April 2005

Frontmatter

TOC
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A4
Editorial Boards
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A11-A12
Instructions for authors
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A17-A22
Information for readers
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A28
Program 2005
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AB1-AB76
A Prospective Trial of Central Versus Bilateral Celiac Plexus Bloc/Neurolysis in 160 Patients: Bilateral Injection Is Safe and Is More Effective
• Valerie Lemelin,
• Eric Lam,
• Anand Sahai
Published in issue: April 2005
AB77
Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis with Endoscopic Ultrasound: A Comparison with Histopathology
• Andre K. Chong,
• Joseph Romagnuolo,
• Brenda J. Hoffman,
• David Adams,
• David Lewin,
• Robert H. Hawes
Published in issue: April 2005
AB77
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Trucut Biopsy (EUS TCB) for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP)
• Michael J. Levy,
• Raghuram P. Reddy,
• Maurits J. Wiersema,
• ...
• Mark D. Topazian,
• Tony E. Yusuf,
• Suresh T. Chari
Published in issue: April 2005
AB77

Molecular Markers From EUS Fine Needle Specimens Can Differentiate Pancreatic Neoplasia Requiring Surgery From Chronic Pancreatitis and Other Benign Conditions of the Pancreas
• Michelle Anderson,
• Baoan Ji,
• James M. Scheiman,
• ...
• Beth M. Weinman,
• Diane Simeone,
• Craig Logsdon
Published in issue: April 2005
AB78

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
• Glòria Fernández-Esparrach,
• Marcelo Sánchez,
• Maria Pellisé,
• ...
• Laureano Fernández-Cruz,
• Josep Maria Bordas,
• Angels Ginès
Published in issue: April 2005
AB78
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Duct Fluid in the Evaluation of Pancreatic Cancer
• Raquel E. Davila,
• Marta L. Davila,
• John Randles,
• Douglas O. Faigel
Published in issue: April 2005
AB78
Novel Procedure of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Using a New Device (MUCOSECTOME)
• Yoshiro Kawahara,
• Atsushi Imagawa,
• Shigeatsu Fujiki,
• Yasushi Shiratori
Published in issue: April 2005
AB79
An Endoscopically Implantable On-Demand Stimulator Is Successful in Increasing Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure in a Porcine Model
• Sergey V. Kantsevoy,
• Vandana R. Long,
• Sanjay B. Jagannath,
• ...
• Brenda Brehon,
• Donna M. Beitler,
• Anthony N. Kalloo
Published in issue: April 2005
AB79
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR) with Sutured Closure of Defect: Wedge Resection for Gastric Tumours
• Keiichi Ikeda,
• Paul Swain,
• Sandy Mosse,
• Tim Mills,
• Hisao Tajiri,
• Annette Fritscher-Ravens
Published in issue: April 2005
AB79
Novel Multi-Bending Endoscope with New Forceps Elevating and Swinging Knife Functions Facilitates Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer
• Kazuki Sumiyama,
• Mitsuru Kaise,
• Takuji Yamasaki,
• ...
• Takashi Nakayoshi,
• Hiroo Imazu,
• Hisao Tajiri
Published in issue: April 2005
AB79
A Novel Multiband Mucosectomy Device Facilitates Circumferential Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett's Esophagus with Early Malignant Changes
• Stefan Seewald,
• Salem Omar,
• Stefan Groth,
• ...
• Frank Thonke,
• Soeren Schroeder,
• Nib Soehendra
Published in issue: April 2005
AB80
The Technical Feasibility of Endoscopic Gastric Reduction: A Pilot Study in a Porcine Model
• Bing Hu,
• Sergey V. Kantsevoy,
• Sanjay B. Jagannath,
• ...
• Koichi Kawashima,
• Apollo Group,
• Anthony N. Kalloo
Published in issue: April 2005
AB80
The Frequency, Severity, and Spectrum of Adverse Events Associated with Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (DPEJ)
• John Maple,
• Todd Baron,
• Bret Petersen
Published in issue: April 2005
AB80
Bispectral Monitoring As An Adjunct To Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation
• Luke Drake,
• Shawn C. Chen,
• Douglas Rex
Published in issue: April 2005
AB80
A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Microstream Capnography to Reduce Oxygen Desaturation During Gastrointestinal Procedures with Conscious Sedation
• Jenifer Lightdale,
• Henry Feldman,
• Adrienne Newburg,
• ...
• Kate Donovan,
• James DiNardo,
• Victor Fox
Published in issue: April 2005
AB81
A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial of An Oral Anti-Foam and Mucolytic Pre-Medication in Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy
• Aravamuthan Sreedharan,
• Gerri Beech,
• Clare Donnellan,
• Cathryn Flynn,
• Bjorn Rembacken
Published in issue: April 2005
AB81
Premedication with Intravenous Ketorolac in Colonoscopy: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial
• Wilfred L. Mui,
• Wing Hang Kwong,
• Anthony Li,
• ...
• Alex Au Yeung,
• Chi Ming Poon,
• Heng Tat Leong
Published in issue: April 2005
AB81

