Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Other Cancers

    Page :AB144

    Sapna V. Thomas, Amitabh Chak, Lydia B. Zablotska, Alfred I. Neugut, Ananya Das

    
• • ·In Vivo Testing of a Microwave Applicator Designed to Treat Barrett's Oesophagus

    Page :AB144

    Jonathan Reeves, Stuart Meeson, Malcolm Birch, Paul Swain, Keiichi Ikeda, Roger Feakins

    
• • ·Photodynamic Therapy of High Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus: Results From Treatment of 17 Patients

    Page :AB145

    Alan Weiss, Holly Wiesinger, David Owen

    
• • ·Endoscopic Removal of Embedded Self-Expanding Esophageal Metal Stents

    Page :AB145

    Wilfried Veltzke-Schlieker, Andreas Adler, Rainer Hintze, Hassan Rebeye, Bertram Wiedenmann, Thomas Rösch

    
• • ·Barrett's Esophagus: Are We Looking Too Late?

    Page :AB145

    Mark Virtue, Robert Ganz

    
• • ·A New Esophageal Stent (niti-S Stent) for the Prevention of Recurrent Dysphagia

    Page :AB145

    Els M. Verschuur, Marjolein Y. Homs, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Jelle Haringsma, Peter J. Wahab, Ernst J. Kuipers, Peter D. Siersema

    
• • ·Radio Frequency Endoscopic Anti-Reflux (STRETTA) Procedure for the Tratment of Refractory GERD in Elderly Patients

    Page :AB146

    Herbert Wolfsen, Lois Hemminger

    
• • ·Influence of Hepatocellular Function on Rebleeding and Variceal Recurrence After Esophageal Variceal Ligation in Liver Cirrhosis

    Page :AB146

    Stephen N. Wong, Melchor M. Chan, Albert Ismael, Evan Ong, Jose Tan, Marvin Basco, Jose D. Sollano

    
• • ·The Findings of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Before and After the Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Reflux Esophagitis Is the Frequent Complication after the Transplantation

    Page :AB146

    Masashi Yoshida, Tomotaka Akatsu, Motohide Shimazu, Go Wakabayashi, Minoru Tanabe, Shigeyuki Kawachi, Hideki Ishikawa, Tetsuya Nakamura, Koichiro Kumai, Tetsuro Kubota, Yoshihide Otani, Yoshiro Saikawa, Masaki Kitajima

    
• • ·Eosinophilic Esophagitis or Asthma of the Esophagus: First Case Series Report From Chile

    Page :AB146

    Rodrigo Zapata, M. Olivero, Pedro Aponte, Roque Saenz, Claudio Navarrete, Marcela Schultz, Yumai Pires

    
• • ·Clinical, Endoscopic and Pathologic Factors Combined with EUS Improve Accuracy of Esophageal Cancer Classification

    Page :AB147

    Gregory Zuccaro, Thomas Rice, John Vargo, Lisa Rybicki, John Goldblum, David Adelstein, John Dumot, Patricia Trolli, Eugene Blackstone

     
• • ·Validation of ICD-9 Codes Used for the Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Events (UGIE) Following NSAID Prescription

    Page :AB147

    Neena S. Abraham, Brian Rivers, Peter Richardson, Michael Johnson, Hashem El-Serag

     
• • ·A Comparison of Two Validated Outcome Assessment Tools for the Measurement of Peri-Endoscopic Anxiety

    Page :AB147

    Neena S. Abraham, Dagmar MacManus, Kara Thompson, Caren Rose, Don MacIntosh, Sander V. van Zanten

    
• • ·Long-Term Failure of Endoscopic Suturing for Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux: A Prospective Follow-Up Study

    Page :AB147

    Hassan Abou-Rebyeh, Nicolas Hoepffner, Thomas Roesch, Jan H. Haneke, Engin Osmanoglou, Rainer E. Hintze, Bertram Wiedenmann, Hubert Moennikes

    
• • ·ASGE Criteria and EPAGE Method for the Appropriate Use of Colonoscopy: Which Is the Most Accurate?

    Page :AB148

    Gianluca Bersani, Angelo Rossi, Beatrice Gorini, Alessandra Suzzi, Giorgio Ricci, Giovanni De Fabritiis, Vittorio Alvisi

    
• • ·Use of Colonoscopy in Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Substantially Between 1999 and 2002 While the Use of Other Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Tests Declined

    Page :AB148

    Stacey J. Ackerman, Kathryn P. Anastassopoulos, Michael J. Lacey, Stacey L. Amorosi, Tyler G. Knight, David A. Lieberman

    
• • ·Predictors of Impact of Percutaneous Endoscopic Colostomy on Quality of Life Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

    Page :AB148

    Kevin T. White, Michelle M. Pepper, Barbara Walsh, James Hastinggs, Haiyan Miao, William Berger

    
• • ·Assessment of the Patient Perceived Quality in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy to Identify Improvement Opportunities

    Page :AB148

    Antonio Sanchez del Rio, Onofre Alarcon, Juan S. Baudet, Carmen Dorta

    
• • ·Factors Predictive of a Difficult Colonoscopy: Does Experience Make a Difference?

    Page :AB149

    Marek Czajkowski, Stephen Gerred, Mahfuzul Haque, Susan Parry

    
• • ·Cost-Effectiveness of the STRETTA Procedure and Competing Therapies in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

    Page :AB149

    Dan Comay, Viviane Adam, Wendy Kennedy, Alan Barkun, Serge Mayrand

    
• • ·Pancreas Divisum: Long-Term Follow Up after Endoscopic Therapy

    Page :AB149

    Gregory Borak, Mohammad Alsolaimon, Edward Holt, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes, Peter B. Cotton

    
• • ·Predictors of Time to Endoscopy in Acute Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using the RUGBE Data

    Page :AB149

    Eduardo da Silveira, Alan Barkun, Eric Lam, Lawrence Joseph, Myriam Martel, Karen Bensoussan

    
• • ·Severe and Fatal Outcomes of ERCP: A Review of a Decade of ERCPs

    Page :AB150

    Joseph Gallagher, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes, K.M. Payne, Christopher Lawrence, Peter B. Cotton

    
• • ·Does a Negative Colonoscopy Benefit Young Patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders? A Prospective Cohort Study

    Page :AB150

    Tuba Esfandyari, Gavin Harewood

     
• • ·Where Are Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Bottlenecks? Use of Computer Simulation Modeling to Evaluate Efficiency Targets

    Page :AB150

    Philip Grossman, Betsy J. Lahue, Rainer Dronzek, Mike J. Lacey

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy or Push Enteroscopy, Which Comes First for a Patient with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding? A Cost Minimization Analysis

    Page :AB150

    Jose G. De la Mora, Gavin C. Harewood, Christopher J. Gostout

    
• • ·Validation of the Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire

    Page :AB151

    April B. Grudell, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Mary Fredericksen, Teresa G. Zais, Felicity T. Enders, James L. Wise, Amindra S. Arora, G. Richard Locke, Yvonne Romero

     
• • ·Symptom Response and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Stent Placement

    Page :AB151

    John J. Imbesi, Carla Nash, Peta-Gaye Williams, Mark Schattner, Arnold Markowitz, Martin Wieser, Ann Zauber, Hans Gerdes

     
• • ·Meta-Analysis to Assess the Influence of Two Different Schedules of Intake on the Efficacy, Acceptability and Safety of a New 2 Litre PEG+E Gut Cleansing Solution

    Page :AB151

    Christian Ell, Andre Bitoun, Karl-Josef Goerg, Marc Halphen, Hans-Juergen Gruss

    
• • ·Post-Procedure Radiologist's Interpretation of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) X-Ray Films: A Prospective Outcomes Study and Cost Analysis

    Page :AB152

    Steve Kucera, Gerard Isenberg, Amitabh Chak, Richard C. Wong, Ashley L. Faulx, Michael V. Sivak

    
• • ·Efficacy of Continuous Salivary Aspiration to Improve Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Tolerance: A Prospective Randomized Study

    Page :AB152

    Enric Brullet, Rafael Campo, Félix Junquera, Valentín Puig-Diví, Xavier Calvet, Mercedes Vergara, Mireia Miquel

    
• • ·Endoscopic Screening for Varices in Cirrhotics: Data From a National Endoscopic Database (the CORI Project)

    Page :AB152

    Mary Kovalak, Jeremy Lake, Nora Mattek, David Lieberman, Glenn Eisen, Atif Zaman

    
• • ·Assessment of a Korean Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (KGSRS) for Measuring Quality of Life in Patients with GERD

    Page :AB152

    Hye-kyung Jung, Ki-Nam Shim, Tae Hun Kim, Sung-Ae Jung, Sun Young Yi, Doe-Young Kim, Kwon Yoo, Ilhwan Moon

    
• • ·Medicare Colonoscopy Rates Among Gastroenterologists Between 1999 and 2002: Are Gastroenterologists at Capacity for Colonoscopy in Medicare Beneficiaries?

    Page :AB153

    David A. Lieberman, Michael J. Lacey, Kathryn P. Anastassopoulos, Stacey L. Amorosi, Tyler G. Knight, Stacey J. Ackerman

    
• • ·Repeat Upper Endoscopy: How Often and Why? Report from the CORI Consortium

    Page :AB153

    David Lieberman, Glenn Eisen, Jennifer Holub

    
• • ·The Impact of Survey Collection Methods on Patient Satisfaction Scores for Endoscopic Procedures: A Randomized Study

    Page :AB153

    Otto Lin, Richard Kozarek

    
• • ·A Prospective Randomized Study of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Insertion With and Without a Skin Incision

    Page :AB153

    Svetlana Machlenkin, Ehud Melzer, Ephraim Rimon

    
• • ·Do We Perform a Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Before Surgery for Diverticulitis?

    Page :AB154

    Stephane Nahon, Francois Agret, Bruno Lesgourgues, Pierre Lahmek, Thierry Tuszynski, Tony Rahme, Nicolas Delas

    
• • ·Correlation of the Serum Levels of Pepsinogen I and II Gastrin 17, H pylori Antibodies with the Endoscopic Biopsies of Dispeptic Patients

    Page :AB154

    Carlos A. Robles-Jara, Carlos A. Robles-Medranda, Johnny H. Parrales, Ruth Armijos, Jorge Suppo, Byron Landívar

    
• • ·Impact of Two Procedure Rooms Per Physician on Productivity: Computer Simulation Examines the Impact of Process Change in the Hospital Gastroenterology Department

    Page :AB154

    Douglas K. Rex, Betsy J. Lahue, Rainer W. Dronzek, Mike J. Lacey

    
• • ·The Efficacy of Argon Plasma Coagulation for the Salvage Treatment of Gastric Intramucosal Tumor

    Page :AB154

    Jong-Jae Park, Yeon Seok Seo, Yun Jung Chang, Ji Yeon Lee, Cheol Hyun Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Jae Seon Kim, Kwan Soo Byun, Young Tae Bak, Chang Hong Lee

    
• • ·Afternoon Colonoscopies Have Higher Failure Rates Compared to Morning Colonoscopies

    Page :AB155

    Nirav Shah, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Kevin D. Mullen, Saeid Amini, Arthur J. McCullough

    
• • ·Predictors of ERCP Procedure Time: A Multivariate Analysis of 10,000 ERCPs

    Page :AB155

    Joseph Romagnuolo, Peter B. Cotton, Patrick Mauldin, Robert H. Hawes, Christopher Lawrence, K.M. Payne, Valerie Durkalski

    
• • ·Changing Trends in ERCP Practice Over a Decade

    Page :AB155

    Joseph Romagnuolo, Peter B. Cotton, Patrick Mauldin, Robert H. Hawes, Christopher Lawrence, Kenneth M. Payne

     
• • ·The Cost-Effectiveness of IV Versus PO Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Therapy in the Management of High-Risk Ulcer Hemorrhage

    Page :AB156

    Brennan Spiegel, Brian Lim, Gareth S. Dulai, Neel Mann, Fasiha Kanwal, Ian M. Gralnek

    
• • ·Outcomes Trial Demonstrating That Initial Effective Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Cure Is a Viable Alternative to Initial Surgery for Cure for Regional Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    Page :AB156

    Harry Snady, Avram Cooperman, Howard Bruckner

    
• • ·A Cost-Effectiveness Model to Determine the Sequence of Capsule Endoscopy and/or Push Enteroscopy in the Investigation of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Page :AB156

    Piero Tartaro, Jamie Gregor, Terry Ponich

    
• • ·Patient Perception Before and After Colonoscopy

    Page :AB156

    David Shapiro, Robert A. Kozol

     
• • ·Practice Efficiency for Colonoscopy Can Be Improved by Utilizing a Sedation Agent with a Recovery Profile That Is Superior to Meperidine and Midazolam: Results of a Monte Carlo Cost Simulation Model

    Page :AB157

    John Vargo, Thomas Bramley, Kellie Meyer, Brian Nightengale, Gregory Zuccaro

     
• • ·Do Card15 Mutations Influence Small-Bowel Lesions in Crohn`s Disease? Analysis by Wireless Capsule Enteroscopy

    Page :AB157

    Winfried A. Voderholzer, Carsten Büning, Mariam Boivin, Janine Genschel, Guido Schachschal, Hartmut Schmidt, Herbert Lochs

    
• • ·Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Simultaneous Upper and Lower Endoscopy

    Page :AB157

    Aaron Walfish, Babak Danesh, Sabino A. Augello, Gopal Narasimhan, Pauline Suwandhi, Christine Bang, Albert D. Min

    
• • ·A Comparison of Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) and KTP Laser in the Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctopathy

    Page :AB157

    Alan Weiss, Henry Chung, Chuck Paltiel, Robert Enns

    
• • ·Gastroduodenal Biopsies in Normal Mucosa of HIV Patients with Dyspepsia: Is it Worthwhile?

    Page :AB158

    Ana Luiza Werneck-Silva

    
• • ·Predictors of Patient “No Shows” for Endoscopy

    Page :AB158

    Victor Wong, Robert Enns, Harpinder Nagi, Hongbin Zhang

    
• • ·Clinical Characteristics and Predisposing Factors of Complications of Caustic Injury of the Upper Digestive Tract

    Page :AB158

    Hye-Jung Yeom, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Eun Kim, Chang-Bae Lee, Jong-Su Lee, Hye-Kyung Jung, Tae-Hun Kim, Sung-Ae Jung, kwon Yoo, Il-Hwan Moon

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: Prevalence and Spectrum of Small Bowel Lesions

    Page :AB158

    Repici Alessandro, Pennazio Marco, Ottobrelli Antonio, Barbon Valeria, De Angelis Claudio, De Lio Antonio, Caronna Stefania, Martini Silvia, Saracco Giorgio, Rizzetto Mario

    
• • ·Efficacy of Bowel Preparation in Capsule Endoscopy: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Controlled Study

    Page :AB159

    Allan H. Andrews, John Napierkowski, Jason Lake, Corinne Maydonovitch, Roy K. Wong

    
• • ·Comparative Study of the Efficacy Between Argon Plasma Coagulation and Injection Sclerotherapy for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer

    Page :AB159

    Gwang Ho Baik, Bong J. Kim, Joon D. Kim, Ahn Y. Seo

    
• • ·Videocapsule Endoscopy Versus Colonoscopy for the Diagnosis of Postsurgical Recurrence in Crohn's Disease (CD): A Pilot Study

    Page :AB159

    Vicente Pons, Pilar Nos, Guillermo Bastida, Lidia Argüello, Belen Beltrán, Beatriz Martinez, Alberto Fernandez, Rafael Estevan, Virginia Pertejo, Teresa Sala

    
• • ·Diagnosis and Outcome of Small Bowel Tumours Found By Capsule Endoscopy: A Three Centre Australian Experience

    Page :AB159

    Adam A. Bailey, Henry Debinski, Mark Appleyard, Matthew Remedios, Judy Hooper, Warwick Selby

    
• • ·Endoscopic Management of Complications After Bariatric Surgery

    Page :AB160

    ALberto Baptista, Isaac Raijman, Y. Bonilla, Susana Escalante, A. Salinas, E. Santiago, A. Leamus

    
• • ·Can the Measurement of the Gastric Emptying Time of a Solid Test Meal Predict the Residence Time of a Video Capsule in the Stomach?

    Page :AB160

    Juergen R. Barnert, Helmut Messmann

    
• • ·Modalities in Performing Capsule Endoscopy: Does it Influence Gastric Retention?

    Page :AB160

    Emmanuel Ben Soussan, Michel Antonietti, Simon Ramirez, Sophie Hervé, Guillaume Savoye, Eric Lerebours, Philippe Ducrotté

    
• • ·Fibrin Glue, Gastric Ulcers, and Expression of Growth Factors: Results From a Human in Vivo Study

    Page :AB160

    Jan C. Becker, Marion Beckbauer, Hermann Herbst, Wolfram Domschke, Thorsten Pohle

    
• • ·The Buried Bumper Syndrome As a Long-Term Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG): Management in a Tertiary Care Center

    Page :AB161

    Maximilian Bittinger, Werner Schmidbaur, Reinhard Fleischmann, Andreas Probst, Thomas Eberl, Juergen Barnert, Helmut Messmann

     
• • ·Diagnostic Yield of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Evaluation of Sequential Cohorts

    Page :AB161

    Jennifer Langelier, David R. Cave

    
• • ·Multicenter Retrospective Evaluation of Capsule Endocopy in Obscure Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Korea

    Page :AB161

    Myung-Gyu Choi, In-Seok Lee, Kyung Jo Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Yong Sik Kim, Tae Il Kim, Jae Hyuk Do, Ji Kon Ryu, Jeong Seop Moon, Soo-Heon Park, Cheol Hee Park, Ki-Nam Shim, Kee Myung Lee, Hoon Jai Chun, In Seop Jung

    
• • ·Is Endoscopic Band Ligation More Effective Than Electrocoagulation in the Treatment of Bleeding Dieulafoy's Lesion?

    Page :AB162

    Moon Gi Chung, Yu Kyung Kim, Hwa Min Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Dong Kyun Park, Oh Sang Kwon, Sun Suk Kim, Yeon Suk Kim, So Young Kwon, Yang Suh Ku, Duck Joo Choi, Ju Hyun Kim

    
• • ·Duodenoscopy & Capsule Endoscopy: A New Method to “Staging” Coeliac Disease

    Page :AB162

    Italo de Vitis, Cristiano Spada, Sara Ennas, Francesca Faustini, Luisa Guidi, Maria E. Riccioni, Riccardo Urgesi, Alfredo Papa, Guido Costamagna, Giovanni B. Gasbarrini, Giuseppe Fedeli

    
• • ·Intestinal Tumors: Frequently Revealed by An Obscure Digestive Bleeding (ODB) and More Easily Diagnosed by Capsule Endoscopy (VCE)

    Page :AB162

    Michel Delvaux, Valerie Laurent, Isabelle Klopp, Denis Regent, Gerard Gay

    
• • ·Clinical Evaluation of the “M2A Patency Capsule” System Before a Capsule Endoscopy Procedure (VCE), in Patients with Suspected Intestinal Stenosis

    Page :AB162

    Michel Delvaux, Emmanuel Ben Soussan, Valerie Laurent, Eric Lerebours, Gerard Gay

    
• • ·The World Around the Gastric Polyp

    Page :AB163

    Riaz Dor, Patrick DuBois, Kalpesh Besherdas, Steven Mann, Niall van Someren

    
• • ·Double-Balloon Endoscopy for Diagnoses of Small Bowel Tumors

    Page :AB163

    Akihito Ehara, Shu Tanaka, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Katya Gudis, Keigo Mitsui, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Yoshihisa Sekita, Tsuguhiko Seo, Masaoki Yonezawa, Yoshiaki Shibata, Kazuhiro Nagata, Shunji Fujimori, Teruyuki Kishida, Choitsu Sakamoto

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure GI Bleeding Yields a High Incidence of Significant Treatable Lesions Within Reach of Standard Upper Endoscopy

    Page :AB163

    David Elijah, Adel Daas, Patrick Brady

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy (CE) in Evaluation of Patients with Celiac Disease (CD)

    Page :AB163

    Elena Dubcenco, Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy, Rima Petroniene, Ralph C. Warren, Clifford A. Ottaway, Geoffrey W. Gardiner, Cathy J. Streutker, Jeffrey P. Baker

     
• • ·Clinical Outcome of 41 Patients with Angiodysplasias of the Small Intestine Visualized By Capsule Endoscopy: 11 Months Follow Up

    Page :AB164

    Olivier Favre, Jacques Daudet, Philippe Jacob

    
• • ·Does Double Balloon Enteroscopy Examine the Entire Small Bowel?

