Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2013; 19(11): 1728-1735
Published online Mar 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1728
Short-type single balloon enteroscope for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with altered gastrointestinal anatomy
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Mitsuhiro Kida, Kosuke Okuwaki, Shiro Miyazawa, Tomohisa Iwai, Miyoko Takezawa, Hidehiko Kikuchi, Maya Watanabe, Hiroshi Imaizumi, Wasaburo Koizumi
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Mitsuhiro Kida, Kosuke Okuwaki, Shiro Miyazawa, Tomohisa Iwai, Miyoko Takezawa, Hidehiko Kikuchi, Maya Watanabe, Hiroshi Imaizumi, Wasaburo Koizumi, Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University East Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0380, Japan
Author contributions: Yamauchi H and Kida M contributed equally to this work; Yamauchi H and Kida M designed study concept; Yamauchi H and Okuwaki K performed the research; Yamauchi H, Kida M, Okuwaki K, Miyazawa S, Iwai T, Takezawa M, Kikuchi H, Watanabe M and Imaizumi H contributed technical support; Kida M and Koizumi W contributed critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Yamauchi H analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by A Prototype Single Balloon Enteroscope from Olympus Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence to: Dr. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University East Hospital, 2-1-1 Asamizodai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0380, Japan. yhiroshi@kitasato-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 11, 2012
Revised: December 17, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: March 21, 2013
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