Commentaries

	Body measures in relation to gastro-oesophageal reflux Jesper Lagergren Gut 2007; 56: 741-742. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.112243 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prospective comparison of secretin-stimulated MRCP with manometry in the diagnosis of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction types II and III John Baillie and James Kimberly Gut 2007; 56: 742-744. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.111278 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Are we meeting the standards set for ERCP? John Baillie and Pier-Alberto Testoni Gut 2007; 56: 744-746. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.113456 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardiovascular determinants of survival in cirrhosis Samuel S Lee and Hongqun Liu Gut 2007; 56: 746-748. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.112169 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Emad El-Omar Gut 2007; 56: 741. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gastro-oesophageal reflux

	Obesity increases oesophageal acid exposure Hashem B El-Serag, Gulchin A Ergun, John Pandolfino, Stephanie Fitzgerald, Thomas Tran, and Jennifer R Kramer Gut 2007; 56: 749-755. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100263
	Abdominal obesity, ethnicity and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms Douglas A Corley, Ai Kubo, and Wei Zhao Gut 2007; 56: 756-762. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 October 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109413
	Bile acids in combination with low pH induce oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage: relevance to the pathogenesis of Barrett’s oesophagus Katerina Dvorak, Claire M Payne, Melissa Chavarria, Lois Ramsey, Barbora Dvorakova, Harris Bernstein, Hana Holubec, Richard E Sampliner, Naihsuan Guy, Amanda Condon, Carol Bernstein, Sylvan B Green, Anil Prasad, and Harinder S Garewal Gut 2007; 56: 763-771. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103697

Miscellaneous

	Abdominal pain following cardiac transplantation Christoph Hanck, Baseli Werth, Felix Fleisch, and Walter Reinhart Gut 2007; 56: 755. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098608 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Extremely rare anal nodules in a rare disease Hessam Safa Far, Vincent de Parades, Patrick Atienza, Marianne Mozer, Stanislas Chaussade, and Hélène Guyot Gut 2007; 56: 762. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 781. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 808. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dysphagia following fish bone ingestion Yang-Yuan Chen, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chi-Da Yao, Chia-Wei Yang, Maw-Soan Soon, and Hwa-Koon Wu Gut 2007; 56: 814. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100685 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bad breath and weight loss Maw-Soan Soon, Hsu-Heng Yen, Yang-Yuan Chen, and Chia-Wei Yang Gut 2007; 56: 820. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098889 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 829. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 837. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Complication of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography G I Papachristou and T H Baron Gut 2007; 56: 854. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098004 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 868. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori

Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht III Consensus Report P Malfertheiner, F Megraud, C O’Morain, F Bazzoli, E El-Omar, D Graham, R Hunt, T Rokkas, N Vakil, E J Kuipers The European Helicobacter Study Group (EHSG) Gut 2007; 56: 772-781. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101634

Gastric cancer

	Elevated plasma osteopontin associated with gastric cancer development, invasion and survival Chun-Ying Wu, Ming-Shiang Wu, En-Pei Chiang, Cheng-Chung Wu, Yi-Ju Chen, Chien-Jen Chen, Nai-Hui Chi, Gran-Hum Chen, and Jaw-Town Lin Gut 2007; 56: 782-789. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109868

Small intestine

	Deficiency of invariant natural killer T cells in coeliac disease R H Grose, A G Cummins, and F M Thompson Gut 2007; 56: 790-795. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.095307
	The effect of faecal diversion on human ileum Leith Williams, Matthew Armstrong, Paul Finan, Peter Sagar, and Dermot Burke Gut 2007; 56: 796-801. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.102046

Neurogastroenterology

	Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel syndrome Iris Posserud, Per-Ove Stotzer, Einar S Björnsson, Hasse Abrahamsson, and Magnus Simrén Gut 2007; 56: 802-808. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108712

Pancreas and biliary tract

	Prospective comparison of secretin-stimulated magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography with manometry in the diagnosis of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction types II and III Stephen P Pereira, Alice Gillams, Spiros N Sgouros, George J M Webster, and Adrian R W Hatfield Gut 2007; 56: 809-813. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 September 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.099267
	Ursodeoxycholic acid improves muscle contractility and inflammation in symptomatic gallbladders with cholesterol gallstones Michele Pier Luca Guarino, Ping Cong, Michele Cicala, Rossana Alloni, Simone Carotti, and Jose Behar Gut 2007; 56: 815-820. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109934
	Are we meeting the standards set for endoscopy? Results of a large-scale prospective survey of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatograph practice Earl J Williams, Steve Taylor, Peter Fairclough, Adrian Hamlyn, Richard F Logan, Derrick Martin, Stuart A Riley, Peter Veitch, Mark Wilkinson, Paula J Williamson, Martin Lombard on behalf of participating units, BSG Audit of ERCP Gut 2007; 56: 821-829. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097543