    Page :AB164

    Gerard Gay, Michel Delvaux, Isaac Fassler

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy (CE) Interpretation: The Role of Physician Extenders

    Page :AB164

    Ignacio Fernández-Urién Sainz, Eduardo Espinet, Natalia Pérez, Maite Herráiz, Maite Betés, Cristina Carretero, Cesar Prieto, Miguel Muñoz

    
• • ·Dumb-Bell Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

    Page :AB164

    Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Paul Swain, Sandy Mosse, Tim Mills

    
• • ·Utility of Prognostic Scores for Non Variceal Bleeding in a Mexican Population: A Prospective Clinical Trial

    Page :AB165

    José A. González-González, Arnoldo Guerrero, Elsa E. Jimenez, Dora A. García-Cantu, Eduardo Hinojo, Hector J. Madonado-Garza

    
• • ·New Device for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Feeding Using Semi-Solid Food

    Page :AB165

    Santa Hattori, Manabu Muto, Junko Iwasaki, Makoto Yasunaga, Nozomu Fuse, Chikatoshi Katada, Tomonori Yano, Keiko Minashi, Atsushi Ohtsu, Shigeaki Yoshida

    
• • ·Frequency of Small Bowel Polyps in Patients with Duodenal Adenoma But Without Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

    Page :AB165

    Dirk Hartmann, Phillip Erben, Dieter Schilling, Ulrich Damian, Juergen F. Riemann

    
• • ·Bedside Sonographic Position Control of Enteral Feeding Tubes: Is it Feasible? A Controlled Study in Intensive Care Unit Patients

    Page :AB165

    Christoph Gubler, Stephan Wildi, Beat Müllhaupt, Michael Fried, Peter Bauerfeind

    
• • ·Endoscopic Resection of Elevated Lesions in the Small Bowel by Using Double-Balloon Endoscopy

    Page :AB166

    Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hironori Yamamoto, Hiroto Kita, Hiroyuki Sato, Keijiro Sunada, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Katsunori Ito, Satoshi Shinozaki, Tomohiko Miyata, Tomonori Yano, Akiko Kuno, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Double Balloon Enteroscopy: The Dutch One Year Experience Indications, Yield, and Complications in a Series of 125 Cases

    Page :AB166

    Dimitri G. Heine, Muhammed Hadithi, Marcel J. Groenen, Ernst J. Kuipers, Maarten A. Jacobs, Chris Mulder

    
• • ·Risk Assessment of Patients with Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using the Rockall Score

    Page :AB166

    Martin Hunstiger, Werner Schmidbaur, Juergen Barnert, Thomas Eberl, Reinhard Fleischmann, Reinhard Scheubel, Max Bittinger, Gertrud Jechart, Andreas Probst, Helmut Messmann

     
• • ·A Prospective Comparison of Capsule Endoscopy, Enteroclysis and Enteroscopy in Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

    Page :AB166

    David G. Hewett, Jillian M. O'Neil, John C. Gibbons, Paul Tesar, Mark N. Appleyard

    
• • ·Novel Procedure of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using Double Graspers for Early Stage Gastric Cancer

    Page :AB167

    Hiroyuki Imaeda, Yasushi Iwao, Haruhiko Ogata, Hitoshi Ichikawa, Hidekazu Suzuki, Nagamu Inoue, Mikiji Mori, Naoki Hosoe, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Manabu Nakashita, Koichi Aiura, Hiroshi Nagata, Koichiro Kumai, Toshifumi Hibi

    
• • ·Clinical Features of the Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Acute Burn Injury

    Page :AB167

    Hyun Joo Jang, Guen Sook Kim, Chang Soo Eun, Sea Hyub Kae, Jin Lee

    
• • ·New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy: Combination of Capsule Endoscopy (CE) and Double-Balloon Endoscopy (DBE)

    Page :AB167

    Michiko Iwamoto, HIronori Yamamoto, Hiroto Kita, Keijiro Sunada, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hiroyuki Sato, Kentaro Sugano, Katuro Shirakawa, Tetuya Nakamura, Akira Terano

    
• • ·Incidence and Clinical Course of Submucosal Lesions of the Stomach

    Page :AB167

    Hiroshi Imaoka, Akira Sawaki, Nobumasa Mizuno, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Tsuneya Nakamura, Masahiro Tajika, Hiroki Kawai, Toshihumi Isaka, Yasuyuki Okamoto, Hiroyuki Inoue, Masatoshi Aoki, Ahmed A. Salem, Kenji Yamao

    
• • ·Non-Surgical Management of Microperforation Induced by EMR of the Stomach

    Page :AB168

    Gyu Jeong, Jun Haeng Lee, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim, Seung Woon Paik, Jong Chul Rhee

    
• • ·Recurrence After Endoscopic Resection for Early Gastric Cancer in Korea

    Page :AB168

    Hwoon-Yong Jung, Gin-Hyug Lee, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Weon-Seon Hong, Jin-Ho Kim, Young Il Min

    
• • ·The Influence of H pylori Infection on the Healing Process of Gastric Ulcers After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

    Page :AB168

    Naomi Kakushima, Naohisa Yahagi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Shinya Kodashima, Masanori Nakamura, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Efficacy of Home Enteral Nutrition for the Treatment of Pancreatitis Using Standard Enteral Formula

    Page :AB168

    Michel Kahaleh, Joe Krenitsky, Jesse Liu, Carol Parrish, Paul Yeaton

     
• • ·Investigation of Gastric Cancers Occurred in Successful H pylori Eradicated and Persistent H pylori Infected Patients

    Page :AB169

    Mototsugu Kato, Yuichi Shimizu, Souichi Nakagawa, Manabu Nakagawa, Yasuaki Mori, Shouko Ono, Yuji Ono, Toshifumi Hayakawa, Masahiro Asaka

    
• • ·Impact of Change in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscope Findings in Japan

    Page :AB169

    Takashi Kawai, Kohei Kawakami, Kazuo Takei, Takashi Okamoto, Naomi Uemura

    
• • ·Effect of Famotidine After Endoscopic Treatment on Bleeding Peptic Ulcers

    Page :AB169

    Tomoari Kamada, Jiro Hata, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Yoshinori Fujimura, Tatsuro Tanimoto, Soichiro Kido, Hiroshige Hamada, Ken Haruma

    
• • ·Could Optimal Dose of Continuous PPI Injection in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding After Endoscopic Therapy in Occidentals Apply to the Orientals?

    Page :AB169

    Hoon Jai Chun, Bora Keum Keum, Hwang Rae Chun, Chang Won Baeck, Yong Sik Kim, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi, Chang Duck Kim, Ho Sang Ryu, Jin Hai Hyun

    
• • ·Immuno-Scanning Electron Microscopy Reveals That Urease Is Associated with the Microvesicles on the Surface of Helicobacter pylori

    Page :AB170

    Hyun Jin Hai, Yong Sik Kim, Hoon Jai Chun, Hwang Rae Chun, Chang Won Baeck, Yu Sang Kyun, Yoon Tae Jeen, Sang Hoon Lee, Ka Hyung Han, Chang Hyun Park, Chang Sub Uhm, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi, Chang Duck Kim, Ho Sang Ryu

    
• • ·Factors Predicting Recurrent Bleeding of Mallory-Weiss Syndrome

    Page :AB170

    Hyun Soo Kim, Dong Ki Lee, Jae Woo Kim, Jong Won Byun, Chan Sik Won, Myung Kwan Chi, Soon Koo Baik, Sang Ok Kwon

    
• • ·Predictors of Hemostatic Failure After Hemoclip Treatment for Active Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

    Page :AB170

    Tae Hyeon Kim, Mi Ryeong Sim, Joo Jin Yeom, Suck Chei Choi, Yong Ho Nah

    
• • ·Tegaserod Increase Colonic Entry Rate in Patients Undergoing Capsule Endoscopy

    Page :AB170

    Kyung-Jo Kim, Seon-Han Kim, Eun Jin Rho

     
• • ·Development of a New Double-Balloon Endoscope with Larger Channel for Endoscopic Treatment

    Page :AB171

    Hiroto Kita, Hironori Yamamoto, Keijiro Sunada, Yoshikaza Hayashi, Hiroyuki Sato, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Katsunori Ito, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Satoshi Shinozaki, Tomohiko Miyata, Tomonori Yano, Akiko Kuno, Hiroyuki Osawa, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection May Become a Standard Treatment for Intramucosal Gastric Tumors with Differentiated Type

    Page :AB171

    Shinya Kodashima, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Naohisa Yahagi, Naomi Kakushima, Masaharu Nakamura, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Risk Score and Predictive Models of Mortality From Non Variceal Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in Italy: A National Survey

    Page :AB171

    Riccardo Marmo, Maurizio Koch, Livio Cipolletta, Lucio Capurso, Mariano Amuso, Alfredo Pastorelli, Elena Sanz Torre, Omero Triossi, Andrea Buzzi, Renzo Cestari, Domenico Della Casa, Massimo Proietti, Anna Tanzilli, Giovanni Aragona, Francescoo Giangregorio, Leonardo Allegretta, Salavatore Tronci, Paolo Michetti, Paola Romagnoli, Andrea Nucci, Francesca Rogai, Morena Tebaldi, Fabrizio Bonfante, Giorgio Chiozzini, Lisa Gerardi, Alessandro Casadei, Claudio Cortini, Claudio Leoci, Gianpiero Bagnalasta, Mario Salvagnini, Mario Gatto

    
• • ·Factors That Affect Complete Small Bowel Transit of Capsule Endoscope

    Page :AB171

    Hoon Jai Chun, Yong Sik Kim, Kyung Jo Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Tae Il Kim, Jae Hyuk Do, Ji Kon Ryu, Jeong Seop Moon, Soo-Heon Park, Cheol Hee Park, Ki-Nam Shim, Kee Myung Lee, In Seok Lee, In Seop Jung, Myung Gyu Choi

    
• • ·Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Laparoscopic Surgery Combined with Sentinel Node Navigation for Early Gastric Cancer

    Page :AB172

    Koichiro Kumai, Hiroyuki Imaeda, Koichi Aiura, Haruhiko Ogata, Toshihumi Hibi, Masashi Yoshida, Yoshiro Saikawa, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshihide Otani, Tetsuro Kubota, Masaki Kitajima

    
• • ·Healing Speed of EMR: Induced Gastric Ulcer Is Related to the Initial Size: Assessed by Experimental Dog Models and Clinical Settings in Humans

    Page :AB172

    Susumu Kurosawa, Koji Yakabi, Shingo Yamamura, Shoki Ro, Takashi Nakamura

    
• • ·Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibition Utilization and Prescribing Patterns Escalation: A Comparison Between Early and Present Trends in Use Law

    Page :AB172

    Joanna K. Law, Robert Enns, Christopher Andrews

     
• • ·Initial Application of the ShapeLock™ Endoscopic Guide for Small Bowel Enteroscopy

    Page :AB172

    Richard Kozarek, Drew Schembre, William Spaulding, Lee Swanstrom, Douglas Rex, Gottumukkala Raju, Jay Pasricha

    
• • ·Comparison of Endoscopic Fibrin Sealant Injection and Transarterial Embolization As a Salvage Therapy for Recurrent Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: Randomized, Controlled Study

    Page :AB173

    Wan Sik Lee, Chang Whan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew, Sei Jong Kim

    
• • ·Inter-Observer Variations on Interpretation of Capsule Endoscopy

    Page :AB173

    Larry H. Lai, Grace L. Wong, James Y. Lau, Joseph J. Sung, Wai K. Leung

     
• • ·Trends in Therapeutic Endoscopy in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Results of All Hospitalizations in California From 1991-2000

    Page :AB173

    Sanjay Reddy, Namgyal Kyulo, John Lee

    
• • ·Comparison of Covered and Uncovered Stent for Malignant Gastric and Duodenal Stenosis: Which Type of Stent Is Preferred According to the Site of Stenosis

    Page :AB173

    Kee Myung Lee, Byeong Moo Yoo, Choong Geun Cha, Joon Heok Choi, Kwang Jae Lee, Jin Hong Kim, Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Double Balloon Push Enteroscopy: Technical Details and Early Experience in 6 US Tertiary Care Centers

    Page :AB174

    Simon K. Lo, Jonathan A. Leighton, Andrew Ross, Lauren Gerson, Ann Chen, Drew Schembre, Shahab Mehdizadeh, Brad H. Jones, C. Semrad, A. Kamal, Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Richard Kozarek, Irwin Waxman, Gary C. Chen, Thian L. Tio

    
• • ·Hemoclipping (CLIP) of Chronic Ulcers: A Randomized Prospective Study of Initial Success, Clip Retention Rates, and Ulcer Healing

    Page :AB174

    Dennis M. Jensen, Gustavo A. Machicado, Ken Hirabayashi

     
• • ·A Prospective Trial Comparing Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Barium Contrast Series for Small Bowel Surveillance in Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes

    Page :AB174

    Alfredo Mata, Josep Llach, Antoni Castells, Josep María Rovira, María Pellisé, Angels Ginès, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Josep María Bordas, Josep María Piqué

    
• • ·The Usefulness of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding of Obscure Origin

    Page :AB174

    Noriaki Manabe, Shinji Tanaka, Akira Fukumoto, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Dai Shimamoto, Toshiki Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kamino, Madoka Nakao, Yoshitaka Ueno, Masanori Ito, Yasuhiko Kitadai, Kazuaki Chayama

    
• • ·Endoscopic Mucosal Dissection (ESD) for Early Gastric Cancer (GC): A Prospective Study for Extension of the Indication of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)

    Page :AB175

    Tomoki Michida, Takeshi Nakamura, Takashi Ueda, Yuko Izumi, Nobuhiro Shirahata, Eriko Satomi, Kenya Iyoda, Nobukazu Yuki, Keiji Yamamoto, Michio Kato, Masahiro Ikeda

    
• • ·Utility of Wireless Capsule Enteroscopy (WCE) in Evaluating Crohn's Disease Patients with Abdominal Symptoms

    Page :AB175

    Shahab Mehdizadeh, Gary C. Chen, Pedram J. Enayati, Omid Shaye, Simon K. Lo, Konstantinos A. Papadakis

    
• • ·The Diagnostic Yield of Wireless Capsule Enteroscopy (WCE) in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

    Page :AB175

    Shahab Mehdizadeh, Gary C. Chen, Pedram J. Enayati, Omid Shaye, Victoria De Leon, Andrew Ippoliti, Simon K. Lo, Konstantinos A. Papadakis

     
• • ·Prospective Trial Comparing Push-Enteroscopy and Push-and-Pull Enteroscopy Using Double-Balloon Technique in Patients with Small Bowel Diseases

    Page :AB175

    Andrea May, Lars Nachbar, Marion Schneider, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Perspective of Double-Balloon Enteroscopic Diagnoses of Small Intestinal Diseases

    Page :AB176

    Keigo Mitsui, Shu Tanaka, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Akihito Ehara, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Yoshihasa Sekita, Tsuguhiko Seo, Masaoki Yonezawa, Kazuhiro Nagata, Yoshiaki Shibata, Shunji Fujimori, Teruyuki Kishida, Katya Gudis, Choitsu Sakamoto

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using IT Knife and Flex Knife for Early Gastric Cancer

    Page :AB176

    Hiroshi Mizuta, Hiroshi Ueta, Satoru Tamura, Saburo Onishi

    
• • ·A Preliminary Comparison of Capsule Endoscopy and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Bleeding

    Page :AB176

    Masanao Nakamura, Yasumasa Niwa, Naoki Ohmiya, Akira Ohashi, Ayumu Taguchi, Masahiro Yamada, Nobuyuki Mabuchi, Masayasu Ozeki, Hironobu Kanazawa, Daigo Arakawa, Taisaku Hasegawa, Akihiro Itoh, Yoshiki Hirooka, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·Endoscopic Findings of Follicular Lymphoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract: The Efficacy of a Double Balloon Enteroscopy for the Diagnosis

    Page :AB176

    Kentaro Moriichi, Jiro Watari, Yusuke Saitoh, Chisato Ishikawa, Yuhei Inaba, Takahiro Itoh, Kotaro Okamoto, Katsuya Ikuta, Hiroki Tanabe, Kazuya Sato, Tokiyoshi Ayabe, Toshifumi Ashida, Yoshihiro Torimoto, Yutaka Kohgo

    
• • ·Long-Term Follow-Up of Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia Treated by Argon Plasma Coagulation

    Page :AB177

    Shinichi Nakamura, Atsushi Mitsunaga, Itaru Oi, Keiko Shiratori

    
• • ·Push Enteroscopy and Argon Plasma Coagulation in the Prevention of Recurrent Bleeding From Small Bowel Angiodysplasia

    Page :AB177

    Jorge Olmos, Mariano Marcolongo, Valeria Pogorelsky, Leandro Herrera, Federico Tobal, Jorge R. Davolos

    
• • ·Usefulness of Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) for Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Intestinal Diseases

    Page :AB177

    Naoki Ohmiya, Ayumu Taguchi, Nobuyuki Mabuchi, Masayasu Ozeki, Hironobu Kanazawa, Daigo Arakawa, Taisaku Hasegawa, Taku Kobayashi, Masaaki Kurahashi, Masahiro Yamada, Masanao Nakamura, Akihiro Itoh, Yoshiki Hirooka, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·The Development of a New Capsule Endoscope: Function—Confirming Test Using Animal Model

    Page :AB177

    Haruhiko Ogata, Koichiro Kumai, Hiroyuki Imaeda, Koichi Aiura, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Susumu Okamoto, Yasushi Iwao, Masaki Kitajima, Toshifumi Hibi

    
• • ·Utility of Capsule Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Classification of Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter Study in a Low Incidence Country, South Korea

    Page :AB178

    Cheol Hee Park, Kyung Jo Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Yong Sik Kim, Tae il Kim, Jae Hyuk Do, Ji Kon Ryu, Jeong Seop Moon, Soo-Heon Park, Ki-Nam Shim, Kee Myung Lee, In Seok Lee, Hoon Jai Chun, In Seop Jung, Myung Gyu Choi

    
• • ·Palliation of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction (GOO) with Through-The-Scope (TTS) Expandable Metal Stents (EMS): A Multicenter Descriptive Study

    Page :AB178

    Manuel Pérez-Miranda, Jorge Espinós, Diego Juzgado, Pedro González-Carro, Jesús García-Cano, Francisco Igea, Luis Yuguero, Ferrán González-Huix, Santiago Rodríguez-Gómez, Leopoldo López-Rosés, Julio Ducóns, Víctor Orive, Antonio Rodríguez

    
• • ·Interobserver Agreement Between Experienced Endoscopist and Endoscopy Nurse in the Detection of Lesions in the Capsule Endoscopy Examination

    Page :AB178

    Angel Ponferrada, Susana Anton, Cecilia Gonzalez-Asanza, Luis Menchen, Enrique Cos, Pedro Menchen

    
• • ·Predictive Factors of Incomplete Capsule Endoscopy Examination

    Page :AB178

    Angel Ponferrada, Cecilia Gonzalez-Asanza, Luis Menchen, Cecilia Sanz, Antonio Diaz, Maria Angeles Martin, Maria Senosiain, Enrique Cos, Pedro Menchen

    
• • ·The Efficacy of Endoscopic Coagulation for Gastric Vascular Ectasia

    Page :AB179

    Fumie Rai, Yukinori Imai, Sayaka Nakashima, Shin Arai, Shinichi Ota, Kenji Fujiwara

    
• • ·Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: An Initial North American Experience

    Page :AB179

    Matthew Remedios, Gregory Monkewich, Nancy Basset, Gabor Kandel, Paul Kortan, Gary May, Hironori Yamamoto, Norman Marcon

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopic Diagnosis of Extra-Intestinal Bleeding

    Page :AB179

    Samir K. Nath, Gottumukkala S. Raju

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopic Imaging of the Colon Is Not Ready for Prime Time: Lookout for a Better Prep

    Page :AB179

    Aaron M. Harvey, Samir K. Nath, Gottumukkala S. Raju

     
• • ·Yield of Capsule Endoscopy Compared to Push Enteroscopy for Small Bowel Tumors

    Page :AB180

    Sarah Rodriguez, Douglas Faigel

    
• • ·Does Socioeconomic Status Influence the Prevalence of Early Gastric Cancer?

    Page :AB180

    Adriana V. Safatle-Ribeiro, Ulysses Ribeiro, Eloisa Roncaratti, Carlos E. Jacob, Claudio Bresciani, Nadim F. Safatle, Angelita Habr-Gama, Joaquim J. Gama-Rodrigues

    
• • ·Endoscopic Treatment of the Buried Bumper Syndrome

    Page :AB180

    Bernhard Rieder, Albrecht Pfeiffer

    
• • ·Is It Possible to Perform EMR in Poorly Differentiated Type of Early Gastric Cancer?

    Page :AB180

    Chang Beom Ryu, Sang Gyune Kim, In Sup Jung, Kye Won Kwon, Su Jin Hong, Eun Seok Ko, Joo Young Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·Molecular Markers in Mucosa Harboring Gastric Adenomas

    Page :AB181

    Adriana V. Safatle-Ribeiro, Ulysses Ribeiro, Kiyoshi Iriya, Carlos E. Corbett, Paulo Sakai, Fabio Hondo, Katia A. Franco, Shinichi Ishioka, Bruno Zilberstein, Joaquim J. Gama-Rodrigues

    
• • ·Earlier Implementation of Capsule Endoscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Decreases Resource Utilization

    Page :AB181

    Stacey Shapira, Robert Enns, Eugina Yu

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy: Is There Value of a Negative Study?

