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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3883-3888
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3883
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3883
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the differentiation of type 1 and type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis
Takuya Ishikawa, Akihiro Itoh, Hiroki Kawashima, Hiroshi Matsubara, Yuya Itoh, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Masanao Nakamura, Naoki Ohmiya, Hidemi Goto, Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Eizaburo Ohno, Yosuke Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Yoshiki Hirooka, Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Author contributions: Ishikawa T is the principal investigator of the study; Itoh A, Kawashima H and Ohno E were involved in diagnosis and clinical care of the subjects; Matsubara H, Itoh Y and Nakamura Y reviewed and reported the radiology; Hiramatsu T, Nakamura M and Miyahara R reviewed the histopathology; Ohmiya N and Goto H collated and analyzed the data; Hirooka Y and Ishikawa T designed this study; Hirooka Y participated in administrative and technical support of the manuscript and is a corresponding author; and all authors contributed to the drafting of the paper and revising it for important intellectual content.
Supported by The Research Committee of Intractable Pancreatic Diseases provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Dr. Yoshiki Hirooka, MD, Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. hirooka@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 4, 2011
Revised: January 18, 2012
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
Revised: January 18, 2012
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
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