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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2006; 12(16): 2629-2632
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2629
A case of idiopathic colonic varices: A rare cause of hematochezia misconceived as tumor
Joung-Ho Han, Won-Joong Jeon, Hee-Bok Chae, Seon-Mee Park, Sei-Jin Youn, Seok-Hyung Kim, Il-Hun Bae, Sang-Jeon Lee
Joung-Ho Han, Won-Joong Jeon, Hee-Bok Chae, Seon-Mee Park, Sei-Jin Youn, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Seok-Hyung Kim, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Il-Hun Bae, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Sang-Jeon Lee, Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Sei Jin Youn, MD Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Gaeshindong 62, Heungdukgu, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. sjyoun@chungbuk.ac.kr
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Received: November 1, 2005
Revised: January 9, 2006
Accepted: January 14, 2006
Published online: April 28, 2006
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