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The Medical Article of the Year 2008:
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls. Nature 2007; 447:661-78.
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    August 2008
  1. BERETTA P , Cucino C, Caputo V
    Endoscopic Diagnosis of Adenocarcinoma of the Common Bile Duct Using an Ultra-Slim Upper Endoscope.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008.
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  2. KURUCSAI G , Joo I, Fejes R, Szekely A, et al
    Somatosensory Hypersensitivity in the Referred Pain Area in Patients With Chronic Biliary Pain and a Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: New Aspects of an Almost Forgotten Pathogenetic Mechanism.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008.
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  3. YAMAJI Y , Okamoto M, Yoshida H, Kawabe T, et al
    Cholelithiasis Is a Risk Factor for Colorectal Adenoma.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008.
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    July 2008
  4. WILLIAMS PT
    Independent Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Vigorous Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index on Clinical Gallbladder Disease Risk.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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    June 2008
  5. FLOREANI A , Variola A, Niro G, Premoli A, et al
    Plasma Adiponectin Levels in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Novel Perspective for Link Between Hypercholesterolemia and Protection Against Atherosclerosis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  6. LEE TY , Lee SS, Jung SW, Jeon SH, et al
    Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in Korea: A Case-Control Study.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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    May 2008
  7. SHIO S , Yazumi S, Ogawa K, Hasegawa K, et al
    Biliary Complications in Donors for Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  8. CAPELLO A , Moons LM, Van de Winkel A, Siersema PD, et al
    Bile Acid-Stimulated Expression of the Farnesoid X Receptor Enhances the Immune Response in Barrett Esophagus.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  9. DUNZENDORFER T , Mansani S, Pleskow D
    Reversible ischemic sclerosing cholangiopathy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:1314-5.
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  10. LEVY MJ , Baron TH, Clayton AC, Enders FB, et al
    Prospective evaluation of advanced molecular markers and imaging techniques in patients with indeterminate bile duct strictures.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:1263-73.
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    April 2008
  11. DUNZENDORFER T , Mansani S, Pleskow D
    Reversible Ischemic Sclerosing Cholangiopathy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  12. MELUM E , Karlsen TH, Bergquist A, Schrumpf E, et al
    An interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor polymorphism affecting serum levels of IL-6 does not increase the risk of cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:1045.
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    March 2008
  13. MAASER C , Lenze F, Bokemeyer M, Ullerich H, et al
    Double Balloon Enteroscopy: A Useful Tool for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in the Pancreaticobiliary System.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  14. MELUM E , Karlsen TH, Bergquist A, Schrumpf E, et al
    An Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Receptor Polymorphism Affecting Serum Levels of IL-6 Does Not Increase the Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  15. JABER MR , Holland C
    Septic pylephlebitis mimicking biliary obstruction.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:807-8.
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    February 2008
  16. LIN GM , Lin JC, Chen PE, Siu LK, et al
    Pan-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:498-499.
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  17. KO CW
    Magnesium: does a mineral prevent gallstones?
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:383-5.
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    January 2008
  18. ASIOLI S , Accinelli G, Pacchioni D, Bussolati G, et al
    Diagnosis of Biliary Tract Lesions by Histological Sectioning of Brush Bristles as Alternative to Cytological Smearing.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  19. KIM JY , Kim MH, Lee TY, Hwang CY, et al
    Clinical Role of (18)F-FDG PET-CT in Suspected and Potentially Operable Cholangiocarcinoma: A Prospective Study Compared With Conventional Imaging.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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  20. PETERSEN C , Harder D, Melter M, Becker T, et al
    Postoperative High-Dose Steroids Do Not Improve Mid-Term Survival With Native Liver in Biliary Atresia.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;.
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    December 2007
  21. TSAI CJ , Leitzmann MF, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, et al
    Long-Term Effect of Magnesium Consumption on the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease Among Men.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  22. PETROV MS
    ERCP in acute biliary pancreatitis: the moor has done his duty, the moor may go.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:2859-60.
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    November 2007
  23. LARGHI A , Tringali A, Lecca PG, Giordano M, et al
    Management of Hilar Biliary Strictures.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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    October 2007
  24. MOTT JL , Gores GJ
    Targeting IL-6 in cholangiocarcinoma therapy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:2171-2.
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  25. MATHEW A
    EUS-guided routine liver biopsy in selected patients.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:2354-5.
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  26. TARNASKY PR
    ERCP cannulation may come down to the wire.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:2154-6.
