SPECIAL FEATURES

Presentation of the 2006 Shwachman Award to Judith M. Sondheimer, MD.
Ronald J Sokol MD

Presentation of the 2006 NASPGHAN Distinguished Service Award to Harvey L. Sharp, MD.
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg MD

Presentation of the 2006 Murray Davidson Award to George D. Ferry, MD.
Mark A Gilger MD

INVITED REVIEW

Functional Nonretentive Fecal Incontinence in Children.
Marloes EJ Bongers; Merit M Tabbers; Marc A Benninga

EDITORIALS

Hepatitis B Virus: Something Old, Something New.
Lucy Dumas; Diego Vergani; Giorgina Mieli-Vergani

Autoimmune Hepatitis: Are We Using the Right Therapy?.
Karen F Murray

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Activated Mucosal Mast Cells Differentiate Eosinophilic (Allergic) Esophagitis From Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Richard Kirsch; Rana Bokhary; Margaret A Marcon; Ernest Cutz

Morphometric Histology for Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Evaluation of Reliability in 497 Esophageal Biopsies.
Mahmoud T Sabri; Sunny Z Hussain; Theresa M Shalaby; Susan R Orenstein

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Lansoprazole in Children 13 to 24 Months Old With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Melvin B Heyman; Weijiang Zhang; Bidan Huang; Yi-Lin Chiu; Fouad Amer; Harland S Winter

Effect of Omeprazole on Acid Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastric Acidity in Preterm Infants With Pathological Acid Reflux.
Taher I Omari; Ross R Haslam; Per Lundborg; Geoffrey P Davidson

Wireless Video Capsule in Pediatric Patients With Functional Abdominal Pain.
R Shamir; B Hino; C Hartman; D Berkowitz; O Eshach-Adiv; R Eliakim

Diagnostic Utility of the Water Load Test in Children With Chronic Abdominal Pain.
Jennifer Verrill Schurman; Craig A Friesen; Linda Andre; Elly Welchert; Teri Lavenbarg; Caroline Elder Danda; Jose T Cocjin; Paul E Hyman

Multiple Somatic Symptoms Linked to Positive Screen for Depression in Pediatric Patients With Chronic Abdominal Pain.
Cheryl A Little; Sara E Williams; Martina Puzanovova; Erin R Rudzinski; Lynn S Walker

Anxiety and Pain Symptoms in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Undergoing Colonoscopy.
Wallace V Crandall; Timothy E Halterman; Laura M Mackner

Comparison of the 13C-Urea Blood Test to Histology and Rapid Urease Testing in the Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children.
Christopher D Jolley; David A Wagner

Extraction of the Plasticizers Diethylhexylphthalate and Polyadipate From Polyvinylchloride Nasogastric Tubes Through Gastric Juice and Feeding Solution.
Ulrike Subotic; Torsten Hannmann; Matthias Kiss; Joachim Brade; Katja Breitkopf; Steffan Loff

Arachidonic Acid Content in Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Healthy Children.
Luis Aldámiz-Echevarría; José A Prieto; Fernando Andrade; Javier Elorz; Pablo Sanjurjo; Juan Rodríguez Soriano

Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Children of Different Ethnic Origins: A Cohort Study with Up to 12 Years' Follow-up in Northern Greece.
George Zacharakis; John Koskinas; Stamatia Kotsiou; Evaggelia Pouliou; Menelaos Papoutselis; Fevronia Tzara; Nikolaos Vafeiadis; Eustratios Maltezos; Athanasios Archimandritis; Kostantinos Papoutselis

Long-term Therapeutic Efficacy of Lamivudine Compared With Interferon-[alpha] in Children with Chronic Hepatitis B: The Younger the Better.
Byung-Ho Choe; Ji Hye Lee; You Cheol Jang; Chang Hwan Jang; Ki Won Oh; Soonhak Kwon; Myung Chul Hyun; Cheol Woo Ko; Kun Soo Lee; Won Kee Lee

High Prevalence of [alpha]-1-Antitrypsin Heterozygosity in Children With Chronic Liver Disease.
Kathleen M Campbell; Gajra Arya; Frederick C Ryckman; Maria Alonso; Greg Tiao; William F Balistreri; Jorge A Bezerra

Intrahepatic Cystic Lesions After Hepatic Portoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia With Bile Lake and Dilated Bile Ducts.
Takahisa Tainaka; Kenitiro Kaneko; Takahiko Seo; Yasuyuki Ono; Wataru Sumida; Hisami Ando

Paediatric Hepatology Dependency Score (PHD Score): An Audit Tool.
Andrew D Cowley; Carole Cummins; Sue V Beath; Carla Lloyd; Indra D van Mourik; Patrick J McKiernan; Deirdre A Kelly

Nutritional Intake and Status in Children With Cystic Fibrosis: Does Age Matter?.
Helen White; Susan P Wolfe; Jeanette Foy; Alison Morton; Steven P Conway; Keith B Brownlee

Effects of High versus Standard Early Protein Intake on Growth of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.
Luca Maggio; Francesco Cota; Francesca Gallini; Valeria Lauriola; Chiara Zecca; Costantino Romagnoli

Use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Anthropometry to Measure Fat-free Mass in Children and Adolescents With Crohn Disease.
Nguyen Quang Dung; Gerhard Fusch; Sven Armbrust; Frank Jochum; Christoph Fusch

Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial Comparing Effects of Supplementation of Two Micronutrient Sprinkles on Fatty Acid Status in Cambodian Infants.
Carlo Agostoni; Marcello Giovannini; Debora Sala; Michele Usuelli; Luca Livio; Gaia Francescato; Marta Braga; Enrica Riva; Antonella Martiello; Claudio Colombo; Franca Marangoni; Claudio Galli

CASE REPORTS

Pulsatile Hepatofugal Flow in the Portal Vein: Hallmark of a Congenital Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula.
MPJH Mallant; FG van den Berg; JIML Verbeke; A Bökenkamp

Pancreatitis as the Initial Manifestation of Stage IV Neuroblastoma.
Douglas S Fishman; Michael A Manfredi; James L LaBelle; Jason E Levine; Robert C Shamberger; Paul A Rufo

Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Child With Acute Pancreatitis.
Emmanuel Mas; Christine Azéma; Anne Breton; Stéphane Decramer; Emmanuelle Fournié-Gardini; Pierre Broué; Jean-Pierre Olives

Pediatric Gastrointestinal Sarcoidosis Presenting With Protein-losing Enteropathy.
Rodney D Boyum; Karla J Au Yeung; Keith J Kaplan; Andrew J Lipton; Philip L Rogers

SELECTED SUMMARY

Selected Summary.
Hans Hoekstra

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