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Journals in the Spotlight

NOW Indexed in MEDLINE!

Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery

This exciting new journal, publishing significant studies in the fields of endoscopic surgery, is the joint official journal of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia, and the Asia Endosurgery Task Force. Now in its fourth year of publication, the journal is rapidly increasing in readership and authorship throughout the world. Take this opportunity and submit your work to this new growing journal.

Are Your Attending the 10^th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic Surgery in Singapore, August 11-13, 2011?

Complimentary online access!
Ask your librarian to register for complimentary online access until the end of 2011. From 2012, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery will only be available to subscribers. To guarantee your continued access to the journal, send a recommendation to your library today.

Most Read Articles in 2011

Outcome of laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer in elderly patients
Y. Tomimaru, Y. Ide, K. Murata

New horizons in simulation training for endoscopic surgery
D. King, H. Lee, T. Lewis, A. Di, Marco, R. Kneebone, A. Darzi

Remote access laparoscopic (REAL) surgery: A novel approach for single-port surgery without a visible scar
Y. Iwashita, S. Kitano, K. Yasuda, T. Ogawa, M. Ohta

Digestive Endoscopy

Special Issue: Proceedings of the Endoscopy Forum Japan 2010 Click HERE to access the free special issue from Digestive Endoscopy.

From 2011, Digestive Endoscopy has now become the official journal of World Endoscopy Organization joining the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society and the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy.

HPB is pleased to announce its first Impact Factor of 1.285!

HPB is an international forum for research into all aspects of HPB diseases encountered by practitioners within this specialist field of gastrointestinal surgery. The journal has made outstanding progress under a new Editorial and Publishing team over the last 3 years, reaching several major milestones. A new look for the Journal as well as PubMed and ISI indexing and an inaugural Impact Factor of 1.285 reflects the dramatic rise in article discoverability, quality and citations.

Find out why HPB is going from strength to strength – read the top cited articles from 2009 FREE online

Featured Free Articles

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

A New Model of Interactive Effects of Alcohol and High-Fat Diet on Hepatic Fibrosis
Erwin Gäbele, Karin Dostert, Christoph Dorn, Eleonora Patsenker, Felix Stickel, Claus Hellerbrand

AP&T – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Systematic review: epidemiology of hepatitis C genotype 6 and its management
D. T. Chao, K. Abe, M. H. Nguyen

Meta-analysis: insulin resistance and sustained virological response in hepatitis C
M. Eslam, R. Aparcero, T. Kawaguchi, et al.

BJS

Smoking and the risk of diverticular disease in women
F. Hjern, A. Wolk, N. Håkansson

Colorectal Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review on the value of diagnostic testing in primary care
P. Jellema, M. W. van Tulder, H. E. van der Horst, et al.

Diseases of the Esophagus

Endoscopic management of suspected esophageal foreign body in adults
W.-T. Wu, C.-T. Chiu, C.-J. Kuo, et al.

HPB

Current status of minimally invasive necrosectomy for post-inflammatory pancreatic necrosis
Benoy Idicula Babu, Ajith Kumar Siriwardena

Helicobacter

Effects of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Bingbing Qian, Shijie Ma, Li Shang, et al.

Hepatology

Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis
Doris Nguyen, Jayant A. Talwalkar

Distributive justice and the arrival of direct-acting antivirals: Who should be first in line?
Andrew Aronsohn, Donald Jensen

Hepatology Research

Systematic review with meta-analyses of studies on the association between cirrhosis and liver metastases
Emilie Dahl, Jüri Rumessen, Lise L. Gluud

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases^®

Physician assessment of ulcerative colitis activity correlates poorly with endoscopic disease activity
Miguel Regueiro, Joseph Rodemann, Kevin E. Kip, et al.

Genetics of ulcerative colitis
Alexandra I. Thompson, Charlie W. Lees

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Older Adults: Clinical Features, Treatments, and Survival
Sang Hyub Lee, Hyun Cheul Choi, Sook-Hyang Jeong , et al.

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Non-invasive diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Leon A Adams, Ariel E Feldstein

Pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: interactions between parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells
Jessica I Cohen, Laura E Nagy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

New concepts in liver regeneration
Kimberly J Riehle,Yock Y Dan, Jean S Campbell, Nelson Fausto

Management of gastric varices
Makoto Hashizume, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Morimasa Tomikawa

Treatment of chronic hepatitis B: Evolution over two decades
Man-Fung Yuen, Ching-Lung Lai

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

The liver-cytokine-brain circuit in interferon-based treatment of patients with chronic viral hepatitis
C. Stasi, A. L. Zignego, G. Laffi, M. Rosselli

Liver International

Insulin-like growth factor-I and the liver
Karen Bonefeld, Søren Møller

Liver Transplantation

Liver transplantation in patients with alcoholic liver disease
Michael R. Lucey

Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation – a European perspective
J. Tack, S. Müller-Lissner, V. Stanghellini, et al.

