title: Response.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Center, Showa University, Koto-Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Queen University Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bechara
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Center, Showa University, Koto-Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onimaru
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Center, Showa University, Koto-Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Center, Showa University, Koto-Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruhiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue