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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1533-1536
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1533
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1533
Successful endoscopic treatment of colonic gallstone ileus using electrohydraulic lithotripsy
Martin D Zielinski, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, United States
Lincoln E Ferreira, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, Brazil
Todd H Baron, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, United States
Author contributions: Zielinski MD wrote the manuscript; Baron TH and Ferreira LE critically edited the manuscript, developed and performed the technique used in this paper, and provided the concept of this report.
Correspondence to: Dr. Todd H Baron, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Charlton 8A, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55901, United States. baron.todd@mayo.edu
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Received: November 11, 2009
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2010
Revised: December 19, 2009
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2010
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