    Page :AB181

    Stacey Shapira, Eugina Yu, Robert Enns

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy Followed by Intraoperative Enteroscopy and Therapy in Patients with Chronic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Long Term Results of a Prospective Controlled Multicentric Trial

    Page :AB181

    Harald Schmidt, Dirk Hartmann, Frank Kinzel, Dieter Schilling, Georg Bolz, Peter Reitzig, Adamek Henning, Hartmut Hollerbuhl, Guenther Klaus, Schoenleben Klaus, Juergen F. Riemann, Hans-Joachim Schulz

    
• • ·Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy in Japanese Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Page :AB182

    Masatsugu Shiba, Kazuhide Higuchi, Natsuhiko Kameda, Kaori Kadouchi, Hirohisa Machida, Kazuki Yamamori, Hirotoshi Okazaki, Masaki Hamaguchi, Tomoko Wada, Yoshio Jinnno, Eiji Sasaki, Kenji Watanabe, Kazunari Tominaga, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Shirou Nakamura, Nobuhide Oshitani, Tetsuo Aeakawa

    
• • ·Prospective Evaluation of the Automatic Location System During Capsule Endoscopy Examination of the Small Intestine

    Page :AB182

    Jean-Christophe Souquet, Marie Bellecoste-Martin, Soraya Belbouab, Denis Pere-Verge, Sylvie Radenne, Annie Tailhandier

    
• • ·Predictors of Malignant Transformation in Gastric Adenoma Removed by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection

    Page :AB182

    Seong O Suh, Sang Gyun Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung, In Sung Song

    
• • ·Endoscopic Observation of the Meckel's Diverticulum by Double-Balloon Endoscopy: Report of the Five Cases

    Page :AB182

    Satoshi Shinozaki, Hironori Yamamoto, Hiroto Kita, Keijiro Sunada, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Tomonori Yano, Tomohiko Miyata, Akiko Kuno, Hisashi Hachimori, Katsunori Ito, Toru Takamatsu, kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Double-Balloon Endoscopy: A Novel Endoscopic Technique for the Treatment of Small Intestinal Diseases

    Page :AB183

    Shu Tanaka, Keigo Mitsui, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Akihito Ehara, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Tsuguhiko Seo, Masaoki Yonezawa, Kazuhiro Nagata, Yoshiaki Shibata, Shunji Fujimori, Teruyuki Kishida, Katya Gudis, Choitsu Sakamoto

    
• • ·Balloon Dilatation of Small-Intestinal Benign Strictures Using Double-Balloon Endoscopy

    Page :AB183

    Kejiro Sunada, Hironori Yamamoto, Hiroto Kita, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hiroyuki Sato, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Katsunori Ito, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Satoshi Shinozaki, Tomohiko Miyata, Tomonori Yano, Akiko Kuno, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·The Development and Testing of a New Multichannel, Shape-Locking Guide with Tip and Mid Body Articulation for Intragastric Endosurgery

    Page :AB183

    Paul Swain, Richard Kosarek, Pankaj J. Pasricha, Richard Ewers, Vahid Sadaat, Steven Gross, Lee Swanstrom

    
• • ·Gastro-Duodenal Dieulafoy's Lesion: Early, Intermediate and Late Outcomes

    Page :AB183

    Austin C. Thomas, James W. Smith

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography Classification of Cardiac Varices in Liver Cirrhosis and Prediction of Associated Hemorrhage

    Page :AB184

    Naoko Tsubouchi, Takeshi Hori, Akihiro Iwamitsu, Yukiko Onaga, Koutarou Kumagai, Kenji Nagata, Satoru Hasuike, Hirofumi Uto, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Hirohito Tsubouchi

    
• • ·Diagnostic Value of Videocapsule Endoscopy in Carcinoid Tumors

    Page :AB184

    Sebastiaan V. Tuyl, Mark Stolk, Jacco Tenthof van Noorden, Robin Timmer, Ernst Kuipers, Babs Taal

    
• • ·Clinical Impact of Magnifying Endoscopy Combined with Narrow-Band Imaging System in Predicting Malignancy of Ampullary Tumors

    Page :AB184

    Yujiro Uchiyama, Shoryoku Hino, Hiroo Imazu, Shintaro Tsukinaga, Isao Odagi, Mitsuo Yabe, Kazuki Sumiyama, Takashi Nakayoshi, Akira Kuramochi, Yasuhiro Sato, Kennichi Goda, Keiichi Ikeda, Mitsuru Kaise, Muneo Kawamura, Hiroshi Kakutani, Hisao Tajiri

    
• • ·New Diagnostic Modality of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: Narrow Band Imaging System with Magnifying Endoscopy

    Page :AB184

    Noriya Uedo, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi, Hiroyuki Narahara, Tomiko Mikuni, Masaharu Tatsuta

    
• • ·Impact of Capsule Endoscopy in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Defining Strict Diagnostic Criteria for a Favorable Outcome

    Page :AB185

    Nikos Viazis, Kostis Papaxoinis, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, Spiros Sgouros, John Vlachogiannakos, Prokopis Pipis, Costas Markoglou, Alec Avgerinos

    
• • ·H2-Blocker for Rebleeding From Bleeding Peptic Ulcer, Which Was Prevented By Eradication of Helicobacter pylori, Was As Effective As Proton Pump Inhibitor

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    Kenichiro Watanabe, Atsushi Kikkawa, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Akiko Danjyo, Hibiki Ootani, Seiji Tsunada, Hiroyuki Sakata, Kazuma Fujimoto

    
• • ·The Study of Correlation of Stereoscopic Finding and Pathologic Finding in Early Gastric Cancer by Endoscopic Incision and Submucosal Dissection Method

    Page :AB185

    Jae Hoon Yang, Jun Hwan Wi, Joo Young Cho, In Seop Jung, Su Jin Hong, Chang Beom Ryu, Joon Seong Lee, So Young Jin, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim

    
• • ·Predictors for Positive Outcomes in Capsule Endoscopy for the Indication of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Page :AB185

    Victor Wong, Joanna Law, Robert Enns, Harpinder Nagi, Hongbin Zhang, Monica Choi

    
• • ·Does the Use of Needle Knife Reduce the Risk of Post ERCP Pancreatitis as Compared to Traction-Type Sphincterotome for Pancreatic Sphincterotomy (ES)?

    Page :AB186

    Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Marc F. Catalano, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·ERCP Findings in Idiopathic Pancreatitis (IP): Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Gene Positive and Negative Patients

    Page :AB186

    Waleed Alzami, Patrick Mosler, Evan L. Fogel, Suzette Schmidt, James L. Watkins, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, Monika Fischer, Glen A. Lehman

     
• • ·Electromagnetic Interference From Wireless Video-Capsule Endoscopy on Implantable Pacemakers

    Page :AB186

    Sergio Dubner, Yael Dubner, David H. Zagalsky, Liliana Spallone, Horacio Rubio, Eran Goldin

    
• • ·Characteristic Endoscopic Findings of Graft Versus Host Disease

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    Naohisa Yoshida, Shoji Mitsufuji, Kenichi Nomura, Hideyuki Konishi, Naoki Wakabayashi, Shigeo Horiike, Keisho Kataoka, Akio Yanagisawa, Takeshi Okanoue, Masafumi Taniwaki

    
• • ·Metal Stent Placement Versus Surgical Biliary Bypass in the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Distal Bile Duct Stricture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Page :AB187

    Everson L. Artifon, Paulo Sakai, José E. Monteiro-da-Cunha, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Fabio Y. Hondo, Shinichi Ishioka, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues

     
• • ·Endoscopic Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Pancreas Divisum Using a Needle-Knife or Standard Pull-Type Technique: Safety and Reintervention Rates

    Page :AB187

    Augustin Attwell, Christopher Lawrence, Robert H. Hawes, Peter B. Cotton, Joseph Romagnuolo

     
• • ·Near Absence of Septic Complications Following Successful Therapeutic ERCP Justifies Selective Intravenous and Intracontrast Use of Antibiotics

    Page :AB187

    Kirk P. Bernadino, Douglas A. Howell, Christopher Lawrence, Asif Ansari, Frank J. Lukens, Sunil G. Sheth, Raj J. Shah

    
• • ·Management of Multiple Pseudocysts of Pancreas by Endoscopic Retrograde Pancreatography and Nasopancreatic Drain Placement

    Page :AB187

    Deepak K. Bhasin, Surinder Rana, Harsh Udawat, Babu R. Thapa, Saroj K. Sinha, Birinder Nagi

    
• • ·MRCP Frequently Misses Pancreas Divisum in Routine Practice

    Page :AB188

    Gregory Borak, David J. Bohler, Peter B. Cotton, Joseph Romagnuolo

     
• • ·Prophylactic Pancreatic Duct Stents: Survey of Physician Practices

    Page :AB188

    Stephen Brackbill, Philip Schoenfeld, Scott Young, Grace Elta

    
• • ·Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction in Patients with Post Cholecystectomy Syndrome (PCS) and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis (ARP): Efficacy of Repeat SOM After Recurrence of Symptoms

    Page :AB188

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Pancreatic Endoscopic-Percutaneous Rendezvous Through Jejunostomy for Treating Complex Pancreatic Postsurgical Fistula

    Page :AB188

    Rafel Campo, Joan Falco, Enric Brullet, Felix Junquera, Valentí Puig-Diví, Mercedes Vergara, Mireia Miquel, Xavier Calvet

    
• • ·Precut Sphincterotomy and Ampullectomy for Obstructed Pancreatic Ducts (PD)

    Page :AB189

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

    
• • ·Benign Pancreatic Duct (PD) Strictures in the Setting of Pancreas Divisum: Efficacy of Endotherapy

    Page :AB189

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Clip Assisted Cannulation of the Common Bile Duct in Patients Referred Following Failure Secondary to Large Periampullary Diverticula

    Page :AB189

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Beyond the Sausage-Shaped Pancreas: Recognizing the Extended Spectrum of Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP)

    Page :AB190

    Suresh T. Chari, Thomas C. Smyrk, Jonathan E. Clain, Michael J. Levy, Randall K. Pearson, Bret T. Petersen, Mark D. Topazian, Michael B. Farnell

    
• • ·The Incidence of Pancreatitis After ERCP/Manometry Has Fallen with the Increasing Use of Temporary Pancreatic Stents Experience of 2861 Patients Over 10 Years

    Page :AB190

    Peter Cotton, Patrick D. Mauldin, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes

     
• • ·ERCP/Manometry Findings in 1,108 Idiopathic Pancreatitis Patients

    Page :AB190

    Monika Fischer, Evan L. Fogel, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, James L. Watkins, Suzette Schmidt, Glen A. Lehman

    
• • ·Pancreatitis Following ERCP at a Large Tertiary Referral Center: Are We Making Any Progress?

    Page :AB191

    Evan L. Fogel, Stuart Sherman, James L. Watkins, Lee McHenry, Laura Lazzell-Pannell, Patrick Mosler, Waleed Alazmi, Glen A. Lehman

     
• • ·Does the Type of Current (Pure vs Blended) Matter for Post ERCP Complications: A Meta Analysis

    Page :AB191

    Nalini Guda, Susan Partington, Martin Freeman

     
• • ·Endoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections in 116 Patients: A Comparison of Etiologies, Drainage Techniques, and Outcomes

    Page :AB191

    Lawrence C. Hookey, Sebastien Debroux, Myriam Delhaye, Marianna Arvanitakis, Olivier Le Moine, Jacques Deviere

    
• • ·Refined Technique of Pancreatic Duct Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (PDES) Produces Results Comparable to Biliary Sphincterotomy: An Eight Year Cohort Study

    Page :AB191

    Douglas A. Howell, Kirk P. Bernadino, Asif Ansari, Sheila Eswaran, Christopher Lawrence

    
• • ·Morphological Changes After Steroid Therapy in Autoimmune Pancreatitis

    Page :AB192

    Terumi Kamisawa, Hitoshi Nakajima, Atsutake Okamoto

    
• • ·Dorsal Pancreatic Duct Dominance in Pancreaticobiliary Maljunction

    Page :AB192

    Terumi Kamisawa, Michio Maruyama, Kumi Hasegawa, Masahide Ohbu, Ayaki Koide, Noriko Matsushita, Masami Ando

    
• • ·Clinical and Radiological Findings in Dominance of Santorini's Duct

    Page :AB192

    Terumi Kamisawa, Naoto Egawa, Hitoshi Nakajima, Michio Maruyama, Noriko Matsushita, Masami Ando

    
• • ·Predictors of Prolonged Treatment Duration: Laser and/or Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of the Pancreatic Stones

    Page :AB192

    Hiroki Kawashima, Yoshiki Hirooka, Akihiro Itoh, Senju Hashimoto, Kazuo Hara, Akira Kanamori, Hiroki Uchida, Jun Goto, Shigeto Ishikawa, Naoki Ohniya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·Randomized Control Trial of EST By Either PSD with 1/2 Burning Effect Setting of Endocut Mode or Conventional Endocut Mode

    Page :AB193

    Mitsuhiro Kida

    
• • ·Impact of Endoscopic Therapy for Symptomatic Pancreas Divisum

    Page :AB193

    Vu Kwan, Ming S. Loh, Patrick R. Walsh, Stephen J. Williams, Michael J. Bourke

    
• • ·Spontaneous Passage of Small Diameter (3F) Pancreatic Duct Stents at 30 Day Follow Up

    Page :AB193

    Christopher Lawrence, Robert H. Hawes, Peter B. Cotton, Joseph Romagnuolo, K.M. Payne

    
• • ·Y-Shaped Endoscopic Bilateral Stenting with New Wider-Mesh Biliary Stent in Malignant Hilar Obstruction: Long-Term Results

    Page :AB193

    Jin Hong Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Joon Hyuck Choi, Kee Myung Lee, Kwang Jai Lee, Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Does Severity of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Correlate with Procedural Complexity?

    Page :AB194

    Pavan Manchikalapatti, Shyam Varadarajulu, Ashutosh Tamhane, Charles M. Wilcox

     
• • ·The Outcome and Prognostic Factors of Endoscopic Pancreatic Stent Insertion in Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Duct Stricture

    Page :AB194

    Sang Soo Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sung Koo Lee, Dong-Wan Seo, Jimin Han, Sung-Jo Bang

    
• • ·Expandable Metallic Stent Placement for Palliation of Malignant Strictures of the Pancreatic Duct

    Page :AB194

    Jeffrey D. Linder, Paul R. Tarnasky

    
• • ·Impact of ERCP and ESWL in Management of Pancreatic Duct Stones: Prospective Evaluation of 525 Patients

    Page :AB194

    Amit Maydeo, S.P. Bhandari, Shyam Varadarajulu

    
• • ·Prevalence of Pancreatic and Biliary Tract Tumors in Patients with Pancreas Divisum

    Page :AB195

    Takayoshi Nishino, Fumitake Toki, Itaru Oi, Hiroyasu Oyama, Takashi Hatori, Keiko Shiratori

    
• • ·Reduction of the Risk of Post-ERCP Acute Pancreatitis by Prophylactic Pancreatic Stent

    Page :AB195

    Carmelo Sciume', Girolamo Geraci, Franco Pisello, Tiziana Facella, Giuseppe Modica

    
• • ·The Efficacy of Pancreatic Stenting After Clearance of Pancreatic Stones

    Page :AB195

    Naoki Sasahira, Minoru Tada, Yutaka Komatsu, Toshihiko Arizumi, Osamu Togawa, Saburo Matsubara, Yosuke Nakai, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Takeshi Tsujino, Hiroyuki Isayama, Nobuo Toda, Haruhiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Tetsuo Katamoto, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Allopurinol to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis: Blind Interim Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Page :AB195

    Joseph Romagnuolo, Gurpal Sandha, Caroline Kruger, Gary May, Marty Cole, Syd Bass, Eoin Lalor, Vince Bain, John McKaigney, Richard Fedorak

    
• • ·Endoscopic Treatment for Pain Relief in Chronic Pancreatitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Korean Multicenter Study Group on Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB196

    Dong Wan Seo, Ho-Soon Choi, Dong Ki Lee, Jin Lee, Kyu Taek Lee, Woo Jin Lee, Jong Ho Moon, Young-Soo Moon, Ho Gak Kim, Jae Seon Kim, Tae Nyeun Kim, Myung Hwan Roh, Ji Kon Ryu, Byung Moo Yoo

    
• • ·Minor Papilla Endotherapy in Patients Without Pancreas Divisum: Identification and Management

    Page :AB196

    Raj J. Shah, Yang K. Chen, Mainor R. Antillon, Cyrus Piraka, Sunil G. Sheth, Frank J. Lukens, Douglas A. Howell

    
• • ·A Prospective Comparative Stent Study for Prophylaxis of Post ERCP Pancreatitis: Comparison of 5 Fr Straight Stent vs 3 FR Pigtail Stent

    Page :AB196

    Miriam Thomas, Marc F. Catalano, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·The Prevalence of K-Ras Mutations in Ductal Brush Cytology and Bile of Subjects Without Pancreatic Disease Using the Epidemiologic Necropsy as Study Design

    Page :AB196

    Nanneke T. van Heek, Eric Caspers, Metin Tascilar, Mirjam Polak, Dirk J. Gouma, Paul Drillenburg, Johan A. Offerhaus

    
• • ·Utilization of EUS for Endoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Results of a National and an International Survey

    Page :AB197

    Tony E. Yusuf, Todd H. Baron

    
• • ·Multicenter Prospective Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Duodenal Stenting

    Page :AB197

    Ivan Graber, Rémi Dumas, Bernard Filoche, Jean Boyer, Dimitri Coumaros, Herve Lamouliatte, Jean-Louis Legoux, Bertrand Napoleon, Thierry Ponchon, Crd Sfed

    
• • ·Role of ERCP in Patients with Pancreatico-Biliary (PB) Disease in the Setting of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)

    Page :AB197

    Majed Al Nusair, Margarida C. de Magalhaes-Silverman, William B. Silverman

    
• • ·Recurrence Rate of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures in Post-Liver Transplant Patients (OLT) with Prior Successful Endoscopic Therapy for Anastomotic Narrowing

    Page :AB197

    Waleed Alazmi, Patrick Mosler, Evan L. Fogel, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, James L. Watkins, Glen A. Lehman

     
• • ·Comparison of Deep Bile Duct Cannulation with Cannulatome Versus Cannulatome with Guide Wire: A Prospective Randomized Trial

    Page :AB198

    Everson L. Artifon, Paulo Sakai, Fabio Y. Hondo, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Jose E. Monteiro-da-Cunha, Shinichi Ishioka, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues

    
• • ·Salvage Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreaticography in the Management of Non-Iatrogenic Traumatic Bile Duct Injuries

    Page :AB198

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Kulwinder S. Dua

     
• • ·Single Stage Biliary Stone Treatment by Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Intraoperative Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Experience with 204 Patients

    Page :AB198

    Thierry Barrioz, Marcel Happi Nono, Jean Pierre Faure, Michel Carretier, Michel Beauchant

    
• • ·Intraprocedural Histologic Diagnosis during Therapeutic ERCP: High Yield of Forceps Squash Prep

    Page :AB198

    Kirk P. Bernadino, Douglas A. Howell, Christopher Lawrence, Asif Ansari, Anthony Mattia

    
• • ·Successful ERCP in the Gastric Bypass Patient: Employing Surgical Access to the Excluded Stomach

    Page :AB199

    Kirk P. Bernadino, Christopher Lawrence, Asif Ansari, Ronald F. Martin, Roy Cobean, Renee Wolff, Andreas Stefan, Douglas A. Howell

    
• • ·Endoscopic and Histologic Evidence of Cholesterolosis of the Sphincter of Oddi At ERCP Sphincterotomy: A Possible Cause of Fibrotic Stenosis

    Page :AB199

    Kirk P. Bernadino, Douglas A. Howell, Christopher Lawrence, Asif Ansari, Sheila Eswaran, Anthony Mattia

    
• • ·Use of Removable Covered Expandable Metal Stents (RCEMS) in the Treatment of Benign Distal Common Bile Duct (CBD) Strictures: A Feasibility Study

    Page :AB199

    Marco Bruno, Marja Boermeester, Erik Rauws, Dirk Gouma, Paul Fockens

     
• • ·Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography at a Teaching Medical Center

    Page :AB199

    Kamil Obideen, Maarouf Hoteit, Mohammad Wehbi, John Affronti, Qiang Cai

    
• • ·Fluoroscopy Time During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

    Page :AB200

    Kamil Obideen, Maarouf Hoteit, John Affronti, Qiang Cai

    
• • ·Risk Factor Assessement Predisposing To Recurrent CBD Stones Following Duct Clearance: New Insights

    Page :AB200

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Repeat Sphincter of Oddi Manometry in Patients with Post Cholecystectomy Syndrome and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis After Initial Normal Study

    Page :AB200

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra Chauhan, Sandeep Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography in Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant Population with Roux-En-Y Biliary Reconstruction: Six-Year Single Institute Experience

    Page :AB200

    Prabhleen Chahal, Todd Baron, Charles B. Rosen, John J. Poterucha

    
• • ·When Do Bilomas Resulting From Biliary Leaks Require Percutaneous Drainage?

    Page :AB201

    Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Urooj Ahmed, Joseph E. Geenen, Marc F. Catalano

    
• • ·Endoscopic Treatment of Duodenal and Ampullary Adenomas (D/AA): A Single Center Study

    Page :AB201

    Young Deok Cho, Sandra Faias, Brenda J. Hoffman, K.M. Payne, Christopher Lawrence, Joseph Romagnuolo, Peter B. Cotton, Robert H. Hawes

     
• • ·Is Cellular Atypia Predictive of Cholangiocarcinoma in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis? A Long Term Follow-Up Study

    Page :AB201

    Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Urooj Ahmed, Nalini M. Guda, Marc F. Catalano, Joseph E. Geenen

    
• • ·The Change of Serum Interleukin-6 in Patients with Bile Duct Cancer after Photodynamic Therapy Validation of Utility as a Clinical Marker

    Page :AB201

    Young Koog Cheon, Young Deok Cho, Jong Ho Moon, Moon Sung Lee, Yun Soo Kim, Jung Seong Lee, Chan Sup Shim

    
• • ·Covered Versus Uncovered Wallstents for Management of Malignant Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB202

    Jung Sik Choi, Myung-Hwan Kim, Do Hyun Park, Jong Cheol Kim, Eun Kwang Choi, Ji Min Han, Sang Soo Lee, Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee

    
• • ·Clinical Outcome of Consecutive Non-Operative Management for Palliation of Malignant Biliary and Duodenal Obstruction

    Page :AB202

    Hae Jin Choi, Sang Joon Park, Ki Myung Lee, Byeong Moo Yoo, Kwang Jae Lee, Ki Baik Hahm, Jin Hong Kim, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Cost-Effectiveness Decision Analyses Comparing Covered to Uncovered Self-Expandable Metal Stents to Elective or on Demand Polyethylene Stent Changes in Patients with Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB202

    Eduardo da Silveira, Kevin Waschke, Alan Barkun, Lawrence Joseph, Viviane Adam, Olivia Oxlade

     
• • ·Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complications in Recipients of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Provides Durable and Efficacious Therapy

    Page :AB202

    Jason J. Cisler, Patrick J. Lynch, Alan J. Koffron, Michael I. Abecassis, Jonathan P. Fryer, Talia B. Baker, Patrice C. Al-Saden, Willis G. Parsons, Rameez Alasadi, Mary K. Welti, John A. Martin

    
• • ·Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting for Symptomatic Cholecystolithiasis and Cholecystitis in Patients at High Surgical Risk: A Single Center Experience

    Page :AB203

    Michael Ellis, Ramon Rullan, Alex Eckardt, Kanishka Bhattacharya, Wahid Wassef, Savant Mehta

    
• • ·Endobiliary Delivery of Gene Therapy: A Novel Canine Model

    Page :AB203

    Simon K. Lo, Timothy V. Doherty, B. Visser, L. Yee, Michael J. Bennett

    
• • ·Warm Water Ampullary Washing: A Potential Needle-Knife Sphincterotomy Sparing Technique

    Page :AB203

    Emilio De la Morena, Elena Perez de Arellano, Yago Gonzalez-Lama, Esperanza Tomas-Moros

    
• • ·Does the Duct-to-Duct Anastomotic Stricture in Liver Transplant Lead to Dilatation of the Donor Bile Duct?