Cecal Intubation Rates and Endoscopist Features: Implications for Maintaining Endoscopic Competence
• Gavin Harewood,
• Beverly Ott
Published in issue: April 2005
AB81
Prospective Assessment of Rectal Cancer Staging and Clinical Management with Both Radial and Linear EUS
• Michael J. Levy,
• Raghuram P. Reddy,
• Steven R. Alberts,
• ...
• Maurits J. Wiersema,
• Tony E. Yusuf,
• Nicole L. Pochron
Published in issue: April 2005
AB82

EUS Evaluation Improves Survival in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
• Ananya Das,
• Jonathan Payes,
• Greogry S. Cooper,
• Michael V. Sivak,
• Amitabh Chak
Published in issue: April 2005
AB82
The Utility and Safety of EUS-Guided FNA in the Evaluation of Duplication Cysts
• Ali Fazel,
• Koorosh Moezardalan,
• Shyam Varadarajulu,
• Peter Dragonov,
• Mohamad A. Eloubeidi
Published in issue: April 2005
AB82
Complete Medical “Mediastinoscopy” Under Conscious Sedation Using Combined Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endobronchial Ultrasound
• Michael B. Wallace,
• Jorge Pascual,
• Massimo Raimondo,
• ...
• Mohammad Al-Haddad,
• Joy Hardee,
• John A. Odell
Published in issue: April 2005
AB83

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
• Kenneth J. Chang,
• Amitabh Chak,
• Charles Lightdale,
• ...
• Phuong T. Nguyen,
• Gerard A. Isenberg,
• Richard C. Wong
Published in issue: April 2005
AB83
Value of Rapid Onsite Cytologic Interpretation of EUS-FNA Specimens: Implications for the Endosonographer and Patient Management
• Mohamad Eloubeidi,
• Ashutosh Tamhane
Published in issue: April 2005
AB83
Early Colonoscopy and Hospital Length of Stay in Acute Lower Intestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Study
• Lisa Strate,
• Sapna Syngal
Published in issue: April 2005
AB84
The Impact of Aspirin, Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Warfarin on Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Ten Year Study From a Dedicated Bleeding Unit
• Balasubramaniam Vijayan,
• David Armour,
• Andrew Fraser,
• N. Ashley,
• G. Mowat
Published in issue: April 2005
AB84

Prospective Study of Urgent Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Diverticulosis and Severe Hematochezia
• Dennis M. Jensen,
• Thomas O. Kovacs,
• Gareth Dulai,
• Rome Jutabha,
• Ian M. Gralnek,
• Gustavo A. Machicado
Published in issue: April 2005
AB84
Predictors of Mortality in Acute Lower Intestinal Bleeding in a Nationally Representative Sample
• Lisa Strate
Published in issue: April 2005
AB84
Ten Year Study of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the North East of Scotland
• Balasubramaniam Vijayan,
• David Armour,
• Andrew Fraser,
• N. Ashley,
• G. Mowat
Published in issue: April 2005
AB85
Incidence and Risk Factors for Recurrence of Acute Lower Intestinal Hemorrhage
• Esteve Saperas,
• Ana Adet,
• Faust Feu,
• ...
• J.R. Armengol,
• Juan R. Malagelada,
• Jose M. Pique
Published in issue: April 2005
AB85
Elastic Band Ligation of Hemorrhoids: Flexible Endoscope Versus Rigid Proctoscope
• Marcel Cazemier,
• Richelle J. Felt-Bersma,
• Miquel A. Cuesta,
• Chris J. Mulder
Published in issue: April 2005
AB85

