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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2007; 13(5): 791-795
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.791
Per rectal portal scintigraphy as a useful tool for predicting esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
Taned Chitapanarux, Ong-ard Praisontarangkul, Satawat Thongsawat, Pises Pisespongsa, Apinya Leerapun
Taned Chitapanarux, Ong-ard Praisontarangkul, Satawat Thongsawat, Pises Pisespongsa, Apinya Leerapun, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Gastroenterological Association of Thailand
Correspondence to: Dr. Taned Chitapanarux, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. thaitaned@yahoo.com
Telephone: +66-53-945482 Fax: +66-53-945481
Received: October 24, 2006
Revised: December 7, 2006
Accepted: January 8, 2007
Published online: February 7, 2007
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