    Page :AB203

    Farshad Elmi, William B. Silverman

    
• • ·Patients with Ectopic Papilla of Vater, Bulbar Stenosis and Choledocholithiasis: A New Syndrome?

    Page :AB204

    Galip Ersoz, Omer Ozutemiz, Sinan Akay, Oktay Tekesin

    
• • ·Management of Metallic Stent Dysfuction in Neoplastic Biliary Strictures

    Page :AB204

    Pietro Familiari, Federico Iacopini, Vincenzo Perri, Massimiliano Mutignani, Guido Costamagna

     
• • ·Endoscopic Removal of Malfunctioning Biliary Self Expandable Metal Stents

    Page :AB204

    Pietro Familiari, Milutin Bulajic, Massimiliano Mutignani, Linda S. Lee, Gianluca Spera, Cristiano Spada, Andrea Tringali, Guido Costamagna

    
• • ·Navigating the Hilum: Utility of a Steerable Catheter for Selective Cannulation of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts

    Page :AB204

    Ali Fazel, Peter Draganov, Koorosh Moezardalan, Behzad Kalaghchi, Christopher Forsmark

    
• • ·Accelerated Endoscopic Therapy: A Feasible, Safe, and Effective Method for Treatment of Post-Olt Biliary Strictures

    Page :AB205

    Ali Fazel, Giuseppe J. Morelli, Peter Draganov, Koorosh Moezardalan, Christopher Forsmark

    
• • ·Does the Use of Propofol Sedation Increase the Incidence of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis?

    Page :AB205

    Angelo M. Fernandes, Andrea Tieng, Lenny Weinstein, Prasun K. Jalal, Bernard Stark, Simmy Bank

    
• • ·Cardiopulmonary Responses to Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): 100 Consecutive Cases

    Page :AB205

    Leon Fisher, Andrew Thomson

    
• • ·Endoscopic Snare Papillectomy a Large Single Center Series

    Page :AB205

    Andres Gelrud, Jerasimus Stefanidis, John Underhill, Norah Shire, Douglas K. Pleskow, Ram Chuttani

    
• • ·Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy Versus Open Choledochotomy in Treatment of Difficult Common Bile Duct Stones

    Page :AB206

    Jimin Han, Sang Soo Lee, Tae Joon Song, Myung-Hwan Kim, Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee, Do Hyun Park, Sung Jo Bang, Kyu-Bo Sung, Sung-Gyu Lee

    
• • ·Precut Sphincterotomy Using Triple Lumen Needle-Knife for Cannulation of Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts in Patients with Choledocholithiasis

    Page :AB206

    Noriyuki Horiki, Noriko Watanabe, Ayumi Ogura, Mikito Kuroda, Megumi Nakamura, Gabazza C. Esteban, Ichiro Imoto, Yukihiko Adachi

     
• • ·Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome and Sclerosing Cholangitis in Patients with Critical Illness and Long Term Intensive Care Treatment

    Page :AB206

    Harald Hofer, Arnulf Ferlitsch, Ludwig Kramer, Christian Madl, Edward Penner, Rainer Schoefl, Andreas Puespoek

    
• • ·Use of a Temporary Plastic Stent to Facilitate Multiple Self Expanding Metal Stents Placement in Malignant Biliary Hilar Strictures

    Page :AB206

    Lawrence C. Hookey, Olivier Le Moine, Jacques Deviere

    
• • ·Efficacy of the Silicon-Covered Wallstent for the Palliation of Unresectable Malignant Biliary Stricture

    Page :AB207

    Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Katsumi Kimura, Jun Horaguchi, Osamu Takasawa

    
• • ·Inward and Outward Migration of Covered Metallic Stent in Patients with Unresectable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB207

    Hiroyuki Isayama, Yousuke Nakai, Osamu Togawa, Toshihiko Arizumi, Saburo Matsubara, Hiroshi Kogure, Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Naoki Sasahira, Kenji Hirano, Takeshi Tsujino, Nobuo Toda, Yutaka Komatsu, Minoru Tada, Haruihiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

    
• • ·What Is the Best Management for Acute Cholecystitis?

    Page :AB207

    Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Takayoshi Tshichiya, Toshio Kurihara, Takashi Kawai, Fuminori Moriyasu

    
• • ·Histologic and Genetic Analysis of the Gallbladder in Patients with Occult Pancreatobiliary Reflux

    Page :AB207

    Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Toshio Kurihara, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Takashi Kawai, Fuminori Moriyasu

    
• • ·Temporary Placement of Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents (SEMS) in Benign Biliary Strictures: Preliminary Data

    Page :AB208

    Michel Kahaleh, Andrew Brock, Sarah A. De La Rue, Vinay Sundaram, Jeffrey Tokar, Reid B. Adams, Paul Yeaton

    
• • ·Placement of Covered Self Expandable Metallic Stents in Patients with Biliary Leak: a Pilot Study

    Page :AB208

    Michel Kahaleh, Vinay Sundaram, Sarah A. De La Rue, Joshua D. Hall, Andrew Brock, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Charles M. Friel, Eugene F. Foley, Reid B. Adams, Paul Yeaton

     
• • ·Evaluation of Electronic Cholangioscopy to Ensure Diagnoses Before the Surgery of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Neoplasm

    Page :AB208

    Hiroko Kajihahara, Tetsuro Yoshimura, Hiraku Yodono, Shinsaku Fukuda, Hitoshi Nakajima, Akihiro Munakata

    
• • ·Multicenter Comparative Trial of the V-System for Therapeutic ERCP

    Page :AB208

    Ann Marie Joyce, Nuzhat Ahmad, Michael L. Kochman, William B. Long, Todd Baron, Stuart Sherman, Evan Fogel, Glen A. Lehman, Lee McHenry, James Watkins, Gregory G. Ginsberg

    
• • ·Endoscopic Deployment of Jostent Selfx for Malignant Hilar Biliary Stricture: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB209

    Hirofumi Kawamoto, Takashi Nakanishi, Osamu Mizuno, Etsuji Ishida, Tsuneyoshi Ogawa, Yuko Okamoto, Hirotoshi Fukatsu, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·Efficacy of Metallic Stent Placement in Patients with Malignant Hilar Obstruction

    Page :AB209

    Myoung Hwan Kim, Seungmin Bang, Young S. Park, Seung W. Park, Jae B. Chung, Si Y. Song

    
• • ·Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Compared with Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilatation for Bile Duct Stones: Late Complications After Stone Removal

    Page :AB209

    Yutaka Komatsu, Naotaka Fujita, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Ichiro Yasuda, Osamu Hasebe, Yoshinori Igarashi, Akihiko Murakami, Hidekazu Mukai, Tsuneshi Fujii, Kenji Yamao, Kensei Maeshiro

     
• • ·Comparison Study Between Covered and Non-Covered Wallstent for Malignant Common Bile Duct Stricture: Efficacy and Complications

    Page :AB210

    Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr

     
• • ·Outcome of Biliary Drainage by Metallic Stent: Hilar Versus Non-Hilar Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB210

    Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr

     
• • ·Papillectomy for Ampullary Neoplasm: Results of a Single Referral Center

    Page :AB210

    Richard A. Kozarek, Michael Gluck, John J. Brandabur, David J. Patterson, L.W. Traverso, Tamara H. Harrison, William M. Spaulding

    
• • ·Application of Prototype Duodenoscopes in an ERCP Referral Practice

    Page :AB211

    Richard A. Kozarek, Tamara H. Harrison

    
• • ·Feasibility of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiodrainage in Patients Without Biliary Tract Dilation and Symptomatic Biliary Leakage Following Upper Abdominal Surgery

    Page :AB211

    Bjoern-Christian Link, Emre F. Yekebas, Paulus Schurr, Jussuf T. Kaifi, Robin Wachowiak, Asad Kutup, Guel Cataldegirmen, Jakob R. Izbicki, Gerrit Krupski

    
• • ·Clinical Significance of Duodenal Papillae in Patients with Separate Orifices for Bile and Pancreatic Ducts

    Page :AB211

    Kensuke Kubota, Koji Fujita, Toshio Fujisawa, Tamon Ikeda, Nobutaka Fujisawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masato Yoneda, Yasunobu Abe, Masahiko Inamori, Harunobu Kawamura, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Takeshi Shimamura, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Satoru Saito, Norio Ueno, Atushi Nakajima, Yukio Kakuta, Shoji Yamanaka

    
• • ·The Relationship Between Juxtapapillary Duodenal Diverticula (JPDD) and Biliary Stone Disease

    Page :AB211

    Seung-Ok Lee, Hyun Chul Kim, In Hee Kim, Sang Wook Kim, Soo Teik Lee, Dae Ghon Kim

    
• • ·Endoscopic Stricturoplasty (ES) of Hepaticojejunostomy Anastomotic Strictures (HAS): A Novel and Effective ERCP Technique

    Page :AB212

    Simon K. Lo, Shahab Mehdizadeh, Gary C. Chen

    
• • ·Non-Surgical Management of Common Bile Duct Stones after Gastrectomy

    Page :AB212

    Saburou Matsubara, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yutaka Komatsu, Osamu Togawa, Toshihiko Arizumi, Naoki Sasahira, Takeshi Tsujino, Minoru Tada, Yousuke Nakai, Hiroshi Kogure, Yukiko Itou, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Nobuo Toda, Haruhiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Is Malnutrition a Cause of Post ERCP Cholangitis?

    Page :AB212

    Mohandas K. Mallath, Vivek Hande, Mrunal Shirodkar, Shaehta Mehta

    
• • ·Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complications after Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation

    Page :AB212

    Carlos Alberto Macias Gomez, Mariano Marcolongo, Eduardo De Santibañes, Miguel Ciardullo, Juan Pekolj, Juan Mattera, Emilio Quiñones, Jorge Davolos

    
• • ·Biliary Bezoar: A Rare Cause of Bile Duct Obstruction in Metallic Stent Patients

    Page :AB213

    Helio Medina, Rama P. Venu, Russell D. Brown

     
• • ·Randomized Trial Comparing the Tip of the Hydrophilic Guide Wire for Successful Deep Cannulation of the Common Bile Duct

    Page :AB213

    Spyros Michopoulos, Georgios Stamatis, Georgios Manthos, Stefanos Karayiannis, Emmanouel Archavlis, Lambros Vlachakis, Athanasios Archimandritis

    
• • ·Small Sphincterotomy Combined with Papillary Dilation with Large Balloon Permits Retrieval of Large Stones without Lithotripsy Second Report

    Page :AB213

    Atsushi Minami, Takao Okuyama, Shinji Hirose

    
• • ·Diagnosis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC): A Blinded Comparative Study Using Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography (MRC) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography (ERC)

    Page :AB213

    Stephen L. Moff, Ihab R. Kamel, Jospeh Eustace, Leo P. Lawler, Sergey Kantsevoy, Anthony N. Kalloo, Paul J. Thuluvath

    
• • ·Intraductal US for Selection of Self Expandable Metal Stent for Extrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma

    Page :AB214

    Jong Ho Moon, Young Koog Cheon, Young Deok Cho, Young Seok Kim, Yun Soo Kim, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Hae Kyung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·A Randomized Multicenter Trial Comparing Plastic to Covered Metal Stents for the Palliation of Lower Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB214

    Peter L. Moses, Alan N. Barkun, Stuart R. Gordon, Roger D. Mitty, M.S. Branch, Thomas E. Kowalski

    
• • ·Why Do Some Patients Die Following Therapeutic ERCP?: Results of the United Kingdom National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death

    Page :AB214

    Andrew Murdock, Tony Tham, Christobel Hargraves

    
• • ·High Dose Rate (HDR-192lr) Brachytherapy for Cholangiocarcinoma Palliation: Feasibility of the Endoscopic Approach

    Page :AB214

    Massimiliano Mutignani, Giancarlo Mattiucci, Andrea Tringali, Pietro Familiari, Federico Iacopini, Cristiano Spada, Guido Costamagna

    
• • ·Covered Wallstent for the Management of Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB215

    Yousuke Nakai, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yutaka Komatsu, Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Nobuo Toda, Naoki Sasahira, Takeshi Tsujino, Minoru Tada, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Can MRCP Replace the Diagnostic Role of ERCP for the Patients with Choledochal Cysts?

    Page :AB215

    Do Hyun Park, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Jung Sik Choi, Sung Koo Lee, Dong Wan Seo

    
• • ·Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

    Page :AB215

    Toda Nobuo, Matsumoto Hiroki, Yoshida Suenaga, Hayato Nakagawa, Taniguchi Makoto, Kazumi Tagawa, Isayama Hiroyuki, Kawabe Takao, Omata Masao

    
• • ·Efficacy of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis

    Page :AB215

    Osamu Ogawa

    
• • ·Endoscopic Interventions for the Patients with Symptomatic Choledochal Varices

    Page :AB216

    Do Hyun Park, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Jung Sik Choi, Sung Koo Lee, Dong Wan Seo

    
• • ·A New Technique of ERCP: Y-Shaped Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (EST) Using the Isolated-Tip Sphincterotome in Patients with Common Bile Duct (CBD) Stones

    Page :AB216

    Sang-Heum Park, Ji-Young Park, Ho-Sung Lee, Jae-Hak Lee, Suck-Ho Lee, Il-Kwun Chung, Hong-Soo Kim, Sun-Joo Kim

    
• • ·Interpretation of Post Procedural ERCP Spot Films by Radiologists Is Prone to Significant Error

    Page :AB216

    Chirag Patel, Jacques Van Dam, Robert Mindelzun, Subhas Banerjee

    
• • ·Efficacy and Outcome of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Resulting in Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB216

    Patrick Pfau, Adnan Said, Deepak Gopal, Mark Reichelderfer, Deepak Argawal, Amitabh Chak, Michael Sivak, Richard Wong, Gerard Isenberg, Andrew Catanzaro, Sachin Goel

    
• • ·Cholangioscopy (CP) with Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy (EHL) in Patients (PTS) with Difficult Bile Duct Stones

    Page :AB217

    Cyrus Piraka, Nida S. Awadallah, Yang K. Chen, Mainor R. Antillon, Raj J. Shah

    
• • ·Endoscopic Stenting for Post-Liver Transplant Bile Duct Strictures: A 10-Year Single Center Experience

    Page :AB217

    Nazir Rahim, Danny Yen, Joseph W. Leung

    
• • ·Long Term Prospective Follow-Up of Aggressive Endoscopic Therapy in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    Page :AB217

    Harry J. Rodriguez, Stephen L. Moff, Karen C. Bagatelos, Fernando Velayos, Uma Mahadevan, Nathan M. Bass, James W. Ostroff

    
• • ·Safety and Success of Precut Biliary Sphincterotomy: Is it Linked to Experience or Expertise

    Page :AB217

    Lindsay Robison, Shyam Varadarajulu, Charles M. Wilcox

    
• • ·Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Plus Self-Expanding Mesh Stents (SEMS) for Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single Center Experience

    Page :AB218

    Drew Schembre, Richard Kozarek, Vincent Picozzi

    
• • ·Acute Occlusion of Self-Expandable Metallic Stents of the Bile Duct

    Page :AB218

    Yukihiro Satoh, Kiichi Tamada, Hisashi Hatanaka, Kazunori Hanatsuka, Shigeo Tano, Akira Ohashi, Shinichi Wada, Takeshi Tomiyama, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Pre-Cancerous Mucosal Changes of the Gallbladder in Patients with Occult Pancreatobiliary Reflux

    Page :AB218

    Jin Kan Sai, Masafumi Suyama, Yoshihiro Kubokawa, Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Takayoshi Kamiya, Hitoshi Koshikawa, Kei Kato, Kouichi Inami, Yasushi Takahashi, Masayasu Chikamori, Nobuhiro Sato

    
• • ·Endoscopic Sphincterotomy With or Without Cholecystectomy for Choledocholithiasis in High Risk Surgical Patients: A Decision Analysis

    Page :AB218

    Ali Siddiqui, Pradyna Mitroo, David Loren, Thomas Kowalski

    
• • ·Two Stage Precut Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (ED) for Non-Emergent Bile Duct (BD) Access: Safe and Reliable Alternative to Aggressive or Persistant BD Access Attempts at Index ERCP

    Page :AB219

    William B. Silverman

    
• • ·Comparison of Visual Estimation with Digital Caliper Measurement (DCM) of Common Bile Duct (CBD) and Pancreatic Duct (PD) Diameter During ERCP

    Page :AB219

    Kuntal Thaker, Kuldip Banwait, David Loren, Thomas Kowalski

    
• • ·Less ERCP But More Therapy: A Study of ERCP Practice in Texas

    Page :AB219

    Paul R. Tarnasky, Jeffrey D. Linder

    
• • ·Endoscopic Intraluminal Brachytherapy and Metal Stents in Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB219

    Virendra Singh, Rakesh Kapoor, Gurpreet Singh, Ganga R. Verma, Suresh C. Sharma

    
• • ·Common Bile Duct Strictures Due to Chronic Pancreatitis Managed by Self-Expandable-Metal Stents (SEMS): Results of a Long-Term Follow-Up Study

    Page :AB220

    Andrea Tringali, Francesco Di Matteo, Federico Iacopini, Pietro Familiari, Massimiliano Mutignani, Cristiano Spada, Guido Costamagna

     
• • ·Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Is Not Followed by Diarrhea Although the Fecal Bile Acid Wasting Is Higher Than in Healthy Subjects

    Page :AB220

    Kjell-Arne Ung, Lars Rydberg, Anders Kilander, Antal Bajor

    
• • ·A Preventive Effect of Low-Dose Heparin on Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Is Suggested by Positive Effects on Laboratory Markers A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blind Study

    Page :AB220

    Kjell-Arne Ung, Marina Modin, Lars Rydberg, Stefan Modin, Anders Kylebäck, Anders Kilander, Hasse Abrahamsson

    
• • ·Endoscopic Management of Post-Operative Biliary Leaks: 140 Patients

    Page :AB220

    Andrea Tringali, Massimiliano Mutignani, Pietro Familiari, Gianluca Spera, Lucio Petruzziello, Cristiano Spada, Guido Costamagna

    
• • ·Relationship Between Hospital ERCP Volume, Length of Stay and Technical Outcomes

    Page :AB221

    Shyam Varadarajulu, Meredith Kilgore, Charles M. Wilcox, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
• • ·Serial Incremental Biliary Stenting for Symptomatic Dominant Biliary Strictures in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Long Term Results

    Page :AB221

    Patrick R. Walsh, Steven Ding, Vu Kwan, Steven Williams, Michael Bourke

    
• • ·Comparison Between Endoscopically Placed Self-Expanding Metal Stents for Inoperable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Single Center Retrospective Review

    Page :AB221

    Liana Vesga, Karen C. Bagatelos, Sinda Mein, Elizabeth Cruz, James W. Ostroff

    
• • ·Serum Bilirubin Is the Best Biochemical Predictor for Biliary Stricture Among Living Related Donor Liver Transplant Recipients

    Page :AB221

    Mikund Venu, Jamie Berkes, Sandra L. Bernklau, Enrico Benedetti, Giuliano Testa, Russell Brown, R.P. Venu

    
• • ·Self-Expanding Metal Stents Confer a Survival Advantage in the Palliation of Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB222

    Kevin Waschke, Eduardo da Silveira, Youssef Toubouti, Elham Rahme, Alan Barkun

    
• • ·EUS-Guided Pancreaticoduodenostomy: A New Technique for Main Pancreatic Duct Drainage in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB222

    Marianna Arvanitakis, Myriam Delhaye, Celso Matos, Genevieve Tessier, Axel Hittelet, Olivier Le Moine, Jacques Deviere

    
• • ·New Techniques for Transgastric Anastomosis Using Flexible Endoscopes

    Page :AB222

    Maria Bergstrom, Per-Ola Park, Keiichi Ikeda, Paul Swain

    
• • ·Case Finding for Celiac Disease Using Zoom Endoscopy

    Page :AB222

    Rawya Badreldin, Paul Barrett, John Mansfield, Yan Yiannakou

    
• • ·In Vivo Full-Thickness Endoluminal Gastroplication Using Tissue Anchors in a Live Pig Model

    Page :AB223

    Jose G. De la Mora, Elizabeth Rajan, David Rea, Thomas C. Smyrk, Lori J. Herman, Jodie L. Deters, Mary A. Knipschield, Christopher J. Gostout

    
• • ·Endoscopic Resection of Upper-GI Mesenchymal Tumors Arising in Muscularis Propria

    Page :AB223

    Joon Hyuck Choi, Jin Hong Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Kee Myung Lee, Byung Moo Yoo, Kwang Jae Lee, Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Unsedated Transnasal Gastroscopy (T-EGD): Three Years Experience (2002-2004) in Operative Digestive Endoscopy Through Trans-Nasal Route

