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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2012; 18(46): 6843-6849
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6843
Improved techniques for double-balloon-enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Takashi Osoegawa, Yasuaki Motomura, Kazuya Akahoshi, Naomi Higuchi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Terumasa Hisano, Souichi Itaba, Junya Gibo, Mariko Yamada, Masaru Kubokawa, Yorinobu Sumida, Hirotada Akiho, Eikichi Ihara, Kazuhiko Nakamura
Takashi Osoegawa, Yasuaki Motomura, Kazuya Akahoshi, Naomi Higuchi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Terumasa Hisano, Souichi Itaba, Junya Gibo, Mariko Yamada, Masaru Kubokawa, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Yorinobu Sumida, Hirotada Akiho, Eikichi Ihara, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Author contributions: Osoegawa T, Motomura Y, and Higuchi N designed the research; Osoegawa T, Motomura Y, Higuchi N, Tanaka Y, Hisano T, Itaba S, Gibo J, Yamada M, Kubokawa M, Sumida Y, and Akiho H analyzed and interpreted the data; Osoegawa T and Motomura Y drafted the article; Akahoshi K, Ihara E, and Nakamura K revised the article for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Kazuya Akahoshi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio-machi, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan. kakahoshi2@aol.com
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Received: May 11, 2012
Revised: September 27, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
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