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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2013; 19(3): 362-365
Published online Jan 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.362
Right recumbent position on gastric emptying of water evidenced by 13C breath testing
Masaki Sanaka, Yoshihisa Urita, Takatsugu Yamamoto, Tsuguru Shirai, Satoshi Kimura, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Yasushi Kuyama
Masaki Sanaka, Department of Medical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai International University, Chiba 283-8555, Japan
Masaki Sanaka, Yoshihisa Urita, Department of General Medicine and Emergency Care, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
Takatsugu Yamamoto, Tsuguru Shirai, Satoshi Kimura, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Yasushi Kuyama, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: Sanaka M analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Sanaka M and Urita Y designed the research study; Yamamoto T, Shirai T, Kimura S, Aoyagi H and Kuyama Y performed the research.
Correspondence to: Takatsugu Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. ymmtmze@zpost.plala.or.jp
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Received: February 3, 2012
Revised: December 11, 2012
Accepted: December 15, 2012
Published online: January 21, 2013
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