    Page :AB223

    Fausto Barberani, Alessandro Gigliozzi, Maurizio Giovannone, Mauro Tosoni, Sandro Boschetto

    
• • ·Argon Plasma Coagulation with or without Saline Immersion: Comparative In Vivo Study on Tissue Effects

    Page :AB223

    Jose G. De la Mora, Alma P. Romero, Lori J. Herman, Jodie L. Deters, Mary A. Knipschield, Christopher J. Gostout

     
• • ·In Vivo Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) Effects of the New ERVE VIO Compared with the ICC Model

    Page :AB224

    Jose G. De la Mora, Alma P. Romero, Lori J. Herman, Jodie L. Deters, Mary A. Knipschield, Christopher J. Gostout

     
• • ·Endocytoscopy in the Colon: Early Experience with a New Real-Time Contact Microscopy System

    Page :AB224

    Evelien Dekker, Mohamed Kara, Johan Offerhaus, Paul Fockens

    
• • ·Endo-Cytoscopy (EC) as a Novel Method for Diagnosing Neoplastic Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract In Vivo

    Page :AB224

    Thomas Eberl, Reinhard Scheubel, Maximilian Bittinger, Andreas Probst, Helmut Messmann, Hans Arnholdt, Margarete Golczyk, Gertrud Jechart

     
• • ·Endoscopic Myotomy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Zenker's Diverticulum

    Page :AB224

    Aaron DuVall, Teresa Jones, Machelle McDowell

    
• • ·Successful Endoscopic Placement of Feeding Tubes Into the Small Intestine Using the Inscope Endorail

    Page :AB225

    Douglas O. Faigel, Suzanne Thompson, David Stefanchik

    
• • ·Enhanced Magnification Directed Biopsies for Detection of Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients with GERD

    Page :AB225

    Dawn D. Ferguson, Kenneth R. DeVault, David S. Loeb, Murli Krishna, Michael B. Wallace

     
• • ·Inter-Observer Variability with Enhanced Magnification Endoscopy of the Squamocolumnar Junction

    Page :AB225

    Dawn D. Ferguson, Kenneth R. DeVault, David S. Loeb, Michael B. Wallace

     
• • ·Combined Colonoscopy and Multiple Hemorrhoidal Ligation: Prospective Evaluation of 200 Cases

    Page :AB226

    David Armstrong, Janette U. Gaw, Eric Johnson

    
• • ·Successful Endoscopic EN Bloc Removals of Colorectal Tumors By Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using a Flex Knife and a Mixture of High-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid and a Glycerin Plus Sugar Solution

    Page :AB226

    Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Naohisa Yahagi, Naomi Kakushima, Shinya Kodashima, Masanori Nakamura, Hideyuki Miyoshi, Yoshikazu Moriyama, Nobutake Yamamichi, Ayako Tateishi, Katsuya Kobayashi, Takuhei Hashimoto, Keiji Ogura, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Transgastric Endo-Surgical Approaches to Lymph Nodes Using EUS Guidance

    Page :AB226

    Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Alexander C. Mosse, Keiichi Ikeda, Christopher P. Swain

    
• • ·Clinical Applications of the T-Stat Oximeter: An Endoscopic Device for Evaluation of Ischemia

    Page :AB226

    Shai Friedland, David Benaron, Gurinder S. Dhindsa, Veena Gowra, Roy Soetikno

    
• • ·Does Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Enhance Colon Polyp Detection?

    Page :AB227

    Tammy Glenn, Brenda J. Hoffman, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes

     
• • ·A New Expandable Metal Hybrid Esophageal Stent: Results From an Animal Model

    Page :AB227

    Jose Guillermo de la Mora, Nicole L. Pochron, Todd H. Baron

    
• • ·Impact of a Prototype Wide-Angle Colonoscope on Polyp Miss Rates: A Randomized Endoscopic Evaluation

    Page :AB227

    Giuseppe Gizzi, Raffaele Pezzilli, Valeria Villani, Roberto Corinaldesi

    
• • ·Large En-Bloc Resection for Colorectal Tumors Using Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Method

    Page :AB227

    Kinichi Hotta

    
• • ·Usefulness of Narrow Band Imaging System as a Digital Chromoendoscopy in Screening Colonoscopy: A Prospective Pilot Study

    Page :AB228

    Yuhei Inaba, Jiro Watari, Kotaro Okamoto, Kentaro Moriichi, Mikihiro Fujiya, Tokiyoshi Ayabe, Toshifumi Ashida, Yutaka Kohgo, Yusuke Saitoh

    
• • ·ESD Using New Device for Rectal Tumor

    Page :AB228

    Atsushi Imagawa, Yoshiro Kawahara, Sigeatsu Fujiki, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·A Magnified Narrow-Band Imaging (NBI) Improves Pretreatment Endoscopic Evaluation of the Early Gastric Cancers

    Page :AB228

    Akiyoshi Ishiyama, Junko Fujisaki, Etsuo Hoshino, Tomohiro Tuchida, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Makoto Tatewaki, Mitsuo Saito, Kensuke Kuraoka, Hiroshi Takahashi, Rikiya Fujita, You Kato

    
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography for the Examination of the Pancreatobiliary Region

    Page :AB228

    Akihiro Itoh, Yoshiki Hirooka, Senju Hashimoto, Hiroki Kawashima, Kazuo Hara, Akira Kanamori, Hiroki Uchida, Jun Goto, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hideimi Goto

    
• • ·Improved Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) Using Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Method for Colorectal Laterally Spreading Tumors (LSTs)

    Page :AB229

    Mario Jin, Michiro Otaka, Masaru Odashima, Koga Komatsu, Isao Wada, Youhei Horikawa, Tamotsu Matsuhashi, Reina Ohba, Jinko Oyake, Natsumi Hatakeyama, Sumio Watanabe

    
• • ·The Optical Dilator: A Clear, Over-The-Scope Bougie with Sequential Dilating Segments

    Page :AB229

    Michael Jones, Jason Bratten, Stephen McClave

     
• • ·Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE): New Information and Limitations Defined

    Page :AB229

    Bradford H. Jones, M.E. Harrison, David E. Fleischer, Nancy L. Maltby, Jonathan A. Leighton

     
• • ·The Effect of Combination Therapy with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Argon Plasma Coagulation for Early Gastric Cancer and Gastric Adenoma

    Page :AB229

    Kim Jong Soo, Jeong Young Choi, Ki Myung Lee, Byung Moo Yoo, Kwang Jae Lee, Ki Baik Hahm, Jin Hong Kim, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Continuous Access Technique for Dilation, Evaluation, and Stent Palliation of Malignant Luminal Digestive Tract Strictures

    Page :AB230

    Ann Marie Joyce, Michael L. Kochman, Nuzhat Ahmad, Gregory G. Ginsberg

    
• • ·Toward Painless Colonoscopy: Propofol Plus Carbon Dioxide

    Page :AB230

    Mubashir H. Khan, William Kessler, Mouen Khashab, Viju Deenadayalu, Douglas Rex

     
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Against Early Gastric Cancer Using Modified Intra-Gastric Lifting Method with Re-Opening Clip Device

    Page :AB230

    Yoshiro Kawahara, Atsushi Imagawa, Ryuta Takenaka, Shigeatsu Fujiki, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·Gastrointestinal Findings of Patients with Autoimmune Pancreatitis

    Page :AB230

    Terumi Kamisawa, Hitoshi Nakajima, Atsutake Okamoto

    
• • ·Endoscopic Resection of Stromal Tumors in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

    Page :AB231

    Jin Hong Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Jun Hyok Choi, Kee Myung Lee, Kwang Jai Lee, Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·Confocal Laser Endoscopy for the Diagnosis of Gastric Diseases In Vivo

    Page :AB231

    Shusuke Kitabatake, Yasumasa Niwa, Yoshiki Hirooka, Naoki Ohmiya, Akihiro Itoh, Ryoji Miyahara, Akira Ohashi, Tetsuo Matsuura, Yoichi Iguchi, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using Hook Knife for Gastric Neoplasms: Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety

    Page :AB231

    Hyun Soo Kim, Jae Woo Kim, Myung Kwan Chi, Chan Sik Won, Jong Won Byun, Soon Koo Baik, Sang Ok Kwon

    
• • ·The Effect of OPD-Based Argon Plasma Coagulation Treatment for Gastric Adenoma

    Page :AB231

    Jong Soo Kim, Choong Keun Cha, Ki Myung Lee, Jae Youn Cheong, Kwang Jae Lee, Jin Hong Kim, Sung Won Cho

    
• • ·EUS Guided Cystgastrostomy: A Novel Technique Utilizing a Soehendra Stent

    Page :AB232

    Sri Komanduri, William Kosmala, Ali Keshavarzian, John Butsch

    
• • ·Sensitivity and Accuracy of Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy (ECE), Versus Conventional Esophageal Endoscopy (EG), in the Identification of Esophageal Abnormalities in Suspected Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

    Page :AB232

    Richard Kozarek, Drew Schembre, Otto Lin, John Brandabur, Michael Gluck, David Patterson, Kamran Ayub, James Bredfeldt, Geoffrey Jiranek, Fred Drennan, William Spaulding

    
• • ·Endoscopic Transmural Resection of Gastric Wall in a Porcine Model

    Page :AB232

    Linda S. Lee, Christopher C. Thompson

    
• • ·Clinical Outcomes of EMR with Submucosal Injection of a Fibrinogen Mixture: A Prospective Randomized Trial

    Page :AB232

    Suck-Ho Lee, Jae-Hak Lee, Il-Kwun Chung, Sang-Heum Park, Sun-Joo Kim

    
• • ·A New Light Delivery System for Photodynamic Therapy with Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) for Treatment of High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus

    Page :AB233

    Mari Ikeguchi, Charles J. Lightdale, Yujeong A. Choi, Kevin Bukowski

    
• • ·The Effect of Argon Plasma Coagulation on Porcine Liver Tissue Using the New Vio System in Comparison to APC 300 and Nd:Yag Laser

    Page :AB233

    Hendrik Manner, Andrea May, Michael Faerber, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Clinical and Pathological Outcomes After Endoscopic Transgastric Partial Hysterectomy in a Porcine Model

    Page :AB233

    Benjamin F. Merrifield, Mihir S. Wagh, Christopher C. Thompson

    
• • ·Chromoendoscopy Without Magnification Using Acetic Acid and Methilene Blue for Detection of Small Colonic Tumors

    Page :AB233

    Raul Monserat

     
• • ·Usefulness of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (esd) Versus Conventional EMR for Superficial Gastric Lesions

    Page :AB234

    Manabu Nakagawa, Souichi Nakagawa, Yuichi Shimizu, Mototsugu Kato, Yuji Ono, Takehiko Katsurada, Shoko Ono, Yosuke Miura, Yasuaki Mori, Jyunji Yamamoto, Toshifumi Hayakawa, Yoshito Komatsu, Hiroshi Takeda, Masahiro Asaka

    
• • ·Testing of a New Endoscope (R-Scope) for En-Bloc Submucosal Dissection (EBSD)

    Page :AB234

    Horst Neuhaus, Guido Costamagna, Jaques Deviere, Paul Fockens, Thierry Ponchon, Thomas Roesch

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using Hook Knife for Superficial Gastric Cancers

    Page :AB234

    Tsuneo Oyama, Kinichi Hotta

    
• • ·Super Long Clip Is More Useful for Hemostasis and Management After Polypectomy

    Page :AB234

    Masashi Oka, Yasuhito Shimizu, Hiroya Nakata, Kenji Arii, Kimihiko Yanaoka, Hideyuki Tamai, Mikitaka Iguchi, Izumi Inoue, Chizu Mukoubayashi, Naoki Shingaki, Hiroto Magari, Shoutarou Enomoto, Masao Ichinose, Naohisa Yahagi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Naomi Kakushima, Shinya Kodashima, Masanori Nakamura, Masao Omata

    
• • ·Improvement of Clinical Symptoms and Esophageal Acid Reflux by a Novel Simple Endoscopic Procedure: Results of a Pilot Clinical Trial

    Page :AB235

    Pankaj J. Pasricha, Rajesh Puri, Binh V. Pham, Randhir Sud

    
• • ·Endoscopic Full Thickness Repair of Colonic Perforation in the Porcine Model Using the Eagle Claw: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB235

    Binh V. Pham, Doug Brining, Gottumukkala S. Raju, Pankaj J. Pasricha

    
• • ·How Accurate Are Endoscopists in Estimating the Length of Esophageal Lesions?: An Ex-Vivo Study

    Page :AB235

    Dimitrios Polymeros, Kostas Triantafyllou, Charalambos Tzathas, Theodore Emmanuel, Eftychia Tsironi, Spiros D. Ladas

    
• • ·Towards Obesity Surgery at Flexible Endoscopy: Gastric Bypass with Small Pouch Formation in a Porcine Model

    Page :AB235

    Per-Ola Park, Maria Bergstrom, Keiichi Ikeda, Paul Swain

    
• • ·Endoscopic Treatment of Post Surgical Gastrointestinal Fistulas with Biological Fibrin Glue

    Page :AB236

    Luis Rábago, Ignacio Moral, Ivan Guerra, Maria Delgado, Rosa Llorente, JoseLuis Castro, Mauricio Uribazo, Francisco Gea, JoseLuis Martinez-Veiga

    
• • ·High Resolution Magnification Endoscopy with Adaptive Index of Haemoglobin (IHB) Colour Enhancement Technique to Evaluate the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

    Page :AB236

    Krish Ragunath, George K. Anagnostopoulos, Paul Fortun, Philip Kaye, Christopher J. Hawkey

    
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for Diagnosis of Early Barrett's Adeno Cancer (BC) and Early Squamous Cancer (SC)

    Page :AB236

    Thomas Rabenstein, Olliver Pech, Liebwin Gossner, Andrea May, Erwin Guenter, Manfred Stolte, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Non-Hemostatic Use of Endoclips

    Page :AB236

    Isaac Raijman, Alberto Baptista, Y. Bonilla, Manuel Bronstein, Roberto Fogel, Susana Escalante, A. Leamus, J. Poleo, Y. Veliz

    
• • ·Per Oral Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery (POTES): Laparoscopy Interface

    Page :AB237

    Venkat Rao, Manu Tandan, Sandeep Lakhtakia, Rupa Banerjee, Nageshwar Reddy

    
• • ·Colonoscopic Polypectomy in Retroflexion

    Page :AB237

    Douglas K. Rex, Mouen Khashab

    
• • ·Per Oral Transgastric Non Anatomical Segmental Liver Resection Using Flexible Endoscope

    Page :AB237

    Venkat Rao, Manu Tandan, Sandeep Lakhtakia, Rupa Banerjee, Nageshwar Reddy

    
• • ·Histologic, Anatomic & Physiologic Remodeling of the Porcine Stomach After Full-Thickness Plication with an Implanted Titanium Compression Device

    Page :AB237

    Jack Ramage, Christopher J. Gostout, Charles S. Termin, Robert Sixto, Suzanne Thompson, Jonathon Coe

    
• • ·The Usefulness and Limitation of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Using the Incision and Submucosa Dissection (EISD) Methods for Early Gastric Cancer and Gastric Flat Adenoma in Korea

    Page :AB238

    Chang Beom Ryu, Sang Gyune Kim, Sung Won Jung, In Sup Jung, Kye Won Kwon, Su Jin Hong, So Young Jin, Joo Young Cho, Joon Sung Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·Gastric Cancer Emerging in Adenoma Can Be Detected with a Magnified Narrow Band Imaging (NBI)

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    Mitsuo Saito, Junko Fujisaki, Etsuo Hoshino, Hisashi Hosaka, Tomohiro Tuchida, Akihiko Ishiyama, Makoto Tatewaki, Yorimasa Yamamoto, Hiroshi Takahashi, Rikiya Fujita, You Kato

    
• • ·Application of Double-Balloon Endoscopy for Afferent Limb Lesions of Roux-en-Y Surgical Anastomoses

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    Hiroyuki Sato, Hironori Yamamoto, Kiichi Tamada, Hiroto Kita, Shinichi Wada, Keijiro Sunada, Shigeo Tano, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Yukihiro Sato, Tomonori Yano, Kazunobu Hanatsuka, Hironari Ajibe, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Katsunori Ito, Satoshi Shinozaki, Michiko Iwamoto, Tomohiko Miyata, Akiko Kuno, Takeshi Tomiyama, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·A Novel Device: The Colon-Air-Discharge-Tube, Is Easier, Safer and Lesser Discomfort to the Patients During Total Colonoscopy

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    Nobuyuki Sakurazawa, Koyama Nobuatsu, Naoyuki Yamashita, Mutsuya Watanabe, Katsumi Maezawa, Yukiko Hosono, Haruo Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kato, Yasutoshi Saito, Hiroshi Iwanami, Takashi Tajiri

    
• • ·Use of Removable Metal Stents in the Gastrointestinal Tract

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    Ilias Scotiniotis, Andreas Polydorou, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Grigoris Anthopoulos, Georgios Kallimanis

    
• • ·Nanotechnology on Biliary Stents Reduces Sludge Accumulation

    Page :AB239

    Uwe Seitz, Andreas Block, Uwe Wienhold, Katja Masurat, Stefan Haag, Klaus Siebert, Johannes Sadikin, Tiing Leong Ang, Frederick Dy, Stefan Seewald, Frank Thonke, Sabine Bohnacker, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·A Randomized, Multi-Center Evaluation of Ablation of Nondysplastic Short Segment Barrett Esophagus Using Barrx Bipolar Balloon Device: Extended Follow-Up of the Ablation of Intestinal Metaplasia (AIM)-I Trial

    Page :AB239

    Virender K. Sharma, Bergein Overholt, Kenneth Wang, Charles Lightdale, M.B. Fennerty, Patrick Dean, David E. Fleischer

     
• • ·The Utility of a Novel Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Endoscopy System in Patients with Barrett's Esophagus (BE)

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    Prateek Sharma, Ajay Bansal, Amit Rastogi, Rachel Cherian, Douglas McGregor, April Higbee, Sharad Mathur

    
• • ·A New Therapeutic Technique for Large Gastric Varices Utilizing Endoscopy and Interventional Radiology

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    Goro Shibukawa, Atsushi Irisawa, Takuto Hikichi, Tadayuki J. Takagi, Kyoko Katakura, Takeru Wakatsuki, Hidemichi Imamura, Yuta Takahashi, Ai Sato, Katsutoshi Obara, Yukio Sato

    
• • ·Nobel Method of ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection) Using High Resolution Magnification Endoscopy (HRME): Comparison with Ordinary EMR

    Page :AB240

    Katsuro Shirakawa, Tetsuya Nakamura, Hironori Masuyama, Hidetsugu Yamagishi, Masaya Tamano, Hideyuki Hiraishi, Akira Terano

    
• • ·Prospective Feasibility Study of Gastrojejunostomy Anastomotic Size Reduction by Endoluminal Gastroplication in Patients with Post-Gastric Bypass Recidivism

    Page :AB240

    Anthony A. Starpoli, Darlene S. Negbenebor, Mitchell S. Roslin, Thomas K. Haddad, Nicholas M. Gualtieri, Grethe S. Birketvedt

    
• • ·Using the Video Endoscope Prototype Olympus XGIF-N160Y1 for Transnasal Gastroscopy: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Tolerability

    Page :AB241

    Italo Stroppa, Claudio Tosti, Cinzia Razzini, Sabrina Mazzocchi, Francesco Romeo, Francesco Pallone

    
• • ·New Measurement Methods and a Randomized Comparison of Force Transmission Using Flexible Endoscopes and Instruments Before and After the Application of ShapeLock™ Technology

    Page :AB241

    Paul Swain, Richard Ewers, Ruey Peh, Vahid Sadaat

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Method for Colorectal Laterally Spreading Tumor Larger Than 20 mm in Diameter

    Page :AB241

    Shinji Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Iwao Kaneko, Mayuko Hirata, Ritsuo Mouri, Masaharu Yoshihara, Kazuaki Chayama

    
• • ·Optical Coherence Tomography to Identify Villous Morphology in Patients with Suspected Celiac Disease

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    Enzo Masci, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Luca Albarello, Paolo G. Arcidiacono, Alberto Mariani, Mario Guslandi, Maria C. Petrone, Claudio Doglioni, Pier A. Testoni

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Techniques for Early Gastric Cancer

    Page :AB242

    Eiji Umegaki, Satoshi Tokioka, Masaya Tanaka, Nozomi Takeuchi, Chikako Eiraku, Takao Noguchi, Minekazu Ozawa, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Nanako Shiraishi, Keishi Kojima, Ichiro Hirata, Ken-ichi Katsu

     
• • ·Ten-Second Endoscopic Breath Test Using a 20-Mg Dose of 13c-Urea to Detect Helicobacter Pylori Infection

    Page :AB242

    Yoshihisa Urita, Yoshinori Kikuchi, Kazuo Hike, Naotaka Torii, Hidenori Kurakata, Eiko Kanda, Masahiko Sasajima, Kazumasa Miki

    
• • ·Endoscopic Gastroenteric Anastomoses with Magnets (EGAM): Three Years After

    Page :AB242

    Augusto Villaverde, Constantine Cope, Nestor Chopita, Nestor Landoni, Alberto Bernedo, Horacio Martinez, Alejandro Jmelnitzky

    
• • ·Efficiacy and Safety of Flexible Endoscopic Mucomyotomy for Zenker's Diverticulum (ZD)

    Page :AB242

    Arnd Vogelsang, Brigitte Schumacher, Christoph Preiss, Jean Pierre Charton, Horst Neuhaus

    
• • ·A New Balloon Catheter EMR Method for Mucosal Detachment in Cancer Resection

    Page :AB243

    Masaya Wada, Yukinobu Takimoto, Akio Orino

    
• • ·Accuracy of Endoscopic Transgastric Abdominal Exploration in a Porcine Model with Systematic Organ Identification

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    Mihir S. Wagh, Benjamin F. Merrifield, Christopher C. Thompson

    
• • ·Endoscopic Transgastric Oophorectomy and Tubectomy: Survival Studies in a Porcine Model

    Page :AB243

    Mihir S. Wagh, Benjamin F. Merrifield, Christopher C. Thompson

    
• • ·Gastroenterologist Attitudes Towards New Endoscopic Technologies: How Do We Adopt New Devices?

