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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2013; 5(3): 81-88
Published online Mar 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i3.81
Published online Mar 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i3.81
Endoscopic approach through the minor papilla for the management of pancreatic diseases
Nao Fujimori, Hisato Igarashi, Akira Asou, Lingaku Lee, Takamasa Oono, Taichi Nakamura, Yusuke Niina, Masayuki Hijioka, Masahiko Uchida, Kazuhiro Kotoh, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Tetsuhide Ito, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Ken Kawabe, Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Chuou-ku, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
Author contributions: Fujimori N, Igarashi H, Ito T, Kawabe K, Oono T, Kotoh K, Nakamura K and Takayanagi R designed research; Fujimori N, Igarashi H and Kawabe K performed endoscopic procedures; Fujimori N, Asou A, Lee L, Nakamura T, Niina Y, Hijioka M, and Uchida M performed research; Fujimori N and Igarashi H analyzed data; Fujimori N, Igarashi H and Ito T wrote the paper.
Supported by (In part) the Research Committee of Intractable Diseases of the Pancreas (principal investigator: Tooru Shimosegawa) provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 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: June 29, 2012
Revised: November 8, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: March 16, 2013
Revised: November 8, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: March 16, 2013
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