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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2006; 12(19): 3088-3091
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3088
Hydrogen and methane gases are frequently detected in the stomach
Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki
Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Department of General Medicine and Emergency Care, Toho University School of Medicine, Omori Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Kazumasa Miki, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Omori Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Kazumasa Miki, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Omori Hospital, 6-11-1, Omori-Nishi, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan. foo@eb.mbn.or.jp
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work
Correspondence to: Yoshihisa Urita, Department of General Medicine and Emergency Care, Toho University School of Medicine, Omori Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Received: December 12, 2005
Revised: January 11, 2006
Accepted: January 14, 2006
Published online: May 21, 2006
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