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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1289-1291
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1289
Capsule endoscopy retention as a helpful tool in the management of a young patient with suspected small-bowel disease
Chryssostomos Kalantzis, Periklis Apostolopoulos, Panagiota Mavrogiannis, Dimitrios Theodorou, Xenofon Papacharalampous, Ioannis Bramis, Nikolaos Kalantzis
Chryssostomos Kalantzis, Periklis Apostolopoulos, Panagiota Mavrogiannis, Nikolaos Kalantzis, Gastroenterology Department, NIMTS Hospital, 10-12 Monis Petraki str. Athens, Greece
Dimitrios Theodorou, Ioannis Bramis, 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, Athens, Greece
Xenophon Papaharalampous, Radiology Department, University of Athens Medical School, Areteion Hospital, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Periklis Apostolopoulos, NIMTS Hospital, Gastroenterology Department, 10-12 Monis Petraki str, Athens, Greece. periklisapo@yahoo.com
Telephone: +302-109613150
Received: December 10, 2006
Revised: December 29, 2006
Accepted: January 24, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
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