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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 35-41
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.35
Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with immunoglobulin G4-related disease
Nao Fujimori, Tetsuhide Ito, Hisato Igarashi, Takamasa Oono, Taichi Nakamura, Yusuke Niina, Masayuki Hijioka, Lingaku Lee, Masahiko Uchida, Ryoichi Takayanagi
Nao Fujimori, Tetsuhide Ito, Hisato Igarashi, Takamasa Oono, Taichi Nakamura, Yusuke Niina, Masayuki Hijioka, Lingaku Lee, Masahiko Uchida, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Author contributions: Fujimori N, Igarashi H, Ito T, Oono T and Takayanagi R designed research; Fujimori N, Lee L, Nakamura T, Niina Y, Hijioka M and Uchida M performed research and reviewed the literature; Fujimori N, Igarashi H and Ito T analyzed data and wrote the paper.
Supported by The Research Program of Intractable Disease and the Research Committee of Intractable Pancreatic Diseases of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Tetsuhide Ito, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. itopapa@intmed3.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 30, 2012
Revised: September 18, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
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