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Bowel inflammatory presentations on computed tomography in adult patients with severe aplastic anemia during flared inflammatory episodes
Xi-Chen Zhao, Cheng-Jiang Xue, Hui Song, Bin-Han Gao, Fu-Shen Han, Shu-Xin Xiao
Xi-Chen Zhao, Department of Hematology, The Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao 266555, Shandong Province, China
Cheng-Jiang Xue, Department of Neurosurgery, The Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao 266555, Shandong Province, China
Hui Song, Bin-Han Gao, Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao 266555, Shandong Province, China
Fu-Shen Han, Department of Pneumology, The Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area, Qingdao 266555, Shandong Province, China
Shu-Xin Xiao, Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Zhao XC and Xiao SX developed the idea; Zhao XC and Xue CJ organized the study; Zhao XC, Xue CJ, Song H, Gao BH, Han FS, and Xiao SX reviewed and consulted the CT images; Zhao XC drafted the manuscript; Xiao SX revised and approved the final manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by the Specialized Scientific Research Fund Projects of the Medical Group of Qingdao University, No. YLJT20201002.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 2022-10-08).
Informed consent statement: The requirement of written informed consent was waived by The Ethics Committee of The Central Hospital of Qingdao West Coast New Area since this was a retrospective study and no information linked to the patients’ identity was revealed in the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Shu-Xin Xiao, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. xsxa@sina.com
Received: October 19, 2022
Peer-review started: October 19, 2022
First decision: November 25, 2022
Revised: December 3, 2022
Accepted: January 5, 2023
Article in press: January 5, 2023
Published online: January 26, 2023