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    September 2007
  27. DUMONCEAU JM , Macias Gomez C, Casco C, Genevay M, et al
    Grasp or Brush for Biliary Sampling at Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography? A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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    August 2007
  28. BJORNSSON E , Angulo P
    Cholangiocarcinoma in young individuals with and without primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1677-82.
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    July 2007
  29. KLASS DM , Lauer N, Hay B, Kratzer W, et al
    Arg(64) Variant of the beta(3)-Adrenergic Receptor is Associated With Gallstone Formation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  30. CHEON YK , Cho YD, Moon JH, Jang JY, et al
    Diagnostic Utility of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) for Primary Bile Duct Cancer and Changes in Serum IL-6 Levels Following Photodynamic Therapy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  31. KAYA E
    Can Octreotide Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis?
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1540-1.
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  32. HERSZENYI L , Tulassay Z
    Octreotide in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatic Injury.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1539-40.
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  33. ANDRIULLI A , Loperfido S
    Efficacy Versus Effectiveness of Octreotide in the Prophylaxis of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1539.
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  34. TANDON P , Rowe BH, Vandermeer B, Bain VG, et al
    The efficacy and safety of bile Acid binding agents, opioid antagonists, or rifampin in the treatment of cholestasis-associated pruritus.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1528-36.
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    June 2007
  35. ARTIFON EL , Sakai P, Cunha JE, Halwan B, et al
    Guidewire Cannulation Reduces Risk of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis and Facilitates Bile Duct Cannulation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  36. THOMAS M , Howell DA, Carr-Locke D, Mel Wilcox C, et al
    Mechanical Lithotripsy of Pancreatic and Biliary Stones: Complications and Available Treatment Options Collected From Expert Centers.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  37. QIN X
    Primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease: where is the link?
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1332-3.
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  38. TADA S , Yazumi S, Chiba T
    Endoscopic management is an accepted first-line therapy for biliary complications after adult living donor liver transplantation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1331.
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  39. GELBMANN CM , Rummele P, Wimmer M, Hofstadter F, et al
    Ischemic-like cholangiopathy with secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1221-9.
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  40. MARTIN JA
    Endoscopic management of primary sclerosing cholangitis: state of the art.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102 Suppl 1:S32-7.
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  41. BUCHMAN AL
    Hepatobiliary complications of parenteral nutrition.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102 Suppl 1:S106-11.
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  42. SERSTE T , Bourgeois N, Vanden Eynden F, Coppens E, et al
    Endoscopic drainage of pyogenic liver abscesses with suspected biliary origin.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1209-15.
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    May 2007
  43. FERNANDEZ-ESPARRACH G , Gines A, Sanchez M, Pages M, et al
    Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Diseases: A Prospective Study.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  44. SHAIB YH , El-Serag HB, Nooka AK, Thomas M, et al
    Risk factors for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a hospital-based case-control study.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1016-21.
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  45. KAPLAN GG , Laupland KB, Butzner D, Urbanski SJ, et al
    The burden of large and small duct primary sclerosing cholangitis in adults and children: a population-based analysis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:1042-9.
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    April 2007
  46. GONG Y , Huang Z, Christensen E, Gluud C, et al
    Ursodeoxycholic Acid for Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Using Bayesian Approach as Sensitivity Analyses.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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    March 2007
  47. HAMANO H , Umemura T, Uehara T, Kawa S, et al
    IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis should be included as an exclusion criterion for the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:691-2.
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  48. LEE CC , Chang IJ, Lai YC, Chen SY, et al
    Epidemiology and prognostic determinants of patients with bacteremic cholecystitis or cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:563-9.
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    February 2007
  49. SILVEIRA MG , Talwalkar JA, Angulo P, Lindor KD, et al
    Overlap of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Long-Term Outcomes.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  50. YAN G , Erik C, Gluud C
    The Long-term Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis are Highly Questionable.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:464-5.
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  51. FERNANDEZ-JORGE B , Garcia-Silva J, Almagro M, Ruzo JS, et al
    Pancreatic panniculitis after endoscopic retrograde pancreatography with sphincterotomy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:463-4.
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    January 2007
  52. PARK DH , Kim MH, Kim TN, Son HY, et al
    Endoscopic Treatment for Suprapancreatic Biliary Stricture Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;.
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  53. MATSUSHITA M , Yamashina M, Ikeura T, Shimatani M, et al
    Effective steroid pulse therapy for the biliary stenosis caused by autoimmune pancreatitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:220-1.