Nutrition Reviews

Human gut microbiota and its relationship to health and disease
Taylor C Wallace, Francisco Guarner, Karen Madsen, Michael D Cabana, Glenn Gibson, Eric Hentges, Mary Ellen Sanders

Social Responsibility Corner

The Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) is a partnership of the National Library of Medicine, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, and the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers and other publishers. EAI provides temporary free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public affected by disasters.

Find out more about EAI.

News and Events

Click here to access the Wiley-Blackwell Press Room. There you will be able to read Press Releases on noteworthy studies published in Wiley-Blackwell's journals.

Neurogastroenterology & Motility

– Introducing a fast track option for clinical trial papers
Did you know that if you submit your clinical trial paper to Neurogastroenterology and Motility you could get a decision on your paper in just 10 days.

Did you also know that once accepted, if you return your proof within 3 days your paper will be published online in Early View in just 15 days

This means your clinical trial research could be available to cite in around 25 days from submission to publication! http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nmo

Books in the Spotlight

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

AASLD members can save 20% on Wiley's books, while at the same time supporting their society by ordering their books at Wiley Library. To save, enter code SLD20 in the Promotion Code field as you're checking out and click the Apply Discount button so your savings are calculated.

Published March 2011

Clinical Dilemmas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New Challenges, 2^nd Edition
Peter Irving, Corey A, Siegel, David Rampton and Fergus Shanahan, editors

This brand new book addresses the key dilemmas that specialists face every day, providing a clinically focused analysis of controversial areas of IBD management, including emerging treatment therapies, surgical issues and infection.

Further details

Forthcoming!

Atlas of Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Frank G. Gress, Thomas J. Savides, Branna C. Bounds and John C. Deutsch, editors

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is now an established technique for the diagnosis of GI disease. In addition, therapeutic indications for EUS have recently been developed and it is included in the training programs for gastroenterology. The Atlas of Endoscopic Ultrasonography provides a large collection of excellent images obtained from both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to give readers a preview of practice. It includes a CD-ROM with video clips and searchable database of images. This package presents a first-class collection of images to give a highly integrated introduction to endoscopic ultrasonography.

Further details

Position Available

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – Liver International Editorship

The International Association for the Study of the Liver (IASL) and Wiley-Blackwell are seeking a new Editor-in-Chief for Liver International, see www.liverinternational.com

Candidates for the position should:

Have internationally recognized standing in academic hepatology
Have a broad knowledge of basic and clinical research in the field
Be experienced in editorial decision making
Be highly skilled in editing and writing

The term will be January 2013 through December 2017. Each candidate should submit by October 1st 2011 a curriculum vitae and a detailed statement outlining a vision for the immediate future of Liver International including a plan for the modes of interaction between the Editor-in-Chief and a proposed team of 10 to 15 Associate Editors.

The selection committee will review applications and invite suitable applicants to an interview at this year's AASLD meeting in San Francisco, on November 4th 2011.

Please submit your application by October 1st 2011 to:
K. Rajender Reddy, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Director of Hepatology
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3rd Floor Ravdin Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Email: iasloffice2010@gmail.com

Websites, Information Portals, and APPs

IMPORTANT HOMEPAGES TO BOOKMARK...

Be sure to bookmark these websites for the latest information on Wiley-Blackwell's products for Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists:

www.wiley.com/go/gastro

www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/subject/gastro

www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/subject/hepatology

Podcasts and Webinars

CCFA's New Webcast Series - Now Available on Demand…

CCFA is excited to present Optimizing Care for Patients with IBD: Highlights from the "Advances in IBD" Conference Webcast Series. The archived accredited webcasts stem from the live CCFA webinar series hosted in Spring 2011, and serves as part of CCFA's commitment to furthering professional IBD education year-round. Series topics include:

Learn more at: www.ccfaibdwebinars.org

Databases

The Cochrane Library produces world-leading systematic reviews and research on evidence-based health care through seven comprehensive databases. Visit The Cochrane Library and sign up for regular free podcasts and our monthly journal club, where readers can discuss new Cochrane Reviews, download resources and ask questions to review authors.

Below we've highlighted a selection of recent reviews of relevance to the gastroenterology community.

Endoscopic mucosal resection for early gastric cancer
Cathy Bennett, Yiping Wang, Tao Pan

Mu-opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction
Ewan D McNicol, David Boyce, Roman Schumann, Daniel B Carr

Prevention of NSAID-induced gastroduodenal ulcers
Alaa Rostom, Catherine Dube, George A Wells et al.

Propylthiouracil for alcoholic liver disease
Giuseppe Fede, Giacomo Germani, Christian Gluud et al.

Bezafibrate for primary biliary cirrhosis
Jelena S Rudic, Goran Poropat, Miodrag N Krstic et al.

Conferences and Symposia

Mark Your Calendar!
Be sure to attend these 2011 conferences!