Colon

	A meta-analysis on the influence of inflammatory bowel disease on pregnancy J Cornish, E Tan, J Teare, T G Teoh, R Rai, S K Clark, and P P Tekkis Gut 2007; 56: 830-837. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108324
	Endoscopic mucosal resection for flat neoplasia in chronic ulcerative colitis: can we change the endoscopic management paradigm? David P Hurlstone, David S Sanders, Robert Atkinson, Michael D Hunter, M E McAlindon, A J Lobo, Simon S Cross, and Mike Thomson Gut 2007; 56: 838-846. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.106294
	G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 controls chronicity and severity of dextran sodium sulphate-induced colitis in mice Niels Eijkelkamp, Cobi J Heijnen, Ayscha Lucas, Richard T Premont, Sigrid Elsenbruch, Manfred Schedlowski, and Annemieke Kavelaars Gut 2007; 56: 847-854. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.107094
	Angiogenesis blockade as a new therapeutic approach to experimental colitis Silvio Danese, Miquel Sans, David M Spencer, Ivy Beck, Fernando Doñate, Marian L Plunkett, Carol de la Motte, Raymond Redline, David E Shaw, Alan D Levine, Andrew P Mazar, and Claudio Fiocchi Gut 2007; 56: 855-862. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.114314

Colorectal cancer

Prognosis and risk factors of metastasis in colorectal carcinoids: results of a nationwide registry over 15 years Tsuyoshi Konishi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Junji Kishimoto, Kenjiro Kotake, Tetsuichiro Muto, Hirokazu Nagawa on behalf of the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum Gut 2007; 56: 863-868. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 9 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109157

Liver disease

Diastolic dysfunction is associated with poor survival in patients with cirrhosis with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Massimo Cazzaniga, Francesco Salerno, Giovanni Pagnozzi, Elena Dionigi, Stefania Visentin, Ilaria Cirello, Daniele Meregaglia, and Antonio Nicolini Gut 2007; 56: 869-875. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.102467

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2007; 56: 876. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Treatment options for patients with severe gastroparesis Hasse Abrahamsson Gut 2007; 56: 877-883. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.078121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Hepatitis C virus clearance and gender • Authors’ response T Stroffolini, M Rapicetta, R Di Stefano, Iman Bakr, Mostafa K Mohamed, and Arnaud Fontanet Gut 2007; 56: 884. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inadequate statistical power in Barrett’s oesophagus ablation study • Authors’ response C H Lim, V Ramappa, M M Ahmed, Matthew Hall, Sachin Wani, and Prateek Sharma Gut 2007; 56: 884-885. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.116632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Development of a bioartificial new intestinal segment using an acellular matrix scaffold Mohan P Pahari, Melissa L Brown, Georg Elias, Hannan Nseir, Barbara Banner, Cristiana Rastellini, and Luca Cicalese Gut 2007; 56: 885-886. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.116848 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No evidence of persisting measles virus in the intestinal tissues of patients with inflammatory bowel disease Yasmin D’Souza, Serge Dionne, Ernest G Seidman, Alain Bitton, and Brian J Ward Gut 2007; 56: 886-888. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.119065 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: bovine anti-Clostridium difficile whey protein to help aid the prevention of relapses Sandra C Numan, Peter Veldkamp, Ed J Kuijper, Renate J van den Berg, and Jaap T van Dissel Gut 2007; 56: 888-889. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.119016 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is gliadin really safe for non-coeliac individuals? Production of interleukin 15 in biopsy culture from non-coeliac individuals challenged with gliadin peptides D Bernardo, J A Garrote, L Fernández-Salazar, S Riestra, and E Arranz Gut 2007; 56: 889-890. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.118265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The value of endothelin 1 in the early diagnosis of severe intestinal strangulation M Grigoriou, I Koutelidakis, V Papaziogas, C Lazaridis, A Souparis, G Chatzimavroudis, C Atmatzidis, G Koliakos, and D Gerasimidou Gut 2007; 56: 890-891. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.118448 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The RANTES –28 g polymorphism is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis Liesbet Henckaerts, Johan Fevery, Werner Van Steenbergen, Chris Verslype, Frederik Nevens, Paul Yap, Tania Roskams, Paul Rutgeerts, and Severine Vermeire Gut 2007; 56: 891-892. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115329 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased risk of colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic liver-transplant recipients J J Koornstra, J Wesseling, A E de Jong, H F A Vasen, J H Kleibeuker, and E B Haagsma Gut 2007; 56: 892-893. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.120121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Visceral leishmaniasis causes fever and decompensation in patients with cirrhosis Pasquale Pagliano, Novella Carannante, Marina Gramiccia, Tiziana Ascione, Gianfranca Stornaiuolo, Luigi Gradoni, Francesco S Faella, and Giovanni B Gaeta Gut 2007; 56: 893-894. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.119495 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Magnifying videoendoscopic findings of Peyer’s patches in the terminal ileum of Crohn’s disease Saburo Shikuwa, Hajime Isomoto, Yohei Mizuta, Takashi Suematsu, Masahiro Ito, and Shigeru Kohno Gut 2007; 56: 894-895. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.120717 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Internationalisation of high-impact gastroenterology journals, 1970–2005 Phil A Hart, Jamal A Ibdah, and John B Marshall Gut 2007; 56: 895-896. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.120899 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]