Official Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Editorial Stall Nicholas I Ann Marie Link, Managing Editor Mayo Foil Shirley A. Hinze, Assistant ManagmgEdifidr ,200 First 5 RaLynn J. Petersen, Editorial Assistent Rochester, Barbara Plenge, Editorial Assistant Joseph R. LaurenceJ. Miler University Mayo Clinic Minneapo] Rochester, Minnesota C. Richard Jorge Rakela University Mayo Clinic Ana Arboj Rochester, Mimesota Eugene B. v Joseph H Sszursewski iviayu v^iimc University of Chicago Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Chicago, Illinois Rochester, Mimesota Richard H. Hunt McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Special Section Editors This Month in GASTROENTEROLOGY Editor Selected Summaries Editor Book Review Editor J. Thomas LaMont Mark Feldman Jonathan E. Gain , Boston, Massachusetts Dallas, Texas Rochester, Minnesota Chairman of Editorial Board Jerry S. Trier Boston, Massachusetts Editorial Board Officers of the American Gastroenterological Association Dennis J. 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Isolation Ambroze WL Jr, Pemberton JH, Dozois See Asbert M and Characterization of a Cholesterol RR, Carpenter HA, O'Rourke JS, See Badalamenti S Crystallization Promoter From Hu• Ilstrup DM. The Histological Pattern Arsenault P. See Menard D man Bile, 104:539 and Pathological Involvement of the Asako H, Wolf RE, Granger DN. Leuko• Abramowich D. See Broide E Anal Transition Zone in Patients cyte Adherence in Rat Mesenteric Abramowsky C. See Banwell JG With Ulcerative Colitis, 104:514 Venules: Effects of Adenosine and Abrignani A. See Botarelli P Amorosi A. See Bechi P Methotrexate, 104:31 Achord JL. How Gastric Acid May Get to Andersen PK. See Lombard M Asbert M, Gines A, Gines P, Jimenez W, Be There. Comment, 104:l878-ss Ando H, Miyoshi Y, Nagase H, Baba S, Claria J, SaloJ, Arroyo V, Rivera F, Adenis A, Wallaert B, Colombel J-F, Nakamura Y. Detection of 12 Germ- Rodes J. Circulating Levels of En• Cortot A, Marchandise X, janin A, Line Mutations in the Adenomatous dothelin in Cirrhosis, 104:1485 Hällgren R. Intestinal Involvement Polyposis Coli Gene by Polymerase Asbun HJ, Rossi RL, Heiss FW, Shea JA. in Sarcoidosis, 104:947-c Chain Reaction, 104:989 Acute Relapsing Pancreatitis as a Adler G. See Büchler M Andreu D. See Gambias G Complication of Papillary Stenosis Adler R. See Ilan Y Andreu M, Sola R, Sitges-Serra A, Alia C, After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy, Adrian TE. See Banwell JG Gallen M, Vila MC, Coll S, Oliver 104:1814-cr Afdhal NH, Niu N, Gantz D, Small DM, MI. Risk Factors for Spontaneous Attwood SEA, Stephens RB. Appendec• Smith BF. Bovine Gallbladder Mucin Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Pa• tomy—Will the Laparoscope Reign? Accelerates Cholesterol Monohydrate tients With Ascites, 104:1133 Reply, 104:936-ss Crystal Growth in Model Bile, Angelico M, Carli L, Piat C, Gentile S, Auricchio S. See Maiuri L 104:1515 Rinaldi V, Bologna E, Capocaccia Agarwal DK, Mukhopadhyay DK. Biliary L. Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate Versus Acidification and Gallstone Calcifi• Propranolol in the Prevention of Baba S. See Ando H cation, 104:1885-c First Bleeding in Cirrhosis, 104:1460 Bacon BR, Di Bisceglie AM. Aspartate Ahnen D. See Wright NA Anti M, Marra G, Percesepe A, Armelao Aminotransferase and Iron Status- Alsenberg J. See Sperber K F. (0-3 Fatty Acids and Bowel Lack of Support for Covariation. Alam Afridi S, Shaw-Stiffel TA. Evolu• Cancer. Reply, 104:1240-c Reply, 104:665-c tion of Barrett's Esophagus: The Jury Anton PA. See Shanahan F Badalamenti S, Gines P, Arroyo V. Renal Is Still Out, 104:1236-c Apple FS. Absence of False Elevations Effects of Aminoacid Administration A1 biliös A, Colombato LA, Lee F-Y, With Kodak Ektachem Lipase. in Cirrhosis, 104:1886-c Groszmann RJ. Octreotide Amelio• Reply, 104:1580-c Badger TM. See Hakkak R rates Vasodilatation and Na+ Reten• Arai M, Mochida S, Ohno A, Ogata I, Badsberg JH. See Lombard