    Page :AB244

    Kenneth K. Wang, Kurt Bally, Douglas Ladd, Michel WongKeeSong, Navtej Buttar, Lori Lutzke, Ganapathy Prasad, Lynn Borkenhagen

    
• • ·Large Balloon-Lithotripsy (LB-L) in Patients with Large Extrahepatic Bile Duct Stones

    Page :AB244

    Byung Moo Yoo

    
• • ·Clinical Outcomes of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Gastric Tumors: Historical Comparison Between Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Conventional Mucosal Resection

    Page :AB244

    Kenichiro Watanabe, Shinichi Ogata, Kazuyo Watanabe, Seiji Kawazoe, Seiji Tsunada, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Kazuma Fujimoto

     
• • ·Transnasal, Ultrathin Endoscopy for the Placement of Nasoenteral Feeding Tubes in Critically Ill Patients: Does the Working Length of the Endoscope Matter? First Results

    Page :AB244

    Stephan Wildi, Christoph Gubler, Stephan Vavricka, Dieter Menne, Michael Fried, Peter Bauerfeind

    
• • ·Comparison of Pelican Single-Use Multi-Bite Biopsy Forceps vs Traditional Double-Bite Forceps: Evaluation in a Porcine Model

    Page :AB245

    Jeffrey Zaidman, William Frederick, Gregory Ginsberg, Chinyu Su

    
• • ·Automated Endoscopic Biopsy with Serial Collection, Storage and Processing of Specimens in Situ

    Page :AB245

    David S. Zimmon

    
• • ·Appropriate Utilization of Adjuvant Therapy Following Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

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    Neena S. Abraham, Jennifer Kramer, Travis Gossey, Jessica Davila

    
• • ·Comparison of 4 L of PEG vs Combination of 2 L of PEG and 45 ml of Sodium Phosphate for Colonoscopy Colon Cleansing: A Prospective Randomized Trial

    Page :AB245

    Yoon Tae Jeen, Jong Jin Hyun, Hoon Jai Chun, Sang Kyun Yu, Rok Son Choung, Hwang Rae Chun, Young Sik Kim, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi, Chang Duk Kim, Ho Sang Ryu, Jin Hai Hyun

    
• • ·Appropriateness of Diagnostic Colonoscopy in the Era of Screening Colonoscopy: Do We Need Better Selection Criteria?

    Page :AB246

    Andreas Adler, Stephanie Roll, Bernhard Marowski, Rolf Drossel, Hans U. Rehs, Bertram Wiedenmann, Thomas Roesch

    
• • ·Two Cases of Primary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma Occurring in the Rectum Treated with Endoscopic Resection and Antibiotic Therapy: A Report From the United States

    Page :AB246

    Sushil Ahlawat, Nadim Haddad, Yonca Kanbar, Metin Ozdemirli, Philip Cohen, Stanley Benjamin

    
• • ·Significance of Diminutive Colonic Polyps

    Page :AB246

    Sudhanshu Gogia, Prabhakar Swaroop, Banke Agarwal

    
• • ·Comparison of Screening and Diagnostic Colonoscopy in a Multicenter Outpatient Setting: Is There a Difference in Relevant Findings?

    Page :AB246

    Andreas Adler, Stephanie Roll, Bernhard Marowski, Rolf Drossel, Hans-Ulrich Rehs, Bertram Wiedenmann, Thomas Roesch

    
• • ·Polyp Prevalence in a Cohort of 1445 Patients with Isolated Rectal Bleeding (IRB): What Are We Missing with Just Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (fs)?

    Page :AB247

    Ramesh Arasaradnam, Siddapura Gopal, Maeve Skelly, Mark Donnelly

     
• • ·Screening Colonoscopy at the Western New York Veterans Affairs Administration Medical Center

    Page :AB247

    Sandeep Bahadur, Michael Sitrin

    
• • ·High Prevalence of Colorectal Adenomas Among Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Patients 50 Years of Age and Older: A Prospective Screening Colonoscopy Study

    Page :AB247

    Edmund J. Bini, Bryan Green, Michael A. Poles

    
• • ·Outcomes of Colonic Stenting Using a Specifically Designed Expandable Metal Colonic Stent (Ultraflex™ Precision)

    Page :AB247

    Jose G. de la Mora, Todd Baron, Christopher Gostout, Nicole Pochron

    
• • ·Colonoscopic Features of Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation

    Page :AB248

    Jeong-Sik Byeon, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung-Jae Myung, Ji Yoon Cho, Kyu-Jong Kim, Seong Soo Hong, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Weon-Seon Hong, Jin-Ho Kim, Young Il Min

    
• • ·Screening Colonoscopy for Octogenarians: Is it Indicated?

    Page :AB248

    Suyi Chang, Joseph W. Leung

    
• • ·Quality Performance of Screening Colonoscopy in Germany

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    Berndt R. Birkner, Jörn Knöpnadel, Lutz Altenhofen, Gerhard Brenner, Wolf Schmiegel, Meinhard Classen

    
• • ·Adenoma Recurrence Is Independent of Polypectomy Method: A Comparison of Hot Biopsy Forceps and Snare Polypectomy

    Page :AB248

    John M. Bozdech, Joseph F. Bozdech

    
• • ·Impact of Having a Second Degree Relative with Colorectal Cancer on the Risks of Developing Adenomas

    Page :AB249

    Kenny Chiu, Hyung Cho, Sharon Bayuga, Tim Church, Margaret Mandelson, Andrew Feld, John Allen, Glenn Mills, Paul Jordan, Michael O'Brien, Ann Zauber, Sidney Winawer

     
• • ·How To Diagnose Early Rectal Adenocarcinoma? Endoscopic Features and Predictors of Submucosal Invasion at National Cancer Center Tokyo

    Page :AB249

    Fabian Emura, Yutaka Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, Takuji Gotoda, Ichiro Oda, Nozomu Kobayashi, Toshio Uraoka, Takeshi Nakajima, Hisatomu Ikehara, Daizo Saito

    
• • ·Prevalence of Colorectal Polyps in Potential Cardiac Transplant Recipients

    Page :AB249

    Cherag Daruwala, Benjamin Krevsky

    
• • ·Endoscopic Tattooing of Colonic Lesions with a Carbon Particle Highly-Purified Suspension

    Page :AB249

    Angels Vilella, Carlos Dolz, Hernan Andreu, Alvaro Brotons, Joan Riera

    
• • ·Predictive Factors for Colorectal Cancers Occurring in Patients After a Clearing Colonoscopy

    Page :AB250

    William D. Farrar, Douglas B. Nelson, John H. Bond, Mandeep S. Sawhney

     
• • ·Variability in the Diagnosis and Management of Adenoma-Like and Non-Adenoma Like Dalms in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    Page :AB250

    Francis A. Farraye, Jerome D. Waye, Timothy C. Heeren, Robert D. Odze

    
• • ·Annual Fecal Occult Blood Testing Can Be Safely Suspended for Up To 5 Years After a Negative Colonoscopy in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Patients

    Page :AB250

    Steven Finkelstein, Edmund J. Bini

     
• • ·Expandable Metal Stent Placement for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction - Report of 36 Consecutive Patients

    Page :AB250

    Julieta Félix, João Deus, Ricardo Gorjão, Eduardo Pires, Paulo Ratilal, Luis Novais

    
• • ·Endoscopic Insertion of Self-Expanding Metallic Stents (SEMS) As a First Step to Treat Malignant Colorectal Obstruction (MCRO): A Survey on Its Use Among Several Spanish Centers

    Page :AB251

    Ferran González-Huix, Jesús García-Cano, Diego Juzgado, Francisco Igea, Manuel Pérez-Miranda, Leopoldo López-Rosés, Antonio Rodríguez, Pedro González-Carro, Luis Yuguero, Jorge Espinós, Julio Ducóns, Víctor Orive, Santiago Rodríguez

    
• • ·Obesity Increases the Risk for Colon Polyps in an Immigrant Minority Colorectal Cancer Screening Population

    Page :AB251

    Fritz Francois, Richard M. Lin, Renee Williams, Michael Huang, Michael A. Poles

    
• • ·Current Colon Cancer Screening Practices of Primary Care Physicians for Patients at Various Risk for Colorectal Cancer

    Page :AB251

    Naresh T. Gunaratnam, Eileen A. Robinson, Qaisar S. Cheema, Thomas M. Shehab

    
• • ·Incident Rates of Colonic Neoplasia According to Age and Gender: Implications for Screening Colonoscopy Intervals

    Page :AB252

    Gavin Harewood, Garrett Lawlor

     
• • ·Incident Rates of Colonic Neoplasia in Older Patients: When Should We Stop Screening?

    Page :AB252

    Gavin Harewood, Garrett Lawlor, Mark Larson

     
• • ·Location of Incident Colonic Neoplasia According to Patient Age: Implications for Screening Colonoscopy Behavior

    Page :AB253

    Gavin Harewood, Garrett Lawlor

     
• • ·Colonoscopic Findings in Patients Age 40-49 Presenting with Hematochezia or Occult Blood (OB) Positive Stool

    Page :AB253

    Vassiliki L. Tsikitis, Daniel O. Herzig, Paul A. Akerman, Katrina H. Thompson-Burnett

    
• • ·The Improvement of Finding Neoplastic Lesions in Colonoscopy with Posture Conversion

    Page :AB253

    Kiwamu Hasuda, Yasushi Oda, Hideyo Goto, Tomofumi Tanaka, Masahiro Hattori

    
• • ·The Usefulness of Preoperative CT Colonography to Evaluate the Proximal Colon

    Page :AB254

    Kyu Chan Huh, Hyun Ju Yoon, Sun Moon Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Euyi Hyeog Im, Young Woo Choi, Dong Jin Jung, Won Jun Choi, Young Woo Kang

    
• • ·Urgent Colonoscopy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Lower GI Bleeding and Acute Colorectal Obstruction

    Page :AB254

    Akira Horiuchi, Yoshiko Nakayama

    
• • ·Disparities in the Incidence of Colon Cancer: Do Anatomical Sites of the Colon Matter?

    Page :AB254

    James C. Hobley, Thomas J. McGarrity, Eugene J. Lengerich

    
• • ·Interobserver Agreement Among Experts in Determining Depth of Invasion of Early Colorectal Carcinoma

    Page :AB254

    Jeong-Seon Ji, Hwang Choi, Kyu-Yong Choi, Bo-In Lee, Kyoung-Mee Kim, Byung-Wook Kim, Se-Hyun Cho, Hiun-Suk Chae, In-Sik Chung

    
• • ·Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Colorectal Adenomas in Population Before the Age of 50: The Kasid Prospective Multicenter Study

    Page :AB255

    Jung-Ae Jung, Hyun Soo Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Won Ho Kim, Tae Il Kim, Hyo Jong Kim, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung Jae Myung, Jeong Sik Byeon, Moon Sung Lee, IL Kwon Jung, Moon Kwan Chung, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jai Hyun Choi, Hwang Choi, Dong Soo Han, Jae Suk Song

    
• • ·Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Large Flat Adenomas of the Colorectum

    Page :AB255

    Hiroshi Kashida, Shin-ei Kudo, Tsukasa Takeuchi, Yoshio Omae, Keita Sasajima

    
• • ·Men with Prostate Cancer Are Predisposed to Colon Cancer: Half a Million US Veterans' Case Control Study

    Page :AB255

    Vikas Khurana, Hanmanth R. Bejjanki, Jeffrey A. Goldstein, Gloria Caldito, Charlton Fort, Ruby Kochhar

    
• • ·Predictors of Immediate Post-Polypectomy Bleeding of Colon: A Prospective Multicenter Study

    Page :AB255

    Hyun Soo Kim, Won Ho Kim, Tae Il Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Hyo Jong Kim, Suk-Kyun Yang, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Moon Sung Lee, Il Kwon Jung, Moon Kwan Chung, Sung-Ae Jung, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jai Hyun Choi, Hwang Choi, Dong Soo Han, Jae Suk Song

    
• • ·Colonoscopic Findings of the Distal Colorectum in Patients with Proximal Adenomas and Cancers

    Page :AB256

    Seiji Kimura, Masanori Tanaka

    
• • ·Distribution of Synchronous Neoplasms Detected at Colorectal Cancer Resection

    Page :AB256

    Seiji Kimura, Masanori Tanaka

    
• • ·Predictors of Isolated Advanced Proximal Neoplasia of Colon: The Kasid Prospective Multicenter Study

    Page :AB256

    Hyun Soo Kim, Won Ho Kim, Tae Il Kim, Young-Ho Kim, Hyo Jong Kim, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung-Jae Myung, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Moon Sung Lee, Il Kwon Jung, Sung-Ae Jung, Moon Kwan Chung, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jai Hyun Choi, Hwang Choi, Dong Soo Han, Jae Suk Song

    
• • ·Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Early Colon Cancer: Additional Therapy and Clinical Outcomes

    Page :AB256

    Sang Gyune Kim, Sung Won Jung, Bong Min Ko, Su Jin Hong, Chang Beom Ryu, Young Seok Kim, Joo Young Cho, Kye Won Kwon, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim

    
• • ·Inverted Colonic Diverticulum: An Infrequent and Dangerous Endoscopic Finding

    Page :AB257

    R. Merino, T. Kinney, R. Santander, R. Yazigi, C. Navarrete, M. Saenz, R. Saenz

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using Sodium Hyaluronate for a Large Superficial Cancer in the Colon and Rectum

    Page :AB257

    Hiroto Kita, Hironori Yamamoto, Keijiro Sunada, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hiroyuki Sato, Mitsuyo Yoshizawa, Michiko Iwamoto, Hironari Ajibe, Katsunori Ito, Hisashi Hachimori, Toru Takamatsu, Satoshi Shinozaki, Tomohiko Miyata, Tomonori Yano, Makoro Nishimura, Yutaka Sekine, Akiko Kuno, Hiroyuki Osawa, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·All Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Over the Age of 50 Should Have Screening Colonoscopy Prior to Interferon Therapy

    Page :AB257

    Ramesh Koka, Gaurav Mehta, Victor Araya, Kenneth D. Rothstein

     
• • ·Drinking and Smoking Habit, But Not Colonic Neoplasm, Is Associated with Diverticulosis: Analysis of 13,695 Consecutive Colonoscopy Performed Cases

    Page :AB257

    Manabu Kurome, Jun Kato, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·Risk Factors of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Are Different According to Age and Gender: A Hospital Based Analysis Using 3,372 Naive Patients Receiving Colonoscopy (CS)

    Page :AB258

    Manabu Kurome, Kato Jun, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·The Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in French Gastro Enterological Private Practice: A Study Based on a Sample of 1175 Patients

    Page :AB258

    Jean Lapuelle, Gilbert Tucat, Philippe Guyot, Patrick Levy, Philippe Houcke, Bruno Richard-Molard

    
• • ·Aphthous Ulcers in Terminal Ileum Encountered During Colonoscopy: Are They Significant?

    Page :AB258

    Bo-In Lee, Kyu-Yong Choi, Hwang Choi, Byung-Wook Kim, Se-Hyun Cho, Jeong-Seon Ji, Kang-Moon Lee, Woo-Chul Chung, Hiun-Suk Chae, In-Sik Chung

    
• • ·Early Colon Cancer in Korea

    Page :AB258

    Kwang An Kwon, Yu Kyung Kim, Moon Gi Chung, Dong Kyun Park, Oh Sang Kwon, Sun Suk Kim, Yeon Suk Kim, So Young Kwon, Yang Suh Ku, Duck Joo Choi, Ju Hyun Kim

    
• • ·Prevalence of Ischemic Colitis in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy

    Page :AB259

    David Lieberman, Glenn Eisen, Jennifer Holub, Nora Mattek, LeAnn Michaels

    
• • ·Long-Term Follow-Up of Leukocyte Adsorptive Apheresis (LAA) Treatment in Patients (PTS) with Moderately Active Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

    Page :AB259

    Robert Loefberg, Axel Dignass, Norbert Hittel, Alberto Malesci, Joachim Moessner, Max Reinshagen, Maurizio Vecchi, Wolfgang Kruis

     
• • ·Simultaneous Ischemic Colitis and Myocardial Infarction Presents as a Distinct Clinical Subgroup of Ischemic Colitis: A Study of Twenty-Two Patients with Comparison to a Control Group of Patients with Ischemic Colitis without Myocardial Infarction

    Page :AB259

    Mitchell S. Cappell, Deepak S. Mahajan, Vinod Kurupath, Andrea Culliford

    
• • ·Successful Endoscopic Management of Bleeding From Colonic Dieulafoy Lesion: A Case Review of Six Years' Experience

    Page :AB259

    Wan Sik Lee, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew, Sei Jong Kim

    
• • ·How Adequate Is Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Cancer Screening At Colonoscopy? Can Adequacy Be Improved?

    Page :AB260

    John B. Marshall

    
• • ·Outcome of Endoscopic Resection for Early Invasive Colorectal Cancer Based on the Tumor Recurrence

    Page :AB260

    Takahisa Matsuda, Yutaka Saito, Fabian Emura, Takayuki Yoshino, Yasushi Sano, Takahiro Fujii

    
• • ·Chronic Renal Failure as a Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia

    Page :AB260

    Tamiya Morikawa, Jun Kato, Hiroshi Matsushima, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·The Hidden Value of Upper Endoscopy: A “Teachable Moment” for Colorectal Cancer Screening

    Page :AB260

    Stacy B. Menees, A.M. Fendrick, Ruth Carlos, James Scheiman

    
• • ·Does Metabolic Syndrome Increases the Risk of Colon Neoplasm?

    Page :AB261

    Adnan Muhammad, Hilary Hertan, Nejat Kiyici, Indira Donepudi, Hatef Masoumi, Rehan Rafiq, Edward Norkus

     
• • ·Obesity Is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Hyperplastic Polyps, Adenomas, and Cancers That Are Detected By Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

    Page :AB261

    James Park, Fritz Francois, Edmund J. Bini

    
• • ·Attendance at Surveillance Endoscopy in Patients with Adenoma or Colorectal Cancer

    Page :AB261

    S.A. Mulder, M.E. van Leerdam, R.J.Th. Ouwendijk, R.W.M. Giard, D.J. Bac, E.J. Kuipers

    
• • ·How Far Is Enough: Distribution of Polyps in Screening Sigmoidoscopies

    Page :AB261

    Bichthuy D. Nguyen, Stanley K. Dea

    
• • ·Complications of Self-Expandable Colorectal Stenting for the Treatment of Acute Large Bowel Obstruction

    Page :AB262

    Cheol-hyun Kim, Jong-Jae Park, Yeon-Seok Seo, Yoon-Jeong Jang, Ji-Yeon Lee, Jin-Yong Kim, Jae-Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak

    
• • ·Short Term Colonoscopic Follow Up After Anti-Tuberculous Medication in Patients with Atypical Ulcers on IC Valve and Terminal Ileum

    Page :AB262

    YoungSook Park, Yun Ju Jo, Seong Hwan Kim, Moon Hee Song, Han Hyo Lee

    
• • ·Diagnostic Yield of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasm with Colonoscopy by Indications

    Page :AB262

    Dong Il Park, Yong-Ho Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Won Ho Kim, Tae Il Kim, Hyo Jong Kim, Suk-Kyun Yang, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Moon Sung Lee, Il Kwon Jung, Moon Kwan Chung, Sung-Ae Jung, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jai Hyun Choi, Hwang Choi, Dong Soo Han, Jae Suk Song

    
• • ·A Unique Method of Endoscopic Resection Using Single Channel Colonoscope and Grasp Forcep for Rectal Carcinoid Tumor

    Page :AB262

    Chang-Keun Park, Sae-Hwan Kim, Mi-Hun Lee, Seung-Yup Lee, Hyun-Sui Kim, Sang-Moon Lee

    
• • ·The ShapeLock™ Endoscopic Guide Facilitates Successful Colonoscopies After Previously Failed Attempts in Difficult Cases

    Page :AB263

    Pankaj J. Pasricha, Gregory Haber

    
• • ·V Type Pit Pattern Diagnosis by Magnifying Endoscopy Defines Histological Appearance of Early Colon Cancer

    Page :AB263

    Shoichi Saito, Masahiro Ikegami, Hiroshi Arakawa, Hisao Tajiri

     
• • ·Is Chromoendoscopy with Indigo Carmine, Without a Magnifying Colonoscope, Accurate in the Differential Diagnosis of Colorectal Polyps ≤10 mm in Size?

    Page :AB263

    Adolfo Parra-Blanco, David Nicolas-Perez, Antonio Gimeno-Garcia, Begoña Grosso, Manuela Ortiz, Livia Rezende, Juan Ortega, Enrique Quintero

    
• • ·Clinicocolonoscopic Differentiation of Tuberculosis From Crohn's Disease

    Page :AB263

    Shine Sadasivan, V.V. Raj, V.A. Narayanan, Puneet Dhar, Rajeev Mehta, Prem Nair, V. Balakrishnan

    
• • ·The Impact of the Endoscopy Nurse on Colonoscopy Completion Rates

    Page :AB264

    Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Nirav Shah, Kevin D. Mullen, Saeid Amini, Arthur J. McCullough

    
• • ·Colonic Polyps and Malignant Potential – Does Size Matter?