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
• Philip Wai Y.,
• Simon Kin Hung Wong,
• Justin Chi Yuen Wu,
• ...
• Enders Kwok Wai Ng,
• James Yun Wong Lau,
• Joseph Sung
Published in issue: April 2005
AB86
Increased Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients Admitted With Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Preliminary Observations
• Michael P. Jones,
• Sarah Wessinger,
• Michael Williams,
• ...
• Lisa Sharp,
• Michael Crowell,
• Ali Keshavarzian
Published in issue: April 2005
AB86
Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors (SSRIS) Aggravate Antral Ulcers Induced by Indomethacin in Rat Stomachs
• Koji Takeuchi,
• Akiko Tanaka,
• Yuka Takahira,
• Masaki Taniguchi
Published in issue: April 2005
AB86

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)
• Ananya Das,
• Farees Farooq,
• Richard Wong,
• ...
• Gregory Cooper,
• Amitabh Chak,
• Michael Sivak
Published in issue: April 2005
AB87

Changing Epidemiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGI) in Patients Hospitalized in California: Population Based Study From 1991-2000
• John Lee,
• Sanjay Reddy,
• Namgyal Kyulo
Published in issue: April 2005
AB87
Long Term Population Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Rebleeding in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
• John Lee,
• Sanjay Reddy,
• Namgyal Kyulo
Published in issue: April 2005
AB87

Screening Colonoscopy in Very Elderly Patients: Prevalence of Neoplasia and Estimated Impact on Life Expectancy
• Otto Lin,
• Richard Kozarek
Published in issue: April 2005
AB88
Clinicopathological Features of Metachronous Colorectal Cancers Related to the Revised Bethesda Guidelines: A Large Series of Surgically Resected Cases
• Takeshi Nakajima,
• Yutaka Saito,
• Takahisa Matsuda,
• Daizo Saito,
• Masahiro Moriya
Published in issue: April 2005
AB88
Prevalence of Flat and Depressed Colorectal Neoplasms in American Veterans
• Walter G. Park,
• Shai Friedland,
• Tohru Sato,
• ...
• Chirag Patel,
• Robert V. Rouse,
• Roy M. Soetikno
Published in issue: April 2005
AB88
Test Performance of CT Colonography: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis
• Brian P. Mulhall,
• Ganesh R. Veerappan,
• Jeffrey L. Jackson
Published in issue: April 2005
AB89
Magnetic Colonoscope Imaging: Can it Reduce Patient Discomfort and Shorten Post-Procedure Recovery?
• Douglas A. Howell,
• Kirk P. Bernadino,
• Asif Ansari,
• Christopher Lawrence
Published in issue: April 2005
AB89

Does Risk of Neoplasia Persist Over Time? Implications for Surveillance Colonoscopy Intervals
• Gavin Harewood,
• Garrett Lawlor
Published in issue: April 2005
AB89

Success and Complications of Endoscopic Removal of Giant Duodenal and Ampullary Polyps: A Comparative Series
• Douglas A. Howell,
• Kirk P. Bernadino,
• Sheila Eswaran,
• Asif Ansari,
• Christopher Lawrence,
• Anthony Mattia
Published in issue: April 2005
AB90

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
• Philip Wai Yan Chiu,
• James Y. Lau,
• Enders K. Ng,
• Francis K. Chan,
• Priscilla Siu,
• Joseph J. Sung
Published in issue: April 2005
AB90