Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2012; 18(32): 4308-4316
Published online Aug 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4308
Evaluation of magnifying colonoscopy in the diagnosis of serrated polyps
Shinya Ishigooka, Masahito Nomoto, Nobuyuki Obinata, Yoshichika Oishi, Yoshinori Sato, Satoko Nakatsu, Midori Suzuki, Yoshiko Ikeda, Tadateru Maehata, Tomoaki Kimura, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Takashi Nakajima, Hiro-o Yamano, Hiroshi Yasuda, Fumio Itoh
Shinya Ishigooka, Masahito Nomoto, Yoshinori Sato, Satoko Nakatsu, Midori Suzuki, Yoshiko Ikeda, Tadateru Maehata, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Yasuda, Fumio Itoh, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
Nobuyuki Obinata, Yoshichika Oishi, Takashi Nakajima, Center of Gastroenterology, St. Marianna Toyoko Hospital, Kawasaki 211-0063, Japan
Tomoaki Kimura, Hiro-o Yamano, Department of Gastroenterology, Akita Red Cross Hospital, Akita 010-1495, Japan
Author contributions: Ishigooka S and Watanabe Y contributed equally to this work; Ishigooka S, Watanabe Y, Nomoto M, Obinata N, Oishi Y, Sato Y, Nakatsu S, Suzuki M, Ikeda Y, Maehata T and Nakajima T designed this study; Ishigooka S, Watanabe Y, Kimura T, Yamano H, Yasuda H and Itoh F analyzed all data; and Ishigooka S and Watanabe Y wrote the paper.
Supported by The Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy (JFE), in part; The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), to Watanabe Y; The Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund; and A Generous Gift from both the JFE and the JSGE
Correspondence to: Yoshiyuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamaeku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan. ponponta@marianna-u.ac.jp
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Received: June 13, 2012
Revised: August 16, 2012
Accepted: August 18, 2012
Published online: August 28, 2012
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