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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2012; 4(3): 50-56
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.50
Endoscopic and radiographic features of gastrointestinal involvement in vasculitis
Akira Hokama, Kazuto Kishimoto, Yasushi Ihama, Chiharu Kobashigawa, Manabu Nakamoto, Tetsuo Hirata, Nagisa Kinjo, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama, Fukunori Kinjo, Kunitoshi Iseki, Seiya Kato, Jiro Fujita
Akira Hokama, Kazuto Kishimoto, Yasushi Ihama, Tetsuo Hirata, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama, Jiro Fujita, Department of Infectious, Respiratory and Digestive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan
Chiharu Kobashigawa, Manabu Nakamoto, Nagisa Kinjo, Fukunori Kinjo, Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan
Kunitoshi Iseki, Dialysis Unit, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan
Seiya Kato, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan
Author contributions: Hokama A wrote the manuscript; Hokama A, Kishimoto K, Ihama Y, Kobashigawa C, Nakamoto M, Hirata T and Kinjo N performed endoscopic examinations and treated the patients; Hokama A and Kato S performed the pathological examinations; Higa F, Tateyama M, Kinjo F, Iseki K and Fujita J supervised treatment of the patients and preparation of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Akira Hokama, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious, Respiratory and Digestive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan. hokama-a@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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Received: May 20, 2011
Revised: November 4, 2011
Accepted: March 1, 2012
Published online: March 16, 2012
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