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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2008; 14(41): 6370-6375
Published online Nov 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6370
Histological abnormalities of the small bowel mucosa in cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Jamilé Wakim-Fleming, Nizar N Zein, Ana Bennett, Rocio Lopez, Janice Santisi, William D Carey
Jamilé Wakim-Fleming, Nizar N Zein, Janice Santisi, William D Carey, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
Ana Bennett, Department of Pathology/Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
Rocio Lopez, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
Author contributions: Wakim-Fleming J, Zein NN and Carey WD wrote the paper and contributed to data analysis; Lopez R conducted statistical analysis; Wakim-Fleming J and Santisi J performed research; Bennett A conducted pathological studies.
Correspondence to: Jamilé Wakim-Fleming, MD, FACG, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A30, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States. fleminj1@ccf.org
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Received: August 14, 2008
Revised: October 17, 2008
Accepted: October 24, 2008
Published online: November 7, 2008
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