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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6078-6082
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6078
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy in patients with failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Takao Itoi, Fumihide Itokawa, Atsushi Sofuni, Toshio Kurihara, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Fuminori Moriyasu
Takao Itoi, Fumihide Itokawa, Atsushi Sofuni, Toshio Kurihara, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Fuminori Moriyasu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Author contributions: Itoi T, Itokawa F, and Sofuni A were responsible for study design, data analysis, and script preparation; Itoi T and Itokawa F performed endoscopic diagnosis and treatment; Kurihara T, Tsuchiya T, Ishii K, Tsuji S and Ikeuchi N were responsible for the data collection; Moriyasu F reviewed this manuscript; and all authors have read and approved submitted version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Takao Itoi, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Shinjuku-ku, Nishishinjuku 6-7-1, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan. itoi@tokyo-med.ac.jp
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Received: June 26, 2008
Revised: September 16, 2008
Accepted: September 23, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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