Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2008; 14(41): 6410-6412
Published online Nov 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6410
Splenic rupture following colonoscopy
Juan Francisco Guerra, Ignacio San Francisco, Fernando Pimentel, Luis Ibanez
Juan Francisco Guerra, Ignacio San Francisco, Fernando Pimentel, Luis Ibanez, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 8330024, Chile
Author contributions: Guerra JF designed the paper, collected and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; San Francisco I collect the data and reviewed the manuscript; Pimentel F and Ibanez L approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Juan Francisco Guerra, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 8330024, Chile. jfguerra@uc.cl
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Received: April 9, 2008
Revised: October 14, 2008
Accepted: October 21, 2008
Published online: November 7, 2008
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