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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3962-3966
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3962
Utility of endoscopic ultrasound, cytology and fluid carcinoembryonic antigen and CA 19-9 levels in pancreatic cystic lesions
Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Joseph Romagnuolo, Rafael Perini, Francis Sutherland
Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Joseph Romagnuolo, Medical University of South Carolina, Digestive Disease Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Rafael Perini, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Francis Sutherland, Department of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by funds from the Alberta Heritage Foundation of Medical Research
Correspondence to: Dr. Joseph Romagnuolo, Director of Clinical Research, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Digestive Disease Center, 96 Jonathon Lucas St, CSB #210, PO Box 250 327 Charleston, SC 29425 United States. romagnuo@musc.edu
Telephone: +1-843-792990 Fax: +1-843-7928395
Received: March 17, 2007
Revised: April 1, 2007
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
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