PROFFERED PAPERS
Monday, February 28   —  1:00 PM   —  Convention Center Room 207


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Section F - GASTROINTESTINAL
Chaired by: Mary P. Bonner and David N. Lewin



1:00 Eosinophils in the Esophagus: Reflux or Eosinophilic Esophagitis? (456)
J Dahl, TT Nostrant, JK Greenson - GI Pathology Partners, Memphis, TN; University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
1:15 Gastric Graft vs. Host Disease Revisited: Does Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy Affect Endoscopic Gastric Biopsy Interpretation? (559)
DC Welch, PS Wirth, JR Goldenring, MK Washington - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
1:30 Intestinal Spirochestosis Can Persist for Years and Is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Abdominal Symptoms and Unexplained Diarrhea (433)
SC Abraham, R Kannangai, M Torbenson - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1:45 Mastocytic Enterocolitis: Another Possible Cause for Intractable Diarrhea in Adults (488)
S Jakate, R John, A Keshavarzian, M Demeo - Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
2:00 What Is the Value of Endoscopic Terminal Ileal Biopsies? (508)
JB McHugh, HD Appelman, BJ McKenna - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2:15 Clinicopathologic Significance of Isolated Ileal Aphthous Erosions: A Long Term Follow-Up Study (472)
NS Goldstein - William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
2:30 The Clinical Significance of So-Called "Backwash Ileitis" (BWI) in Total Proctocolectomy Specimens (TPC) in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Treated with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis (IPAA) (437)
AV Arrossi, Y Kariv, F Remzi, J Hammel, V Fazio, MP Bronner, JR Goldblum - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
2:45 Alterations in Das-1 and CG-3 Expression in Colonic Mucosal Biopsies Help Distinguish Ulcerative Colitis from Crohn's Disease (564)
RK Yantiss, KM Das, FA Farraye, RD Odze - UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ; Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
3:00 RECESS, EXHIBITS, POSTER SESSION II
4:30 NATHAN KAUFMAN TIMELY TOPICS LECTURE
Dr. Phillip A. Sharp
The Biological and Potentially Therapeutic Activities of Short RNAs
Convention Center, Ballroom B