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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2010; 2(8): 288-292
Published online Aug 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i8.288
Observation of the esophagus, pharynx and lingual root by gastrointestinal endoscopy with a percutaneous retrograde approach
Michitaka Honda, Yoshio Hori, Yoshiki Shionoya, Akira Nakada, Toshihiko Sato, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hidenori Shimada, Naoki Kida, Tatsuo Nakamura
Michitaka Honda, Yoshio Hori, Yoshiki Shionoya, Akira Nakada, Toshihiko Sato, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hidenori Shimada, Naoki Kida, Tatsuo Nakamura, Department of Bioartifical Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara Cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
Author contributions: Honda M conceived the experiments; Honda M, Nakamura T and Shionoya Y performed the experiments and together analyzed the data with Hori Y, Sato T and Kobayashi T; Kida N and Shimada H and Nakada A provide technical support and valuable help; and all the authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tatsuo Nakamura, MD, Department of Bioartifical Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara Cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. nakamura@frontier.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 6, 2010
Revised: June 24, 2010
Accepted: July 1, 2010
Published online: August 16, 2010
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