    Page :AB264

    Uwe Seitz, Tiing Leong Ang, Frederick Dy, Theerapong Sookpaisal, Johannes Sadikin, Indra Marki, Frank Thonke, Stefan Seewald, Sabine Bohnacker, Andreas De Weerth, Nib Soehendra

    
• • ·Examination of Endoscopic Resection of Early Colon Cancer

    Page :AB264

    Jae Kyu Sung, Hyun Young Jeong

    
• • ·Comparison of Polyp Detection Rates During Colonoscopy by Attending Staff Alone Versus Trainee Plus Attending Staff: Are Two People Better Than One?

    Page :AB264

    Nirav Shah, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Kevin D. Mullen, Saeid Amini, Arthur J. McCullough

    
• • ·Does the Use of Indigocarmine Spray Increase the Colonoscopic Detection Rate of Advanced Adenomas?

    Page :AB265

    Kazutomo Togashi, David Hewett, David Whitaker, Georgia Hume, Graham Radford-Smith, Leo Francis, Nirmala Pandeya, Mark Appleyard

    
• • ·Long-Term Outcome of Endoscopic Balloon Dilation in Obstructive Gastrointestinal Crohn's Disease

    Page :AB265

    Matsui Toshiyuki, Tsuda Sumio, Yao Kenshi, Suketo Sou, Hirai Fumihito

    
• • ·Colonoscope Position Detecting System's Impact on Patient-Based Comfort and Efficiency of Colonoscopy

    Page :AB265

    Morio Takahashi, Shigeki Oka, Hironobu Takada, Hajime Kuwayama

    
• • ·Total Colonoscopy Is Necessary for Elderly People: Analysis of 16,085 Colonoscopy Cases

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    Koji Takemoto, Jun Kato, Yasushi Shiratori

    
• • ·Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Large Colorectal Tumors

    Page :AB266

    Takashi Toyonaga, Eisei Nishino, Akira Hayashibe, Takashi Hirooka

    
• • ·Cytologic Study for Endoscopic Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

    Page :AB266

    Angels Vilella, Magdalena Garcia-Bonafe, Carlos Dolz, Hernan Andreu, Alvaro Brotons, Javier Ibarra

    
• • ·Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent Diverticulitis

    Page :AB266

    Gregg A. Valenzuela, Eddy Pizzanni

    
• • ·Growth and Development of Superficial Flat and Depressed Colorectal Neoplastic Lesion

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    Toshio Uraoka, Yutaka Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, Nozomu Kobayashi, Takeshi Nakajima, Hisatomo Ikehara, Daizo Saito

     
• • ·Prospective Study of Surveillance Colonoscopy for Colitic Cancer or Dysplasia by Using Magnifying Colonoscopy and Target Biopsy

    Page :AB267

    Kenji Watanabe, Makoto Inagawa, Shiro Nakamura, Nobuhide Oshitani, Kazuhide Higuchi, Tetsuo Arakawa

    
• • ·Self-Expandable Metallic Covered Stent Placement in Unsedated Patients with Unresectable Esophageal Neoplasia Using An Ultrathin Endoscope: Our Experience

    Page :AB267

    Mario A. Vitale, Giuseppe Villotti, Lucia d'Alba, Maria A. De Cesare, Stefano Frontespezi, Federico Iacopini, Giampaolo Iacopini

    
• • ·Should Recent Immigrants to the US From Areas with Low Incidence of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Undergo a Screening Colonoscopy?

    Page :AB267

    Ari Wiesen, Daniel Gelrud, Charles Hall, Daniel Mishkin

    
• • ·Comparison of Compliance with Participation in a Colonoscopy Surveillance Program: Physician-Initiated Versus Patient-Initiated Recall

    Page :AB267

    John T. Wilson, Hongwei Zhao, Hongkun Wang, Arthur J. DeCross

    
• • ·The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte on Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Rats

    Page :AB268

    Chifumi Yamamoto, Kunihiko Aoyagi, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Isamu Morita, Shotaro Sakisaka

     
• • ·Differential Diagnosis of Enlarged Periportal Lymph Nodes in Patients Without Pancreatobiliary Malignancies

    Page :AB268

    Naveen B. Krishna, Brian T. Collins, Banke Agarwal

    
• • ·Is 18F-FDG-PET Useful in Detecting Colonic Adenoma?

    Page :AB268

    Cho Yoo-Kyung, Jung Sung-Ae, Baik Su-Jung, Kim Sung-Eun, Kim Young-Sun, Kim Tae-Hun, Bea Moon-Sun, Jung Hye-Kyung, Shim Ki-Nam, Yoo Kwon, Moon Il Hwan

    
• • ·Mechanic Study Using Proteomic Tools of Indomethacin’s Effects on Colorectal Cancer

    Page :AB268

    Guiying Zhang

    
• • ·How Early Should Pancreatic Cancer Be Diagnosed to Significantly Improve Survival?

    Page :AB269

    Banke Agarwal, Arlene M. Correa, Linus Ho

     
• • ·“Sequential Sampling” Strategy Optimises the Use of Two Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Tissue Sampling Techniques

    Page :AB269

    George K. Anagnostopoulos, Steve P. Pereira, Abed M. Zaitoun, Krish Ragunath, Guruprasad P. Aithal

    
• • ·Open Access EUS: A Case-Controlled Study

    Page :AB269

    Mohammad Al-Haddad, Massimo Raimondo, Timothy Woodward, Alan Savoy, Kyung Noh, Surakit Pungpapong, Michael Wallace

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and its Impact on Surgical Staging

    Page :AB269

    Jouke Annema, Michel Versteegh, Maud Veselic, Pieter Voigt, Klaus Rabe

    
• • ·Results of a Multicentric Study on EUS FNA of Pancreatic Tumors of Less than 3 cm in Diameter

    Page :AB270

    Marc Giovannini, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Christian Bergel, Genevieve Monges, Celso Ardghen, Simone Guaraldi, Pier Deprez, Roberto Fogel, Ionnis Karamboulis, Erwan Bories, V. Moutadier, Marzia Rossi, J.R. Delpero

    
• • ·The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) with Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the Differential Diagnosis of Focal Chronic Pancreatitis (FCP) and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PAC)

    Page :AB270

    Jose C. Ardengh, Gustavo A. de Paulo, Marcelo d. Cury, Cristina M. Hervoso, Laura C. Ornellas, Luiz Felipe P. de Lima, Juliano R. de Oliveira, Stephan Geocze

    
• • ·Interobserver Agreement for EUS in the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesinos

    Page :AB270

    Seung Hoon Baek, Young Koog Cheon, Jun Hwan Wi, Dae Hee Han, In Seop Jung, Young Deok Cho, Jin Oh Kim, Jun Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim

    
• • ·Power Doppler Endoscopic Ultrasound: A New Technique for the Assessment of Lymph Nodes in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Page :AB270

    Matthew Banks, Brian Jones, Neil Jamieson, Tom Karplus, Winckle Yung, Ian Norton

    
• • ·Improvement of EUS-Guided Pancreatic Fine-Needle Aspiration Results with Introduction of the Monolayer Technique

    Page :AB271

    Ivan Borbath, Birgit Weynand, Christine Galant, Christine Sempoux, Jean-Francois Gigot, Pierre H. Deprez

     
• • ·EUS Staging of Upper GI Malignancies: results of a Prospective, Randomized Trial

    Page :AB271

    Brenna C. Bounds, Kai Matthes, William R. Brugge

    
• • ·Repeat Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy (ChemoXRT) for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PancCa)

    Page :AB271

    Aaron Brosam, Mary Lynne Lucido, Rebecca Lai, Timothy Sielaff, Edward Greeno, Ricardo Bardales, Shawn Mallery

    
• • ·Correlation of Histologic Findings After Surgery and Preoperative EUS Features in Advanced Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB272

    Djuna L. Cahen, Johan A. Offerhaus, Paul Fockens, Dirk J. Gouma, Marco J. Bruno

     
• • ·Cyst Fluid Analysis Obtained by EUS-Guided FNA in the Evaluation of Cystic Neoplasm: Comparison of Small vs Large Cystic Neoplasm

    Page :AB272

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·EUS-Guided FNA of Pancreatic Mass Lesions: Significance of Suspicious or Atypical Histopathology

    Page :AB272

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra Chauhan, Sandeep Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Celiac Plexus Neurolysis (CPN) in the Treatment of Refractory Pain of Pancreatic Cancer (PCA): Site Specific Response to Therapy

    Page :AB273

    Marc F. Catalano, Urooj Ahmed, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Sandeep N. Patel, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound for Colorectal Diseases Over a 20-Year Period

    Page :AB273

    Eisai Cho, Takuji Kawamura, Yasuhiro Kohri, Masami Ogawa, Hideaki Kawabata, Kenjiro Yasuda, Masatsugu Nakajima

    
• • ·The Number of EUS Detected Metastatic Regional Lymph Nodes Improves Survival Stratification in Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

    Page :AB273

    Jaime Chen, Gordon C. Hunt, Mary Lee Krinsky, Oralia Loza, Thomas J. Savides

     
• • ·Temporal Trend in Utilization of EUS in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

    Page :AB274

    Ananya Das, Jonathan Payes, Amitabh Chak, Michael V. Sivak, Gregory S. Cooper

     
• • ·Geographic and Patient-Level Variations in Utilization of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

    Page :AB274

    Ananya Das, Amitabh Chak, Jonathan Payes, Michael V. Sivak, Gregory S. Cooper

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Choledocholithiasis but Negative Cross-Sectional Imaging (Transabdominal Ultrasonography or Abdominal CT Scan)

    Page :AB274

    Tju-Siang Chua, Kwong-Ming Fock, Eng-Kiong Teo, Jessica Tan, Choo-Hean Poh

    
• • ·Prospective Evaluation of EUS-Guided Tru-Cut Biopsy for Suspected Nonfocal Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB275

    John DeWitt, Kathleen McGreevy, Oscar Cummings, Julia LeBlanc, Lee McHenry, Evan Fogel, Glen Lehman, Stuart Sherman

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Patients with Lung Cancer and Prior Negative Mediastinoscopy

    Page :AB275

    Mohamad Eloubeidi, Ashutosh Tamhane, Victor K. Chen, Robert Cerfolio

    
• • ·Is Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Perianal Fistula in Crohn's Disease (CD)? A Survey of North American Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Experts

    Page :AB275

    Eric Esrailian, Laura E. Targownik, Brennan M. Spiegel, Peter Glassman, Marla C. Dubinsky, Stephan R. Targan, Ian M. Gralnek

    
• • ·The Utility of Immunohistochemical Staining with CEA, CA19-9, P53, and MIB to Improve the Diagnostic Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasonography Guided Fine Needle Pancreatic Aspirates

    Page :AB276

    Alia Dadabhai, Stephen L. Chen, Steve Tsai, Rose Venegas, Samuel French, Sartaj Arora, Mehrdad Vasdoghi, Ben Garrett, David Chung, Shahid H. Sial, Viktor Eysselein

     
• • ·Role of Endosocopic Ultrasound with Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Masses

    Page :AB276

    Sandra Faias, Rya Kaplan, Robert H. Hawes, Joseph Romagnuolo, Sarto C. Paquin, Andre K. Chong, Branden S. Hunter, Brenda J. Hoffman

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) for the Evaluation of Ductal Dilation in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Liver Biochemistry

    Page :AB276

    Sandra Faias, Brenda J. Hoffman, Sarto C. Paquin, Andre K. Chong, Branden S. Hunter, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes

     
• • ·The Value of High Frequency Ultrasound in the Management of Patients with Barrett's Esophagus and High Grade Dysplasia

    Page :AB277

    James J. Farrell, Wilfred M. Weinstein

    
• • ·The Isolated Pancreatic Duct (PD) Stricture with Negative Brush Cytology: EUS for the Detection of Underlying Malignancy

    Page :AB277

    Ali Fazel, Koorosh Moezardalan, Behzad Kalaghchi, Christopher Forsmark

    
• • ·Predictive Factors of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in a Consecutive Series of Patients Evaluated by Endoscopic Ultrasound

    Page :AB277

    Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Enrique Vázquez-Sequeiros, Lidia Argüello, Manel Solé, Maria Pellisé, Alfredo Mata, Josep Llach, Josep Maria Bordas, Angels Ginès

    
• • ·Interventional Cardiac Endoscopic Ultrasound

    Page :AB277

    Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Sandy Mosse, Keiichi Ikeda, Paul Swain

    
• • ·Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound for Hiatus Hernia and the Diaphragm

    Page :AB278

    Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Sandy Mosse, Keiichi Ikeda, Paul Swain

    
• • ·Usefulness of Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Double-Balloon Enteroscopy for Diagnosis of Small Bowel Diseases

    Page :AB278

    Akira Fukumoto, Noriaki Manabe, Shinji Tanaka, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Masaru Shimamoto, Toshiki Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kamino, Madoka Nakao, Yoshitaka Ueno, Masanori Ito, Yasuhiko Kitadai, Kazuaki Chayama

     
• • ·Infuence of Biliary Stenting (BS) on Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) Detection and Staging Accuracy of Pancreaticobiliary Neoplasms (PN)

    Page :AB278

    Pietro Fusaroli, Raffaele Manta, Paolo Fedeli, Stefania Maltoni, Gina Martino, Stefano Zanarini, Gian Carlo Caletti

    
• • ·Factors Associated with Successful Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pseudocyst Drainage

    Page :AB279

    Stuart R. Gordon, Jeffrey A. Oringer, Timothy B. Gardner, Daniel P. Jacobs, Matthew M. Walton, Douglas J. Robertson

    
• • ·EUS and EUS-FNA in the Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Without Lymph Nodes Enlarged by Computed Tomography Preliminary Results

    Page :AB279

    Angels Ginès, Glòria Fernández-Esparrach, Maria Pellisé, Josep Belda, Manel Solé, Josep Maria Gimferrer, Graciela Martínez, Josep Llach, Alfredo Mata, Teófilo Pérez-Corona, Josep Maria Bordas

    
• • ·Risk Assessment of Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Ultrsound (EUS) Guided Celiac Plexus Block (CPB): A Multicenter Experience

    Page :AB279

    Josh George, Craig Grobman, Paul Jowell, Hazar Michael, Bonnie Pollack, Frank Gress

    
• • ·Incidence of Biliary Stent Migration as a Direct Complication of Performing Endoscopic Ultrasound

    Page :AB279

    Kevin M. Gaylord, Ali Nawras

    
• • ·Assessment of Publication Bias in Reporting EUS Performance in Staging Esophageal Cancer

    Page :AB280

    Gavin Harewood

     
• • ·Assessment of Publication Bias in Reporting EUS Performance in Staging Rectal Cancer

    Page :AB280

    Gavin Harewood

     
• • ·Does Addition of Cystic Fluid Analysis By EUS-Guided FNA to EUS Image Help the Physician to Select Accurately Patients with Pancreatic Cystic Lesions for Surgery?

    Page :AB280

    Sang Soo Lee, Seok Won Jung, Jimin Han, Sung Koo Lee, Dong-Wan Seo, Myung-Hwan Kim

    
• • ·Impact of Tissue Diagnosis on Survival of Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Population-Based Study

    Page :AB281

    Lyndon V. Hernandez, Joseph E. Geenen, Manoop S. Bhutani, Marc F. Catalano

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration with Immediate Cytology of Solid Pancreatic Masses by Endoscopists

    Page :AB281

    Takuto Hikichi, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Tadayuki Takagi, Goro Shibukawa, Kyoko Katakura, Takeru Wakatsuki, Hidemichi Imamura, Yuta Takahashi, Ai Sato, Katsutoshi Obara, Yukio Sato

    
• • ·The Underutilization of EUS-FNA in the Lymph Nodal Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Perceptions of Chest Physicians

    Page :AB281

    Lyndon V. Hernandez, Joseph E. Geenen, Michael J. Schmalz, Marc F. Catalano

     
• • ·Long-Term Implication of Benchmark EUS in Idiopathic Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis

    Page :AB281

    Lyndon V. Hernandez, Marc F. Catalano, Joseph E. Geenen

     
• • ·Utility of EUS: Elastography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Diseases

    Page :AB282

    Yoshiki Hirooka, Akihiro Itoh, Senju Hashimoto, Hiroki Kawashima, Kazuo Hara, Akira Kanamori, Hiroki Uchida, Jun Goto, Shigeto Ishikawa, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Followed Immediately by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration in the Evaluation of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

    Page :AB282

    Khay L. Khoo, Khek Y. Ho, Tow K. Lim

    
• • ·The Diagnostic Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and ERCP in Evaluating Patients with Idiopathic Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis (IARP)

    Page :AB282

    Sammy Ho, Rahul Shimpi, John Baillie, M.S. Branch, Paul S. Jowell, Frank G. Gress

    
• • ·A Combined Training Program in EUS-FNA and Bronchoscopic Ultrasound-Guided FNA for Evaluation of the Mediastinum

    Page :AB282

    Brenda J. Hoffman, Andre K. Chong, Sandra Faias, Sarto C. Paquin, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes, Peter Doelkin

    
• • ·Combined EUS-FNA and US-Guided Transbronchial FNA (EBUS-FNA) Performed as a Single Outpatient Procedure: Yield, Time, and Safety

    Page :AB283

    Peter Doelken, Joseph Romagnuolo, Robert H. Hawes, Brenda Hoffman

    
• • ·The Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasonography Using 30 MHz, 20 MHz and 12 MHz Endoscopic Ultrasoundprobe, Endoscopy in the Endoscopic Submucosaldesection of Early Gastric Cancer

    Page :AB283

    Tsutomu Ichikawa, Shigenaga Matsui, Masatoshi Kudo

    
• • ·A New Device for Dilation of the Fistula Tract Between Gastric and Cystic Wall in Performing EUS-Guided Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage

    Page :AB283

    Hidemichi Imamura, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Takuto Hikichi, Goro Shibukawa, Tadayuki J. Takagi, Kyouko Katakura, Takeru Wakatsuki, Ai Sato, Katsutoshi Obara, Yukio Sato

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Injection of Immature Dendritic Cells into Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Refractory to Gemcitabine: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB283

    Atsushi Irisawa, Tadayuki Takagi, Masashi Kanazawa, Takashi Ogata, Takuto Hikichi, Goro Shibukawa, Kyoko Katakura, Takeru Wakatsuki, Hidemichi Imamura, Ai Sato, Kyoko Ohnuma, Hiromasa Ohira, Katsutoshi Obara, Seiichi Takenoshita, Hitoshi Ohto, Yukio Sato

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Gastric Cancer: Does it Influence Treatment?

    Page :AB284

    Shridhar G. Iyer, Jimmy So Bok Yan, Lawrence Ho Khek Yu

    
• • ·Indication of Endoscopic Papillectomy for Tumors of the Ampulla of Vater utility of EYS/iIDUS in Diagnosis and Their Limitations

    Page :AB284

    Fumihide Itokawa, Hiroyuki Maguchi

    
• • ·EUS-FNA of Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: New Trends Identified

    Page :AB284

    Niraj D. Jani, Asif Khalid, Debra Brody, Karen E. Schoedel, N.P. Ohori, A.J. Moser, Kenneth Lee, Kevin McGrath

    
• • ·Assessing the Optimal Method of Delivering Results After Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Suspected Pancreatic Cancer

    Page :AB284

    Eileen Janec, Steven Edmundowicz, Riad Azar, Dayna Early

    
• • ·A Prospective Comparison of Linear Array (EUS-FNA) and Radial Echoendoscopy for the Staging of the Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

    Page :AB285

    Chetan Jinadatha, Pankaj Singh

    
• • ·Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound Cholangiography (IEUC): Mid-Term Follow-Up of 18 Cases

    Page :AB285

    Michel Kahaleh, Vanessa M. Shami, Pin Wang, Jeffrey Tokar, Reid B. Adams, Paul Yeaton

     
• • ·Can EUS Help to Differentiate Macrocystic Serous Cystic Tumor From Mucinous Cystic Tumor of the Pancreas by its Morphologic Characteristics?

    Page :AB285

    Seok Won Jung, Sang Soo Lee, Jimin Han, Do Hyun Park, Sung Jo Bang, Dong Wan Seo, Sung Koo Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Paracentesis (EUS-P) for Malignant Ascites

    Page :AB286

    Neeraj Kaushik, Asif Khalid, Debra Brody, Kevin McGrath

    
• • ·Usefulness of Contrast-Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Differentiation Between Malignant and Benign Lymphadenopathy

    Page :AB286

    Akira Kanamori, Yoshiki Hirooka, Akihiro Ito, Senju Hashimoto, Hiroki Kawashima, Kazuo Hara, Hiroki Uchida, Jun Goto, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto

    
• • ·EUS-FNA Microsatellite Loss Predicts Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor Aggressiveness

    Page :AB286

    Laurentia Nodit, Kevin M. McGrath, Debra Brody, N.P. Ohori, Karen E. Schoedel, Sydney Finkelstein, Asif Khalid

    
• • ·Pre-Operative Differentiation Between Pancreatic Cancer (PC) and Distal Bile Duct Cancer (DBDC) Based on Endoscopic Brushing/FNA Mutational Analysis

    Page :AB286

    Asif Khalid, Kevin McGrath, Adam Slivka, A.J. Moser, Kenneth K. Lee, Sydney Finkelstein

    
• • ·Comparison of EUS Guided Pancreatic Cyst (PC) Aspirate Cea, DNA Quantity and Quality: Mutational Acquisition Pattern in Predicting Malignancy

    Page :AB287

    Asif Khalid, Sydney Finkelstein, Debra Brody, Patricia Swalsky, A.J. Moser, Kenneth K. Lee, Adam Slivka, David C. Whitcomb, Kevin M. McGrath

     
• • ·Clinical Impact of On-Site Cytopathologic Interpretation for Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration

    Page :AB287

    Timothy Kinney, Jason Klapman, Alberto Larghi, Charles Dye, Vanessa Shami, Roberto Logrono, Lynne Stearns, Irving Waxman

    
• • ·Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Gastric Submucosal Tumors

    Page :AB287

    Yong Soo Kim, Hyun Chang, Tae Il Kim, Seung Woo Park, Yong Chan Lee, Si Young Song, Jae Bock Chung

     
• • ·Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Integrity of Nissen Fundoplication

    Page :AB287

    Charles Kim, Ann Seltman, Blair A. Jobe, Deepak Gopal, Raquel Davila

     
• • ·Cyst Fluid Cea Concentration, Age and a Diagnosis of Malignancy Are Associated with Increased Mortality: An Update From the Cooperative Pancreatic Cyst (CPS) Study

    Page :AB288

    Richard S. Kwon, Kerry Collier, William R. Brugge

    
• • ·EUS-Guided Fine Needle Tissue Acquisition (EUS-FTNA) for the Evaluation of Solid Masses Using High Negative Pressure Suction: A Pilot Study

    Page :AB288

    Alberto Larghi, Andrew Ross, Amy Noffsinger, John hart, Charles Dye, Irving Waxman

    
• • ·Contrast-Enhanced Harmonic EUS: A Method to Visualize Microcirculation in Digestive Organs

    Page :AB288

    Masayuki Kitano, Masatoshi Kudo, Kiyoshi Maekawa, Hiroki Sakamoto, Ryousuke Nakaoka, Yasunori Minami, Tatsuya Nakatani, N. Mizuguchi

    
• • ·Anal Endosonography and Anorectal Manometry in Management of Fecal Incontinence: Are Both Tests Necessary?

