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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2012; 18(7): 692-697
Published online Feb 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.692
Clinical impact of multidetector computed tomography before double-balloon enteroscopy for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Hsu-Heng Yen, Yang-Yuan Chen, Chia-Wei Yang, Chi-Kuang Liu, Maw-Soan Soon
Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Wei Yang, Maw-Soan Soon, Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 500 Changhua, Taiwan, China
Yang-Yuan Chen, Department of Gastroenterology, China Medical University Hospital, 40402 Taichung, Taiwan, China
Chi-Kuang Liu, Department of Radiology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 500 Changhua, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Yen HH and Chen YY performed the majority of the double-balloon enteroscopy procedures and contributed equally to the writing and final approval of this manuscript; Yang CW, Liu CK and Soon MS perform the analysis of this study and final approval of this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hsu-Heng Yen, Dr., Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135 Nanhsiao Street, 500 Changhua, Taiwan, China. 91646@cch.org.tw
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Received: January 30, 2011
Revised: April 26, 2011
Accepted: May 2, 2011
Published online: February 21, 2012
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