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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2012; 18(14): 1610-1615
Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1610
Medical treatment for sphincter of oddi dysfunction: Can it replace endoscopic sphincterotomy?
Véronique Vitton, Salah Ezzedine, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Mohamed Gasmi, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Marc Barthet
Véronique Vitton, Salah Ezzedine, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Mohamed Gasmi, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Marc Barthet, Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 20, France
Author contributions: Vitton V and Barthet M contributed to study concept and design, acquisition and interpretation of the data, drafting of the manuscript and critical and final revisions of the manuscript; Ezzedine S and Gasmi M contributed to acquisition and interpretation of the data and critical revision of the manuscript; Gonzalez JM contributed to acquisition and interpretation of the data and drafting of the manuscript; Grimaud JC contributed to study concept and design and critical revision of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Veronique Vitton, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 20, France. vittonv@yahoo.com
Telephone: +33-4-91965598 Fax: +33-4-91965550
Received: April 18, 2011
Revised: June 16, 2011
Accepted: February 27, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2012
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