Leading articles

	Autoimmune related pancreatitis K Okazaki and T Chiba Gut 2002; 51: 1-4. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.1 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Ian Forgacs Gut 2002; 51: 1. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.1-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	A place for TACE S J H van Deventer Gut 2002; 51: 5-6. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.5 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A long hard look at Dukes' B G T Williams Gut 2002; 51: 6-7. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.6 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Weighty issues in hepatitis C J Heathcote Gut 2002; 51: 7-8. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.7 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical @lert

	To perform or not to perform liver biopsy—that is the question R W Chapman Gut 2002; 51: 9-10. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.9 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate

	Ileal Crohn's disease is best treated by surgery A C J Windsor Gut 2002; 51: 11-12. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.11 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ileal Crohn's disease is best treated by surgery M J G Farthing Gut 2002; 51: 13-14. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.13 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peptic ulcer

	Risk factors for ulcer development in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia: a prospective two year follow up study of 209 patients P-I Hsu, K-H Lai, G-H Lo, H-H Tseng, C-C Lo, H-C Chen, W-L Tsai, H-S Jou, N-J Peng, C-H Chien, J-L Chen, and P-N Hsu Gut 2002; 51: 15-20. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.15 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammatory bowel disease

	In siblings with similar genetic susceptibility for inflammatory bowel disease, smokers tend to develop Crohn's disease and non-smokers develop ulcerative colitis S Bridger, J C W Lee, I Bjarnason, J E Lennard Jones, and A J Macpherson Gut 2002; 51: 21-25. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.21 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adult height in patients with early onset of Crohn's disease N Alemzadeh, L T M Rekers-Mombarg, M L Mearin, J M Wit, C B H W Lamers, and R A van Hogezand Gut 2002; 51: 26-29. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.26 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Double blind, placebo controlled trial of the remission inducing and steroid sparing properties of an ICAM-1 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide, alicaforsen (ISIS 2302), in active steroid dependent Crohn's disease B R Yacyshyn, W Y Chey, J Goff, B Salzberg, R Baerg, A L Buchman, J Tami, R Yu, E Gibiansky, and W R Shanahan Gut 2002; 51: 30-36. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.30 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tumour necrosis factor converting enzyme (TACE) activity in the colonic mucosa of patients with inflammatory bowel disease J Brynskov, P Foegh, G Pedersen, C Ellervik, T Kirkegaard, A Bingham, and T Saermark Gut 2002; 51: 37-43. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.37 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Related IgA1 and IgG producing cells in blood and diseased mucosa in ulcerative colitis V C Thoree, S J C Golby, L Boursier, M Hackett, D K Dunn-Walters, J D Sanderson, and J Spencer Gut 2002; 51: 44-50. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.44 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intestinal microflora

	Aberrant composition of gut microbiota of allergic infants: a target of bifidobacterial therapy at weaning? P V Kirjavainen, T Arvola, S J Salminen, and E Isolauri Gut 2002; 51: 51-55. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.51 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Colorectal cancer

	Frequent loss of SMAD4/DPC4 protein in colorectal cancers R Salovaara, S Roth, A Loukola, V Launonen, P Sistonen, E Avizienyte, P Kristo, H Järvinen, S Souchelnytskyi, M Sarlomo-Rikala, and L A Aaltonen Gut 2002; 51: 56-59. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.56 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colon cancer in France: evidence for improvement in management and survival C Faivre-Finn, A-M Bouvier-Benhamiche, J M Phelip, S Manfredi, V Dancourt, and J Faivre Gut 2002; 51: 60-64. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.60 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Identification of objective pathological prognostic determinants and models of prognosis in Dukes' B colon cancer V C Petersen, K J Baxter, S B Love, and N A Shepherd Gut 2002; 51: 65-69. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.65 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intestinal motility

