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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2011; 17(40): 4447-4455
Published online Oct 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i40.4447
Published online Oct 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i40.4447
Chronic proctalgia and chronic pelvic pain syndromes: New etiologic insights and treatment options
Giuseppe Chiarioni, Division of Gastroenterology of the University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Valeggio sul Mincio Hospital, 37067 Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy
Corrado Asteria, Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, General Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma di Mantova, Asola General Hospital, 46041 Asola, Mantova, Italy
William E Whitehead, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Urogynecology, and Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, United States
Author contributions: Chiarioni G and Whitehead WE contributed equally to the conceiving of the designing and the drafting of the manuscript; Asteria C provided criticism and suggestion of high intellectual content.
Supported by In part by Grant R01 DK031369 from the NIDDK
Correspondence to: Giuseppe Chiarioni, MD, Division of Gastroenterology of the University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Valeggio sul Mincio Hospital, 37067 Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy. chiarioni@tin.it
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Received: March 15, 2011
Revised: June 3, 2011
Accepted: June 10, 2011
Published online: October 28, 2011
Revised: June 3, 2011
Accepted: June 10, 2011
Published online: October 28, 2011
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