This Month in Gastroenterology Jan Tack, John M. Carethers  Gastroenterology  Volume 140, Issue 5, Pages 1365-1368 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.022 Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Aspirin use and NSAID use and the risk (multivariate adjusted hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals) for diverticulitis (A) and diverticular bleeding (B). Gastroenterology 2011 140, 1365-1368DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.022) Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Box plot showing median and inter-quartile ranges for first swallow SRI in controls and patients. Patient data are further stratified based on aspiration score. No aspiration = score 1, penetration = score 2–5 and aspiration = score 6–8. Gastroenterology 2011 140, 1365-1368DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.022) Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Transmission EM of the diabetic gastroparesis stomach. (A) An ICC with large vacuoles in the cytoplasm and a discontinuous, thick basal lamina (asterisks). SMC, smooth muscle cell. (B) Smooth muscle cells immersed in a fibrotic stroma and separated, except for small junctional areas, most of which are gap junctions (small asterisks). (C) Nerve bundle surrounded by a very thick basal lamina and numerous collagen fibers. The nerve endings are empty. Gastroenterology 2011 140, 1365-1368DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.022) Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Sirius red staining of control and liver specific fibronectin-null (LivFn-null) mice in response to chronic liver injury after 8 weeks. Bar = 100 μm. Gastroenterology 2011 140, 1365-1368DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.03.022) Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions