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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5986-5989
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5986
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5986
Mucosal necrosis of the small intestine in myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome
Keita Fukuyama, Yasuhide Ishikawa, Hidenobu Inoue, Ryoya Yamaoka, Tetsuro Hirose, Tomohiko Nishihira, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu 760-0017, Japan
Tetsuro Ogino, Department of Pathology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu 760-0017, Japan
Author contributions: Fukuyama K mainly contributed to this work; Ishikawa Y supervised the operation; Ogino T diagnosed the resected tissue; Fukuyama K, Ishikawa Y, Inoue H, Yamaoka R, Hirose T, and Nishihira T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Keita Fukuyama, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, 4-1-3 Banchou, Takamatsu 760-0017, Kagawa, Japan. fk506.cni@gmail.com
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Received: July 13, 2012
Revised: August 17, 2012
Accepted: August 25, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
Revised: August 17, 2012
Accepted: August 25, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
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