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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2009; 15(48): 6086-6090
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6086
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6086
Balloon overtube-guided colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection
Tomohiko Ohya, Kazuki Sumiyama, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Ken Ohata, Yousuke Tsuji, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Division of Gastroenterology, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC, 5-9-22 Higashi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8625, Japan
Ikuro Koba, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaga Chou Hospital, 1000 Yamagashi-yamaga, Kumamoto 861-0501, Japan
Hisao Tajiri, Department of Endoscopy, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Author contributions: Ohya T and Ohata K performed the endoscopic procedures, were responsible for the conception and design of this study and wrote the manuscript; Sumiyama K, Tajiri H, Matsuhashi N and Koba I provided financial support, analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the article, and final approval of the article; Tsuji Y provided technical support and analysis in addition to interpretation of the data.
Supported by The Jikei University School of Medicine and Kanto Medical Center NTT EC
Correspondence to: Dr. Kazuki Sumiyama, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. kaz_sum@jikei.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-3-34331111-3181 Fax: +81-3-34594524
Received: October 13, 2009
Revised: November 19, 2009
Accepted: November 26, 2009
Published online: December 28, 2009
Revised: November 19, 2009
Accepted: November 26, 2009
Published online: December 28, 2009
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