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NOVEMBER 2004: Vol. 5, No. 6 - Table of Contents

EDITORIAL

Role of Incretins in Pancreas Growth and Development
Hardikar AA
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):454-456.
See article on page 464
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The Functional Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene I/D Polymorphism Does not Alter Susceptibility to Chronic Pancreatitis
Oruc N, Lamb J, Kutlu OC, Barmada MM, Money ME, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Human Genetics, Cell Biology and Physiology, and the Center for Genomic Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. GATA Medical School, General Surgery Department. Ankara, Turkey. Washington County Hospital. Hagerstown, MD, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):457-463.
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Cholecystokinin Octapeptide: A Potential Growth Factor for Pancreatic Beta Cells in Diabetic Rats
Kuntz E, Pinget M, Damgé C
European Center for Study of Diabetes, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):464-475.
See editorial on page 454
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CASE REPORTS

Intussusception Caused by a Heterotopic Pancreas. Case Report and Literature Review
Chandra N, Campbell S, Gibson M, Reece-Smith H, Mee A
Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading, United Kingdom
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):476-479.
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Discrepancy Between Pancreatographic and Histopathological Findings in the Ventral Pancreas of Pancreas Divisum
Kamisawa T, Horiguchi SI, Hayashi Y, Funata N
Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital. Tokyo, Japan
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):480-483.
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An Unusual Case of Gastric Heterotopic Pancreas
Rubbia-Brandt L, Huber O, Hadengue A, Frossard JL
Division of Clinical Pathology, Clinic of Digestive Surgery, and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geneva University Hospitals. Geneva, Switzerland
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):484-487.
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Pitfalls of MRCP in the Diagnosis of Pancreaticobiliary Maljunction
Kamisawa T, Okamoto T
Department of Internal Medicine and Department of General Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital. Tokyo, Japan
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):488-490.
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Peripancreatic Castleman Disease
Erkan N, Yildirim M, Selek E, Sayhan S
Department of 2nd Surgery and Department of Pathology, SSK Izmir Training Hospital. Izmir, Turkey
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):491-494.
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Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Vater's Ampulla
Ramia JM, Mansilla A, Villar J, Muffak K, Garrote D, Ferron JA
Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. Granada, Spain
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):495-497.
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Pseudocyst Formation in Gastric Ectopic Pancreas
Mulholland KC, Wallace WD, Epanomeritakis E, Hall SR
Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Science, Queen's University; Department of Surgery and Department of Radiology, Craigavon Area Hospital. Belfast, Northern Ireland
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):498-501.
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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Possibly Induced by Atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin. Is Statin Induced Pancreatitis a Class Effect?
Singh S, Nautiyal A, Dolan JG
Department of Internal Medicine, Unity Health System. Rochester, NY, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):502-504.
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Pancreatic Pseudopapillary Tumor in a Male Child
Meshikhes AWN, Atassi R
Department of Surgery, Dammam Central Hospital and Department of Pathology, Regional Laboratory and Central Blood Bank, Directorate of Health. Eastern Province, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):505-511.
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Anaplastic Pancreatic Carcinoma. A Case Report and Review of Literature
Chadha MK, LeVea C, Javle M, Kuvshinoff B, Vijaykumar R, Iyer R
Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Surgery and Radiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Buffalo, NY, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):512-515.
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Metronidazole Induced Pancreatitis. A Case Report and Review of Literature
Nigwekar SU, Casey KJ
Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Gastroenterology, Rochester General Hospital. Rochester, NY, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):516-519.
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Pancreatic Schwannoma. A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Bui TD, Nguyen T, Huerta S, Gu M, Hsiang D
Department of General Surgery and Department of Pathology, UCI Medical Center. Orange, CA, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):520-526.
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CLINICAL IMAGING

Autoimmune Pancreatitis. A Case Mimicking Carcinoma
Pezzilli R, Casadei R, Calculli L, Santini D
Departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, and Pathology, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital. Bologna, Italy
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):527-530.
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PANCREAS NEWS

IgG4 as a Serological Marker of Autoimmune Pancreatitis: The Latest News
Pezzilli R, Corinaldesi R
Department of Internal Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital. Bologna, Italy
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):531-533.
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PANCREAS ALERTS

JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):534-538.
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GRATITUDE

JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004, Vol. 5

Thank you to Reviewers
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):539-540.
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Thank you to Authors
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(6):541-544.
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