Research Article

	Non-surgical treatment of gall stones: many contenders but who will win the crown? I A Bouchier Gut 1988; 29: 137-142. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.137 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Choledocholithiasis--in vivo stone dissolution using methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). W R Murray, G LaFerla, and G M Fullarton Gut 1988; 29: 143-145. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.143 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histocompatibility antigens in patients with alcoholic liver disease in Scotland and northeastern England: failure to show an association. P R Mills, R N MacSween, H M Dick, and W S Hislop Gut 1988; 29: 146-148. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.146 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Transpapillary iridium-192 wire in the treatment of malignant bile duct obstruction. M D Levitt, B H Laurence, F Cameron, and P F Klemp Gut 1988; 29: 149-152. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.149 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Somatostatin does not reduce oesophageal variceal pressure in liver cirrhotics. G Kleber, T Sauerbruch, G Fischer, and G Paumgartner Gut 1988; 29: 153-156. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.153 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oesophageal function before, during, and after healing of erosive oesophagitis. F Baldi, F Ferrarini, A Longanesi, M Angeloni, M Ragazzini, M Miglioli, and L Barbara Gut 1988; 29: 157-160. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.157 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Functional relationships between cricopharyngeal sphincter and oesophageal body in response to graded intraluminal distension. N A Andreollo, D G Thompson, G P Kendall, and R J Earlam Gut 1988; 29: 161-166. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.161 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Maturation of the lower oesophageal sphincter in the preterm baby. S J Newell, P K Sarkar, G M Durbin, I W Booth, and A S McNeish Gut 1988; 29: 167-172. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.167 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of osmoreceptor stimulation on human duodenal motor activity. D G Thompson and D L Wingate Gut 1988; 29: 173-180. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.173 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of ulcer healing agents on ulcer relapse after discontinuation of acute treatment: a pooled estimate of controlled clinical trials. G Dobrilla, P Vallaperta, and S Amplatz Gut 1988; 29: 181-187. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.181 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Raised plasma cholesterol precursors in patients with gut resections. M A Färkkilä, R S Tilvis, and T A Miettinen Gut 1988; 29: 188-195. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.188 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intestinal permeability to polyethyleneglycol 600 in Crohn's disease. Peroperative determination in a defined segment of the small intestine. G Olaison, P Leandersson, R Sjödahl, and C Tagesson Gut 1988; 29: 196-199. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.196 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Studies of the rectal mucosa in coeliac sprue: the intraepithelial lymphocyte. L L Austin and W O Dobbins Gut 1988; 29: 200-205. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.200 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: a cohort study of primary referrals from three centres. S N Gyde, P Prior, R N Allan, A Stevens, D P Jewell, S C Truelove, R Lofberg, O Brostrom, and G Hellers Gut 1988; 29: 206-217. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.206 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sigmoid motility in diverticular disease and the irritable bowel syndrome. I F Trotman and J J Misiewicz Gut 1988; 29: 218-222. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.218 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diminished neutrophil function in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis identified by decreased oxidative metabolism and low superoxide dismutase content. H W Verspaget, A S Peña, I T Weterman, and C B Lamers Gut 1988; 29: 223-228. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.223 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	In vitro mucus glycoprotein production by colonic tissue from patients with ulcerative colitis. G F Cope, R V Heatley, J Kelleher, and A T Axon Gut 1988; 29: 229-234. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.229 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Functional abdominal pain, psychiatric illness, and life events. F Creed, T Craig, and R Farmer Gut 1988; 29: 235-242. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.235 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide on pancreatic functions in man. C Beglinger, E Koehler, W Born, J A Fischer, U Keller, L E Hanssen, and K Gyr Gut 1988; 29: 243-248. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.243 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of omeprazole and cimetidine on prepyloric gastric ulcer: double blind comparative trial. K Lauritsen, S J Rune, H R Wulff, J H Olsen, L S Laursen, T Havelund, L Astrup, F Bendtsen, J Linde, and P Bytzer Gut 1988; 29: 249-253. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.249 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Communicating oesophageal duplication: a report of two cases. M L Ratan, R Anand, S K Mittal, and S Taneja Gut 1988; 29: 254-256. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.254 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fulminant herpes simplex hepatitis in a patient with ulcerative colitis. R D Shlien, S Meyers, J A Lee, R Dische, and H D Janowitz Gut 1988; 29: 257-261. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.257 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 12th annual meeting. 6 November, 1987. Abstracts. Gut 1988; 29: A265-A272. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.A265 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letter

	Faecal alpha-1-antitrypsin in chronic inflammatory bowel disease. D W Thomas Gut 1988; 29: 262-263. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.262 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

	Reply W Fischbach and J Mössner Gut 1988; 29: 262-263. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.262-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

	Therapeutic endoscopy in gastrointestinal surgery Paul Swain Gut 1988; 29: 263-264. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.263 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical gastroenterology Vol 1, No 1 M Myszor and C O Record Gut 1988; 29: 264. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.264 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

	News Gut 1988; 29: 264. doi:10.1136/gut.29.2.264-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]