News and Views
219 Organ Donation after Cardiac Death: A New Trend in Pediatrics.
Ferguson, Margaret *; Zuk, Jeannie +
220 Pediatric Initiatives Within the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis - Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN).
Lavine, Joel E.; Schwimmer, Jeffrey B.
 
 
Editorials
222 Molecular Tools to Investigate Intestinal Bacterial Communities.
Suau, Antonia
225 Food Refusal In Toddlers With Chronic Diseases.
Staiano, Annamaria
228 Gastric Inflammation as a Feature of Ulcerative Colitis.
Hendrickson, Barbara A.
 
 
Invited Review
230 Ion Channels in Digestive Health and Disease.
Feranchak, Andrew P.
 
 
Original Articles-Liver and Nutrition
242 Sweat Test Results in Children with Primary Protein Energy Malnutrition.
Yigit, Hakan *; Selimoglu, Mukadder Ayse +; Altinkaynak, Sevin * Abstract
 
 
246 Psychological Distress Associated With Home Parenteral Nutrition in Swedish Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents: Preliminary Results.
Engstrom, Ingemar *; Bjornestam, Berit +; Finkel, Yigael + Abstract
 
 
Clinical Quiz
251,286 Clinical Quiz: Unusual Ileal Pathology.
Shivaram, Avula *; Dalzell, A. Mark *; Kokai, George K. +
 
 
Original Articles-Liver and Nutrition
252 The Effect of Early Treatment in Children with Chronic Hepatitis.
Hartman, Corina *; Berkowitz, Drora *; Rimon, Nurit +; Shamir, Raanan * Abstract
258 Immunogenicity and Safety of Hepatitis A Vaccine in Children With Chronic Liver Disease.
Ferreira, Cristina Targa; da Silveira, Themis Reverbel; Vieira, Sandra Maria; Taniguchi, Adriano; Pereira-Lima, Jorge Abstract
262 Autoantibodies in Mothers of Children with Neonatal Liver Disease.
Burch, Joanna M. *,+; Sokol, Ronald J. +,[//],[P]; Narkewicz, Michael R. +,[//],[P]; Reichlin, Morris **; Frank, Mark Barton **; MacKenzie, Todd [S],[P]; Lee, Lela A. *,++,# Abstract
 
 
268 Recombinant Factor VIIa Improves Coagulopathy Caused by Liver Failure.
Brown, Jeffrey B. *; Emerick, Karan M. *; Brown, Deborah L. +; Whitington, Peter F. *; Alonso, Estella M. * Abstract
 
 
273 rRNA Probes Used to Quantify the Effects of Glycomacropeptide and [alpha]-Lactalbumin Supplementation on the Predominant Groups of Intestinal Bacteria of Infant Rhesus Monkeys Challenged with Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Bruck, Wolfram M. *; Kelleher, Shannon L. +; Gibson, Glenn R. *; Nielsen, Karin E. ++; Chatterton, Dereck E. W. ++; Lonnerdal, Bo + Abstract

 

Original Articles-Gastroenterology
281 Erythromycin Fails to Improve Feeding Outcome in Feeding-Intolerant Preterm Infants.
ElHennawy, Adel A. *; Sparks, John W. *; Armentrout, Debra *; Huseby, Valerie *; Berseth, Carol Lynn + Abstract
287 Gastrointestinal Motility and Sensory Abnormalities May Contribute to Food Refusal in Medically Fragile Toddlers.
Zangen, Tsili *; Ciarla, Carla +; Zangen, Samuel *; Di Lorenzo, Carlo ++; Flores, Alex F. [S]; Cocjin, Jose; Reddy, Sarabudla Narasimha; Rowhani, Anita; Schwankovsky, Lenore; Hyman, Paul E. Abstract
 
 
294 Gastric Dysrhythmia in Infants with Gastrointestinal Diseases Measured by Epigastric Impedance.
Lange, Aksel *; Funch-Jensen, Peter +; Schiotz, Peter Oluf * Abstract
 
 
300 Cytokines, Chemokine Receptors, and Homing Molecule Distribution in the Rectum and Stomach of Pediatric Patients with Ulcerative Colitis.
Berrebi, D. *[//]; Languepin, J. +[//]; Ferkdadji, L. *; Foussat, A. [S]; De Lagausie, P. ++; Paris, R. *; Emilie, D. [S]; Mougenot, J. F. +; Cezard, J. P. +; Navarro, J. +; Peuchmaur, M. * Abstract
309 Can Pre-Neoplastic Lesions be Detected in Gastric Biopsies of Children with Helicobacter pylori Infection?
Guarner, Jeannette *; Bartlett, Jeanine *; Whistler, Toni *; Pierce-Smith, Daphne +; Owens, Marilyn +; Kreh, Rachel +; Czinn, Steven ++; Gold, Benjamin D. + Abstract
315 Internal Anal Sphincter Achalasia in Children: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment with Clostridium botulinum Toxin.
Ciamarra, Paola; Nurko, Samuel *; Barksdale, Edward; Fishman, Steven *; Di Lorenzo, Carlo Abstract

 

Case Report
320 Acute Pulmonary Edema After Intravenous Propofol Sedation for Endoscopy in a Child.
Tai, Ying-Tai *; Yao, Chih-Ta *; Yang, Yao-Jong *+

 

Selected Summaries
323 Recent Studies of Adefovir Dipivoxil for Hepatitis B.
Braegger, Christian M.D.
 
 
325 Another Measurement of the Elusive Entity Called "Intestinal Function".
Braegger, Christian M.D.
 
 
Abstracts from the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Meeting, October 2-5, 2003, Montreal, Canada
North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Meeting October 2-5, 2003 Montreal, Canada Abstracts
326 POSTER SESSION I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Clinical Science-Constipation.
 
 
329 POSTER SESSION I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Clinical Science-Endoscopy.
332 POSTER SESSION I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Clinical Science-Gastroesophageal Reflux.
 
 
338 POSTER SESSION I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Clinical Science: IBD-Treatment.
 
 
342 POSTER SESSION I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Clinical and Basic Science: Liver I.
 
 
347 PLENARY SESSION I FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 9:00 AM-10:00 AM.
 
 
349 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Clinical Sciences.
 
 
354 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Clinical Science: Allergic Gastrointestinal Disorders.
355 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Clinical Science: Functional Disorders.
359 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Clinical Science-Helicobacter.
361 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Clinical Science-Pancreatic Disease.
 
 
363 POSTER SESSION II FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 12:15 PM-2:15 PM: Basic Science: Biology of the GI Tract.
 
 
369 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Clinical Science-Celiac Disease.
372 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Clinical Science: IBD.
376 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Clinical Science: IBD-Diagnosis.
377 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Basic and Clinical Science: IBD-Pathogenesis.
379 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Clinical Science: Liver II.
385 POSTER SESSION III SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 7:45 AM-10:00 AM: Clinical Science: Nutrition.
389 ORAL PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Basic Science.
392 ORAL PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Clinical Science.
394 MEDICAL STUDENT AND RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 2:00 PM-3:30 PM.
397 ORAL PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 3:45 PM-5:15 PM: Liver Disease.

 

Notices
401 Notices.

 

Errata
402 Errata.