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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2012; 18(19): 2357-2363
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2357
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2357
Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration: Relatively low sensitivity in the endosonographer population
Jean-Marc Dumonceau, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Thibaud Koessler, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Jeanin E van Hooft, Paul Fockens, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1012 WX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Dumonceau JM and Fockens P made substantial contributions to conception and design, revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content; Dumonceau JM and Koessler T analyzed the data; Fockens P, van Hooft JE and Dumonceau JM collected the data and provided administrative, technical, and logistic support; all authors approved the current version for publication.
Correspondence to: Jean-Marc Dumonceau, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. jmdumonceau@hotmail.com
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Received: August 15, 2011
Revised: September 24, 2011
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: May 21, 2012
Revised: September 24, 2011
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: May 21, 2012
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