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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6088-6095
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6088
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6088
Small intestine contrast ultrasonography vs computed tomography enteroclysis for assessing ileal Crohn's disease
Sara Onali, Emma Calabrese, Carmelina Petruzziello, Francesca Zorzi, Marta Ascolani, Elisabetta Lolli, Giovanna Condino, Francesco Pallone, Livia Biancone, Department of Systems Medicine, University “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Sica, Department of Surgery, University “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Roberto Fiori, Giovanni Simonetti, Radiology Unit, Department of Imaging, University “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Giampiero Palmieri, Pathology Unit, University “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Onali S and Calabrese E contributed equally to this work; Biancone L, Onali S and Calabrese E designed the research; Biancone L, Onali S, Calabrese E, Zorzi F, Lolli E, Condino G, Ascolani M and Petruzziello C performed the recruitment and follow up of patients; Calabrese E performed all the SICUS procedures; Fiori R and Simonetti G performed the CR-Enteroclysis procedures; Sica G performed the surgical resections; Palmieri G performed the histopathological analysis; Onali S analyzed the data; Onali S and Biancone L wrote the paper; and Pallone F reviewed the paper.
Supported by The Fondazione Umberto Di Mario, Largo Marchiafava, 1, Roma, Italy; and a Grant Research from PRIN 2008, No. 2008X8NRH4, Italy
Correspondence to: Livia Biancone, MD, PhD, Department of Systems Medicine, University “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. biancone@med.uniroma2.it
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Received: July 20, 2012
Revised: September 20, 2012
Accepted: September 29, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
Revised: September 20, 2012
Accepted: September 29, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
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