    Page :AB288

    Julia K. LeBlanc, Wee Chian Lim, John Dewitt, Lee McHenry, Stuart sherman

    
• • ·Role of EUS for Evaluating Bile Duct Dilation in Patients with Normal Liver Tests and Normal CT/MRU

    Page :AB289

    Mark S. Lemert, Robert Lin, Gordon Hunt, Mary Lee Krinsky, Thomas Savides

    
• • ·Prospective Comparison of a 19 Versus 22 Gauge Needle for Performing Endosonography Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Solid Pancreatic Neoplasms

    Page :AB289

    Michael J. Levy, Jonathan E. Clain, Gary L. Keeney, Ian D. Norton, Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros, Maurits J. Wiersema

    
• • ·Prospective Evaluation of Digital Image Analysis (DIA) and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) During EUS and ERCP

    Page :AB289

    Michael J. Levy, Gregory J. Gores, Kevin C. Halling, Benjamin R. Kipp, Lewis R. Roberts, Thomas J. Sebo, Todd H. Baron, Jonathan E. Clain, Christopher J. Gostout, Gavin C. Harewood, Bret T. Petersen, Elizabeth Rajan, Raghuram P. Reddy, Mark D. Topazian, Kenneth K. Wang, Maurits J. Wiersema, Nicole L. Pochron

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Trucut Biopsy of the Cyst Wall in Establishing the Diagnosis of Cystic Pancreatic Tumors

    Page :AB289

    Michael J. Levy, Thomas C. Smyrk, Raghuram P. Reddy, Maurits J. Wiersema, Jonathan E. Clain, Gavin C. Harewood, Michael L. Kendrick, Randall K. Pearson, Bret T. Petersen, Elizabeth Rajan, Mark D. Topazian, Tony E. Yusuf, Suresh T. Chari

    
• • ·EUS Diagnosis of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery (arsa)

    Page :AB290

    Tony E. Yusuf, Michael J. Levy, Jonathan E. Clain, Gavin C. Harewood, Elizabeth Rajan, Raghuram P. Reddy, Mark D. Topazian, Maurits J. Wiersema

    
• • ·Hyperechoic Pancreas (HEP) on EUS and Associated Patient Factors

    Page :AB290

    Mary Lynne Lucido, Rebecca Lai, Nalini M. Guda, Shawn Mallery

     
• • ·Factors Associated with Detection of the Ventral Anlage (VA) on EUS

    Page :AB290

    Mary Lynne Lucido, Rebecca Lai, Nalini M. Guda, Shawn Mallery

     
• • ·EUS Surveillance of Unexplained Pancreatic Cysts After Initial Non-Diagnostic EUS-FNA

    Page :AB290

    Mary Lynne Lucido, Rebecca Lai, Ricardo Bardales, Shawn Mallery

     
• • ·EUS Yield in Evaluating Biliary Dilatation in Patients with Normal Liver Function Tests

    Page :AB291

    Shahid Malik, Asif Khalid, Kathy Bauer, Debra Brody, Adam Slivka, Kevin McGrath

     
• • ·Detection of K-Ras Point Mutation Increases the Sensitivity of EUS-Guided FNA for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    Page :AB291

    Fauze Maluf-Filho, Márcia S. Kubrusly, José Eduardo M. da Cunha, Paulo Sakai, Shinichi Ishioka, Marcel C. Machado, Sérgio Matuguma, Éverson L. Artifon, Dalton M. Chaves, Joaquim J. Gama-Rodrigues

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Before Gastric Polypectomy: Is it Worthwhile?

    Page :AB291

    Yaakov Maor, Eytan Bardan, Carlos Simon, Maor Lahav, Dan Carter, Alon Lang, Moshe Nadler, Simon Bar-Meir, Benjamin Avidan

     
• • ·Feasibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Oncogel (ReGel/Paclitaxel) Injection into the Pancreas of the Pig: Preliminary Results

    Page :AB292

    Kai Matthes, Linghu Enqiang, William R. Brugge

     
• • ·One Step Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts with Multiple Stents Using a Large Channel Therapeutic Echoendoscope

    Page :AB292

    Simon Denley, Chris Shearer, Ross Carter, Colin McKay

    
• • ·Endoscopic Transgastric EUS Guided Drainage and Necrosectomy of Infected Pancreas Pseudocysts

    Page :AB292

    Harald Matthes, Christoph Janiszewsk, Gesa Schenk

    
• • ·Development of New Modules for the EUS Phantom (EUS RK Model): Evaluation by Six EUS Experts

    Page :AB292

    Koji Matsuda, Robert Hawes, Anand V. Sahai, Gregory Zuccaro, Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Vipulroy Rathod, Hisao Tajiri

     
• • ·The Safety of Endosonography-Guided FNA and/or Trucut Biopsy in Patients on Aspirin, NSAIDs or Prophylactic Low Molecular Weight Heparin

    Page :AB293

    John Meenan, Laura Doig, Charles Vu

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) in Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer in a Clinical Observational Study of 1,199 Patients: Demand and Reality

    Page :AB293

    Frank Meyer, Lutz Meyer, Hans Lippert, Ingo Gastinger

    
• • ·Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) Helps Select Patients for Transanal Excision (TAE) of Early (T1) Rectal Cancers and Large Polyps

    Page :AB293

    Girish Mishra, Saulette Roberson, John Sweeney, Edward Levine, Russell Howerton, Greg Waters

    
• • ·The Usefulness of Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Color Doppler Function for Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration on Gastric Varices

    Page :AB293

    Nobuhiko Nagamine, Kazunori Ono, Tomosuke Hirasawa, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano

    
• • ·Is Endoscopic Ultrasound Effective to Eliminate Potentially Malignant Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas? Results of a Follow-Up Study of 163 Asymptomatic Patients

    Page :AB294

    Bertrand Napoleon, Rodica Gincoul, Ines Modollel, Bertrand Pujol, Jean-Yves Scoazec, Jean-Christophe Souquet, Jean-Alain Chayvialle

    
• • ·A Novel Technique in Measuring Esophagogastric Junction (EGJ) Compliance with Catheter-Based Ultrasound: Dual Plane Reconstruction (DPR)

    Page :AB294

    Phuong T. Nguyen, John E. Pandolfino, Ninh T. Nguyen, Kenneth J. Chang

     
• • ·Prospective Study on the Accuracy of Immediate Cytologic Analysis of Puncture By EUS Operators

    Page :AB294

    Bertrand Napoléon, Gidej Durivage, Michel Labadie, Valérie Hervieux, Bertrand Pujol

    
• • ·Eliminating the “Non-Diagnostic” EUS-FNA Specimen: Effect of a Quality Improvement Program on Cytologic Interpretation

    Page :AB295

    Kyung W. Noh, Massimo Raimondo, Timothy A. Woodward, Alan D. Savoy, Joy N. Hardee, Michael B. Wallace

     
• • ·The Performance of Linear EUS, Endoscopist Aspirate Assessment, Fluid Cytology and Fluid Tumour Markers in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

    Page :AB295

    Kofi Oppong, David Richardson, Mark Egan, Derek Manas, Bryan Jaques, Christopher O'Sullivan, Richard Charnley

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography of Autoimmune-Related Pancreatitis in Five Cases: The Reticular Pattern Disappears After Steroid Therapy?

    Page :AB295

    Yoshinobu Okabe, Osamu Tsuruta, Hideya Suga, Hisafumi Kinoshita, Michio Sata, Atsushi Toyonaga

    
• • ·Does Endoscopic Ultrasonography Influence the Management of Clinically Suspected Cholecystitis?

    Page :AB295

    Shinji Okaniwa, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Takahiro Yamaura, Hiroshi Unno, Gengo Kaneko, Makoto Miyakawa, Nobuo Itoh

    
• • ·Utility of On-Site Cytologic Assessment of Transesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Lung Masses

    Page :AB296

    Sarto C. Paquin, Brenda J. Hoffman, Robert H. Hawes, Andre K. Chong, Sandra R. Faias, Rada S. Hoda

    
• • ·The Value of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in Lymph Node Staging of Early Barrett's Cancer

    Page :AB296

    Oliver Pech, Liebwin Gossner, Erwin Guenter, Andrea May, Christian Ell

    
• • ·Clinical Trends in the Utilization of Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) in Esophageal Cancer: A Survey of Thoracic Surgeons

    Page :AB296

    Kevin J. Peifer, Bryan Meyers, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Dayna S. Early, Eileen M. Janec, Riad R. Azar

    
• • ·Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer

    Page :AB296

    Javier L. Parra, Dido Franceschi, Afonso Ribeiro, Bach Ardalan, Kara Hamilton, Mayra Lima, Alan Livingstone

    
• • ·The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Barrett's Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia or Intramucosal Carcinoma in the Surgical Patient

    Page :AB297

    Randall Meisner, Deepak Gopal, Terrence Frick, Tracey Weigel, Patrick Pfau

    
• • ·EUS-Guided Transbulbar Rendezvous After Failed ERCP: A Report of 2 Cases

    Page :AB297

    Jan-Werner Poley, Jelle Haringsma, Ernst J. Kuipers

    
• • ·Evolving Role of Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

    Page :AB297

    Cyrus Piraka, Mainor Antillon, Raj J. Shah, Nida Awadallah, Yang K. Chen

    
• • ·360° Radial Electronic Echoendoscope: First Clinical Results

    Page :AB297

    Benedicte Prost, Ilham Serraj, Christine Lefort, Bertrand Napoleon, Pierre-Edouard Queneau, Jean-Claude Cenni, Bertrand Pujol, Jean-Christophe Souquet, Thierry Ponchon

    
• • ·Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography for the Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB298

    Surakit Pungpapong, Michael B. Wallace, Timothy A. Woodward, Massimo Raimondo

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Therapy of Benign and Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB298

    Andreas Püspök, Friedrich Lomoschitz, Clemens Dejaco, Michael Hejna, Thomas Sautner, Alfred Gangl

    
• • ·Cyst Wall Trucut Biopsy of Post-Surgical Specimens to Establish Feasibility of Cystic Pancreatic Tumor Diagnosis

    Page :AB298

    Raghuram P. Reddy, Michael J. Levy, Thomas C. Smyrk, Suresh T. Chari

    
• • ·A Method to Measure the Peak Intravariceal Pressure During Peristaltic Contraction in an Esophageal Varix Model

    Page :AB298

    Rina Raju, Annapurna Korimilli, Qing Dai, Aaron Miller, Fabian Bulgin, Zeeshan Ramzan, Antonia Thomas, Larry Miller

    
• • ·Identification of Molecular Markers That Discriminate Between Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Chronic Focal Pancreatitis Using Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration and Real-Time RT-PCR

    Page :AB299

    David H. Robbins, Yian Chen, Kaidi Mikhitarian, Carlton Barnett, David Cole, William Gillanders, Mike Mitas, Brenda Hoffman

    
• • ·Is EUS-FNA of Celiac Nodes in Distal Esophageal Cancer Necessary? A Survival Analysis of Distal Esophageal Cancer Patients with and without Celiac Node FNA Shows That Suspicious Nodes Predict Poor Survival Whether FNA Can Be Performed or Not

    Page :AB299

    Giuseppe Napolitano, Anand Sahai

    
• • ·CEAtTo Amylase Ratio for the Diagnosis of Malignant and Premalignant Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas

    Page :AB299

    Michael K. Sanders, Raquel E. Davila, Douglas O. Faigel

     
• • ·Hemodynamic Evaluation of Rectal Varices by Endoscopic Color Doppler Ultrasonography

    Page :AB299

    Takahiro Satou

    
• • ·Can Endosonographers Evaluate On-Site Cytologic Adequacy? A Comparison with Cytotechnologists

    Page :AB300

    Alan Savoy, Massimo Raimondo, Timothy Woodward, Kyung Noh, Surakit Pungpapong, Julia Crook, Arthur D. Jones, Michael Wallace

     
• • ·Is EUS Superior to Standard Surveillance After Endoscopic Ablation for Barrett's Dysplasia?

    Page :AB300

    Alan Savoy, Herbert Wolfsen, Massimo Raimondo, Kyung Noh, Surakit Pungpapong, Michael B. Wallace

    
• • ·Does EUS-Guided FNA Impact the Management of Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms?

    Page :AB300

    Alan D. Savoy, Massimo Raimondo, Timothy Woodward, Kyung Noh, Surakit Punpapong, Michael B. Wallace

    
• • ·Comparison of Accuracy of the Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography, and Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Detection of the Metastases at Celiac Axis Lymph Nodes in Lung Carcinoma: A Prospective Study

    Page :AB301

    Pankaj Singh, Rahul Gupta, Yashodeep Jadhav, Rama M. Reddy, Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, Rajnikanth S. Shah, Chetan Jinadatha, John C. Lasiter, Ashish Sharma, Richard A. Erickson

     
• • ·EUS as a First Test for the Diagnosis and Staging of the Lung Cancer: A Prospective Study

    Page :AB301

    Pankaj Singh, Yashodeep Jadhav, Richard Erickson, Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, Rama M. Reddy, Ahmed Khan, Brian Camazine

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-Guided FNA) in the Diagnosis of Ampullary Lesions

    Page :AB301

    Wichit Srikureja, Mai Gu, Kenneth J. Chang, John G. Lee, Phuong T. Nguyen

     
• • ·Advanced EUS-Guided Interventions Other Than EUS-FNA Using Mechanical Linear Echoendoscope without Color Doppler

    Page :AB302

    Parupudi V. Sriram, Guduru V. Rao, Darisetti Santosh, Duvvuru Nageshwar Reddy

    
• • ·Preliminary Results of EUS Guided Trucut Needle to Increase the Diagnostic Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy

    Page :AB302

    Ian Storch, Merce Jorda, Stephen Vernon, Richard Thurer, Caio Rocha-Lima, Afonso Ribeiro

    
• • ·Natural History of Branch Duct Type Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Follow-Up

    Page :AB302

    Satoshi Tanno, Yasuhiro Nakano, Tsutomu Izawa, Yusuke Mizukami, Toshikatsu Okumura, Yutaka Kohgo

    
• • ·A Prospective Validation of Multiple EUS Criteria to Diagnose or to Exclude Pancreas Divisum: EUS Can Accurately Exclude Pancreas Divisum, but ERCP Is Still Required for a Definitive Diagnosis

    Page :AB302

    Genevieve Tessier, Anand Sahai

    
• • ·EUS-Guided Pancreatogastrostomy for the Treatment of Pain in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Dilation Inaccessible for Transpapillary Endoscopic Therapy

    Page :AB303

    Geneviève Tessier, Axel Hittelet, Erwan Bories, Olivier Le Moine, Marc Giovannini, Jacques Deviere

    
• • ·Accuracy of Staging in Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma Using Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Sonoprobe, Focusing on the Muscularis Mucosa

    Page :AB303

    Iizuka Toshiro, Hoshihara Yoshio, Kinoshita Yoshihiro

    
• • ·Utility and Major Indications of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Evaluating Radiologically Indeterminate Pancreaticobiliary Lesions: A Regional Center Experience

    Page :AB303

    Jason Umphress, Raymond Tu, Shiro Urayama

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Staging of Esophageal Cancer in a Non-Expert Center

    Page :AB303

    Evelyn P. van Vliet, René J. Eijkemans, Jan-Werner Poley, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Ernst J. Kuipers, Peter D. Siersema

    
• • ·Yield of EUS-FNA of Pancreatic Masses in the Presence or Absence of Chronic Pancreatitis

    Page :AB304

    Shyam Varadarajulu, Ashutosh Tamhane, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
• • ·EUS-FNA Can Predict Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: An Evolving Concept

    Page :AB304

    Shyam Varadarajulu, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
• • ·Prospective Assessment of the Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Acute Relapsing Pancreatitis

    Page :AB304

    Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros, Daniel Boixeda-Miquel, Victor Moreira-Vicente, Antonio Garcia-Plaza

    
• • ·Patients with Suspicion for Bile Duct Stones and Negative MRI Cholangiography: EUS to the Rescue?

    Page :AB304

    Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros, Daniel Boixeda-Miquel, Victor Moreira-Vicente, Antonio Garcia-Plaza

     
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Performed Routinely in Lung Cancer Staging Spares Futile Thoracotomies: Preliminary Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial

    Page :AB305

    Soeren S. Larsen, Peter Vilmann, Mark Krasnik

    
• • ·Is There a Seasonal Variation in the Incidence and Severity of Allergic Eosinophilic Esophagitis?

    Page :AB305

    Flint Wang, Sandeep K. Gupta, Joseph F. Fitzgerald

    
• • ·EUS-Guided FNA and ERCP in One Session in Presumed Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    Page :AB305

    Sanjeev M. Wasan, William A. Ross, Sandeep Lahoti, Jeffrey H. Lee

    
• • ·Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Versus Mediastinoscopy for Analysis of Paratracheal and Subcarinal Lymph Nodes in Lung Cancer Staging

    Page :AB305

    Soeren S. Larsen, Peter Vilmann, Mark Krasnik

    
• • ·Capsule Endoscopy in a Series of Preschool Age Children with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Page :AB306

    Ari Bergwerk, Rivka Shapiro, Shimon Reif, Michael Wilschanksi, Yoram Bujanover

    
• • ·Therapeutic ERCP in a Pediatric Population: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

    Page :AB306

    Kourosh F. Ghassemi, Liana Vesga, Fernando Velayos, John D. Snyder, Melvin B. Heyman, James W. Ostroff

    
• • ·Factor VII Deficiency and Duodenal Hematoma After Endoscopic Biopsy

    Page :AB306

    Souheil Gebara, Paul Alban

    
• • ·Bougienage Versus Endoscopy for Esophageal Coin Removal in Children

    Page :AB306

    Ahmed Dahshan, Kevin Donovan

    
• • ·Histologic and Serologic Correlates of Patients with IBD: How Helpful Is Histology?

    Page :AB307

    Marek Lukacik, Janet M. Poulik, Ronald L. Thomas, Vasundhara Tolia

    
• • ·Airway Management During Total Intravenous Sedation with Propofol in a Pediatric Endoscopy Unit

    Page :AB307

    Jenifer Lightdale, Steven Zgleszewski, Adrienne Newburg, Lisa Heard, Victor Fox

     
• • ·Difficult Esophageal Strictures: Role of Endoscopic Application of Topical Mitomycin

    Page :AB307

    T.S. Gunasekaran, Ganesh Namachivayam, Sharon Brown

    
• • ·Biliary Atresia: The Importance of ERCP in Children in the Age Under 3 Months, Updated

    Page :AB307

    Peter Norbert Meier, Tina Nietzschmann, Michael P. Manns, Claus Petersen, Michael Melter

    
• • ·How To Prepare Children for Colonoscopy: A Comparative Study

    Page :AB308

    Sudipta Misra, Maureen Knox

     
• • ·Treatment of Distal Rectal Strictures in Crohn's Disease; Digital Dilatation, Topical Mitomycin and At-Home Dilatation

    Page :AB308

    Asim A. Mohammed, Sharon Brown, T.S. Gunasekaran

    
• • ·Synergistic Sedation with Oral Midazolame as a Premedication and Intravenous Propofol Versus Intravenous Propofol Alone, in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Children: A Prospective, Randomized Study

    Page :AB308

    Gregorios Paspatis, Ioanna Charoniti, Maria Manolaraki, Emmanouil Vardas, Nikolaos Papanikolaou, Almoud Anastasiadou, Aliki Gritzali

    
• • ·Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Is Not an Adequate Screening Examination for Colonic Mucosal Disease in Children

    Page :AB308

    Michael R. Konikoff, Edgar T. Ballard, Philip E. Putnam

    
• • ·Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograpy (ERCP) in the Evaluation and Management of Abdominal Pain in Children: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center

    Page :AB309

    Raj Santharam, Adrian Miranda, Steven Werlin, Kulwinder Dua

     
• • ·EUS Findings in Pediatric Esophageal Diseases

    Page :AB309

    Vasundhara Tolia, Danish Mazhar, Kim Boyer, Ronald Thomas

     
• • ·Small Bowel Polyps and Angiodysplasia Discovered by Video-Capsule Endoscopy in a Ten-Year-Old with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

    Page :AB309

    Juan Villalona, Koorosh Kooros, Thomas Rossi, Marilyn Brown

    
• • ·Author Index

    Page :AB310

    
• • ·Title Index

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