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  54. SMITH AD , Gentile JW, Desai DM, Tuttle-Newhall JE, et al
    Palmar lipid deposits and profound hypercholesterolemia that resolved after orthotopic liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102:210-1.
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    December 2006
  55. DUMONCEAU JM , Casco C, Landoni N, Frossard JL, et al
    A New Method of Biliary Sampling for Cytopathological Examination During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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    November 2006
  56. KARLSEN TH , Hampe J, Wiencke K, Schrumpf E, et al
    Genetic Polymorphisms Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Do Not Confer Risk for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  57. PEYRIN-BIROULET L , Bressenot A, Chone L, Denjean P, et al
    Colon cancer after infliximab therapy for Crohn's disease in a young patient transplanted for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2664-5.
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  58. COLECCHIA A , Sandri L, Bacchi-Reggiani ML, Portincasa P, et al
    Is it possible to predict the clinical course of gallstone disease? Usefulness of gallbladder motility evaluation in a clinical setting.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2576-81.
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    October 2006
  59. RETANA AK , Kaplan MM, Erban JK
    Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Patients with Liver Transplants for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  60. TISCHENDORF JJ , Hecker H, Kruger M, Manns MP, et al
    Characterization, Outcome, and Prognosis in 273 Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Single Center Study.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  61. TZOVARAS G , Liakou P, Makryiannis E, Paroutoglou G, et al
    Acute Appendicitis Due to Appendiceal Obstruction from a Migrated Biliary Stent.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  62. GUNDLING F , Nerlich A, Heitland WU, Schepp W, et al
    Biliary Manifestation of Erdheim-Chester Disease Mimicking Klatskin's Carcinoma.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  63. DOMAGK D , Fegeler W, Conrad B, Menzel J, et al
    Biliary Tract Candidiasis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in a Case Series.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  64. KO CW
    Risk factors for gallstone-related hospitalization during pregnancy and the postpartum.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2263-8.
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    September 2006
  65. CORPECHOT C , Ping C, Wendum D, Matsuda F, et al
    Identification of a Novel 974C-->G Nonsense Mutation of the MRP2/ABCC2 Gene in a Patient with Dubin-Johnson Syndrome and Analysis of the Effects of Rifampicin and Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Serum Bilirubin and Bile Acids.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  66. JASIURKOWSKI B , Raj J, Wisinger D, Carlson R, et al
    Cholestatic Jaundice and IgA Nephropathy Induced by OTC Muscle Building Agent Superdrol.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  67. TSUJINO T , Isayama H, Sugawara Y, Sasaki T, et al
    Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complications after Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  68. ARTIFON EL , Sakai P, Cunha JE, Dupont A, et al
    Surgery or endoscopy for palliation of biliary obstruction due to metastatic pancreatic cancer.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2031-7.
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  69. CAPPELL MS , Davis M
    Characterization of Bouveret's syndrome: a comprehensive review of 128 cases.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2139-46.
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    July 2006
  70. MENDES FD , Jorgensen R, Keach J, Katzmann JA, et al
    Elevated Serum IgG4 Concentration in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  71. TER BORG PC , Schalm SW, Hansen BE, van Buuren HR, et al
    Prognosis of Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Treated Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Results of a 10-Yr Cohort Study Involving 297 Patients.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  72. CHEN YK , Jakribettuu V, Springer EW, Shah RJ, et al
    Safety and Efficacy of Argon Plasma Coagulation Trimming of Malpositioned and Migrated Biliary Metal Stents: A Controlled Study in the Porcine Model.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;.
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  73. DZIRLO L , Wasilewski M, Poeschl E, Hellmich B, et al
    Liver cyst of echinococcus granulosus with rupture into the biliary tree-successful endoscopic and pharmaceutical treatment.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1674-5.
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  74. COSTI R , Violi V, Roncoroni L, Sarli L, et al
    Small gallstones, acute pancreatitis, and prophylactic cholecystectomy.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1671.
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  75. TONOUCHI A , Ohtsuka M, Ito H, Kimura F, et al
    Relationship between pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor and early recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma following surgical resection.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1601-10.
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  76. SHI J , Wu C, Lin Y, Chen YX, et al
    Long-Term Effects of Mid-Dose Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1529-38.
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    June 2006
  77. KOTLYAR DS , Campbell MS, Reddy KR
    Recurrence of diseases following orthotopic liver transplantation.
    Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1370-8.
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