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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2009; 15(48): 6086-6090
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6086
Balloon overtube-guided colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection
Tomohiko Ohya, Ken Ohata, Kazuki Sumiyama, Yousuke Tsuji, Ikuro Koba, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Hisao Tajiri
Tomohiko Ohya, Kazuki Sumiyama, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Ken Ohata, Yousuke Tsuji, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Division of Gastroenterology, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC, 5-9-22 Higashi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8625, Japan
Ikuro Koba, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaga Chou Hospital, 1000 Yamagashi-yamaga, Kumamoto 861-0501, Japan
Hisao Tajiri, Department of Endoscopy, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Author contributions: Ohya T and Ohata K performed the endoscopic procedures, were responsible for the conception and design of this study and wrote the manuscript; Sumiyama K, Tajiri H, Matsuhashi N and Koba I provided financial support, analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the article, and final approval of the article; Tsuji Y provided technical support and analysis in addition to interpretation of the data.
Supported by The Jikei University School of Medicine and Kanto Medical Center NTT EC
Correspondence to: Dr. Kazuki Sumiyama, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. kaz_sum@jikei.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-3-34331111-3181 Fax: +81-3-34594524
Received: October 13, 2009
Revised: November 19, 2009
Accepted: November 26, 2009
Published online: December 28, 2009
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