Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2133-2138
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2133
Value of colonoscopy for prediction of prognosis in patients with ulcerative colitis
Takafumi Ando, Yuji Nishio, Osamu Watanabe, Hironao Takahashi, Osamu Maeda, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Daisuke Ishikawa, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto
Takafumi Ando, Yuji Nishio, Osamu Watanabe, Hironao Takahashi, Osamu Maeda, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Daisuke Ishikawa, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto, Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 4668550, Japan
Yuji Nishio, Department of Gastroenterology, Meitetsu Hospital, Nagoya 4518511, Japan
Author contributions: Ando T and Goto H contributed equally to this work; Ando T, Maeda O, Ishiguro K, Ohmiya N, and Niwa Y designed research; Ando T, Nishio Y, Watanabe O, and Takahashi H performed research; and Ando T and Nishio Y wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Takafumi Ando, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 4668550, Japan. takafumiando-gi@umin.ac.jp
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Received: January 3, 2008
Revised: January 28, 2008
Published online: April 14, 2008
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