Volume 71   Number 1   January 2008

EDITORIAL COMMENTS

• Autoimmune Pancreatitis and IgG4-related clerosing Disease: An Emerging Disease Entity
  Chun-Chia Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 1-3.     Full Text [PDF]
• The Role of Unenhanced Spiral Computed Tomography in Acute Renal Colic
  Huay-Ben Pan
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 4-5.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Enhancement of Hippocampal CA3 Neuronal Dendritic Arborization by Centella asiatica (Linn) Fresh Leaf Extract Treatment in Adult Rats
  Mohandas Rao Kappettu Gadahad, Muddanna Rao, Gurumadhva Rao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 6-13.     Full Text [PDF]
• Autoimmune Chronic Pancreatitis
  Lien-Fu Lin, Pi-Teh Huang, Ka-Sic Ho, Jai-Nien Tung
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 14-22.     Full Text [PDF]
• Comparing Different Methods of Activating the Variable Stiffness Function of a Pediatric Variable Stiffness Colonoscope
  Yu-Hsi Hsieh, An-Liang Zhou, Hwai-Jeng Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 23-29.     Full Text [PDF]
• Prospective Comparison of Unenhanced Spiral Computed Tomography and Intravenous Urography in the Evaluation of Acute Renal Colic
  Jia-Hwia Wang, Shu-Huei Shen, Shan-Su Huang, Cheng-Yen Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 30-36.     Full Text [PDF]
• The Role of Eosinophil Cationic Protein in Patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
  Chun-Jen Chen, Miao-Chiu Hung, Kai-Liang Kuo, Jui-Lung Chung, Keh-Gong Wu, Be-Tau Hwang, Ren-Bin Tang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 37-39.     Full Text [PDF]

CASE REPORTS

• Successful Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Male Patient with Early Stage Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Positive Serum Hepatitis B Core Antibody
  Chien-Wei Su, Jaw-Ching Wu, Yi-You Chiou, Shyh-Haw Tsay, Teh-Ia Huo, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Hung-Hsu Hung, Han-Chieh Lin, Shou-Dong Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 40-44.     Full Text [PDF]
• Cholestatic Jaundice as the Predominant Presentation in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis
  Chia-Pei Tang, Yih-Tsong Shiau, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Shih-Haw Tsay, Teh-Ia Huo, Jaw-Ching Wu, Han-Chieh Lin, Shou-Dong Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 45-48.     Full Text [PDF]
• Successful Treatment with a Combination of Endoscopic Injection and Irrigation with Coca Cola for Gastric Bezoar-induced Gastric Outlet Obstruction
  Chen-Sheng Lin, Chun-Fang Tung, Yen-Chun Peng, Wei-Keung Chow, Chi-Sen Chang, Wei-Hsiung Hu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 49-52.     Full Text [PDF]
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Pulmonary Sequestration by Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  Jeng-Hsiu Hung, Shu-Huei Shen, Wan-You Guo, Chih-Yao Chen, Kuan-Chong Chao, Ming-Jie Yang, Chia-Yi Selena Hung
  J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71: 53-57.     Full Text [PDF]