	Cholinergic and nitrergic interneurones in the myenteric plexus of the human colon A J Porter, D A Wattchow, S J H Brookes, and M Costa Gut 2002; 51: 70-75. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.70 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Colon

	Absorption and metabolism of octanoate by the rat colon in vivo: concentration dependency and influence of alternative fuels J R Jørgensen, M D Fitch, P B Mortensen, and S E Fleming Gut 2002; 51: 76-81. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.76 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Liver and biliary disease

	Association between severity of type A hepatitis and nucleotide variations in the 5` non-translated region of hepatitis A virus RNA: strains from fulminant hepatitis have fewer nucleotide substitutions K Fujiwara, O Yokosuka, T Ehata, H Saisho, N Saotome, K Suzuki, K Okita, K Kiyosawa, and M Omata Gut 2002; 51: 82-88. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.82 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of weight reduction on liver histology and biochemistry in patients with chronic hepatitis C I J Hickman, A D Clouston, G A Macdonald, D M Purdie, J B Prins, S Ash, J R Jonsson, and E E Powell Gut 2002; 51: 89-94. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.89 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV): the impact of underlying active HBV replication on persistence of HCV infection and antibody responses to HCV C-M Chu, C T Yeh, I S Sheen, and Y F Liaw Gut 2002; 51: 95-99. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.95 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Augmentation effect of postprandial hyperinsulinaemia on growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma K Saito, S Inoue, T Saito, S Kiso, N Ito, S Tamura, H Watanabe, H Takeda, H Misawa, H Togashi, Y Matsuzawa, and S Kawata Gut 2002; 51: 100-104. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.100 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prospective comparative study of spiral computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma J Stoker, M G Romijn, R A de Man, J T Brouwer, G J Weverling, J M van Muiswinkel, P E Zondervan, J S Laméris, and J N M Ijzermans Gut 2002; 51: 105-107. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.105 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Longer Version] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Underdiagnosis of hereditary haemochromatosis: lack of presentation or penetration? E Ryan, V Byrnes, B Coughlan, A-M Flanagan, S Barrett, J C O'Keane, and J Crowe Gut 2002; 51: 108-112. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.108 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hepatoprotection with tauroursodeoxycholate and ß muricholate against taurolithocholate induced cholestasis: involvement of signal transduction pathways P Milkiewicz, M G Roma, E Elias, and R Coleman Gut 2002; 51: 113-119. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.113 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	High frequency of autoantibodies in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis that bind biliary epithelial cells and induce expression of CD44 and production of interleukin 6 B Xu, U Broome, B-G Ericzon, and S Sumitran-Holgersson Gut 2002; 51: 120-127. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.120 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gut file

	Cholangiocarcinoma arising after biliary-enteric drainage procedures for benign disease V Bettschart, R A E Clayton, R W Parks, O J Garden, and C O C Bellamy Gut 2002; 51: 128-129. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.128 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional viewpoint

	Gastrointestinal epithelial neoplasia: Vienna revisited M F Dixon Gut 2002; 51: 130-131. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.130 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Cocarcinogenic effects of alcohol in hepatocarcinogenesis F Stickel, D Schuppan, E G Hahn, and H K Seitz Gut 2002; 51: 132-139. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.132 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Upper gastrointestinal bleeding and surrogate end points C Rollhauser and C J Hawkey Gut 2002; 51: 140. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.140 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gluten exposure and risk of autoimmune disorders F Biagi, D Pezzimenti, J Campanella, and G R Corazza Gut 2002; 51: 140-141. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.140-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thiopurine metabolites and the role of thiopurine methyltransferase activity in inflammatory bowel disease A Qasim, M Buckley, C A O' Morain, and W J Sandborn Gut 2002; 51: 141-142. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.141 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Serum leptin and body mass index in children with H pylori infection T Shimzu, Y Satoh, and Y Yamashiro Gut 2002; 51: 142. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.142 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Author index Gut 2002; 51: e1. doi:10.1136/gut.51.1.e1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
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