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Steatosis in hepatitis C virus infection. Response to anti-viral therapy
Paula Szanto¹, Mircea Grigorescu¹, Iuliana Dumitra², Alexandru Şerban²

Comparative study concerning the efficacy of Peg-IFN alpha-2a versus Peg-IFN alpha-2b on the early virological response (EVR) in patients with chronic viral C hepatitis
Ioan Sporea¹, Mirela Danilă¹, Roxana Şirli¹, Alina Popescu¹, Ariana Laza¹, Luminiţa Bădiţoiu²

Molecular analysis of A1AT (S and Z) and HFE (C282Y and H63D) gene mutations in Egyptian cases with HCV liver cirrhosis
Ahmad Settin¹, Mahmoud El-Bendary², Rabab Abo-Al-Kassem¹, Rizk El Baz¹

Preoperative noninvasive EUS evaluation in patients with esophageal cancer considered for esophagectomy
Cristian Gheorghe¹, Codruţ Stanescu², Liana Gheorghe¹, Ion Băncilă¹, Vlad Herlea³, Gabriel Becheanu¹, Daniela Voinea¹, Răzvan Iacob¹, Ioana Lupescu⁴, Rodica Anghel⁵, Adina Croitoru¹, Irinel Popescu²

Lateral subcutaneous internal sphincterotomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: our experience
Nikolaos Liratzopoulos, Eleni I. Efremidou, Michael S. Papageorgiou, George Kouklakis, John Moschos, Konstantinos J. Manolas, George J. Minopoulos

Noninvasive biochemical markers of liver fibrosis
Mircea Grigorescu

Endoscopic ultrasound elastography - a new imaging technique for the visualization of tissue elasticity distribution
Adrian Săftoiu^1,2, Peter Vilman¹

Long-lasting effect of endoscopic dilatation of an esophageal stenosis due to eosinophilic esophagitis
Ina Zuber-Jerger, Nadia Raţiu, F.Kullman

A rare form of isolated mesenteric Castleman's disease presenting as an abdominal mass (isolated mesenteric Castleman's disease)
Basilios Papaziogas, Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Ioannis Koutelidakis, Marios Grigoriou, Konstantinos Atmatzidis

Pyloric stenosis as presenting symptom of Crohn's disease
Jamal Awad¹, Raymond Farah², Ron Reshef³, Hector Cohen⁴, Ivona Horn¹

Minimally invasive esophagectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic approach for esophageal carcinoma. A case report
Géza Molnár¹, Nadim Al Hajjar¹, Irén Géczi Toth², Nicoleta Nicolescu³, Cornel Iancu³

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia as a cause of cardiorespiratory failure and visceral obstruction in late pregnancy
Nikolaos Barbetakis¹, Andreas Efstathiou¹, Michalis Vassiliadis², Ioannis Fessatidis¹

Ultrasonography contribution to the detection and characterization of hepatic restructuring: is the "virtual biopsy" taken into consideration?
Radu Badea¹, Monica Lupşor¹, Horia Ştefănescu¹, Sergiu Nedevschi², Delia Mitrea², Alexandru Şerban³, Tudor Vasile¹