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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2008; 14(26): 4234-4237
Published online Jul 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4234
Published online Jul 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4234
Successful photodynamic therapy for biliary papillomatosis: A case report
Lars P Bechmann, Philip Hilgard, Guido Gerken, Thomas Zoepf, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen D-45122, Germany
Andrea Frilling, Department of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen D-45122, Germany
Brigitte Schumacher, Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Duesseldorf D-40217, Germany
Hideo A Baba, Department of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen D-45122, Germany
Author contributions: Bechmann LP, Hilgard P, Gerken G, Schumacher B and Zoepf T were involved in primary care of the patient and performed the PDT; Baba HA evaluated the histological findings and revised the manuscript; Frilling A was involved in surgical consultations and revised the manuscript; Bechmann LP and Zoepf T wrote the paper
Correspondence to: Thomas Zoepf, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Essen, Hufeland street 55, Essen D-45122, Germany. thomas.zoepf@uk-essen.de
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Received: January 8, 2008
Revised: June 3, 2008
Accepted: June 10, 2008
Published online: July 14, 2008
Revised: June 3, 2008
Accepted: June 10, 2008
Published online: July 14, 2008
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