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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1541-1544
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1541
Transpapillary incision of refractory circumscript pancreatic duct stricture using wire-guided snare forceps
Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Fumihide Itokawa, Toshio Kurihara, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Fuminori Moriyasu
Takao Itoi, Atsushi Sofuni, Fumihide Itokawa, Toshio Kurihara, Takayoshi Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishii, Shujiro Tsuji, Nobuhito Ikeuchi, Fuminori Moriyasu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Author contributions: Itoi T performed this procedure; Itoi T, Sofuni A and Itokawa F contributed equally to this work; Kurihara T, Tsuchiya T, Ishii K, Tsuji S and Ikeuchi N collected the data; Itoi T and Moriyasu F wrote this paper.
Correspondence to: Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan. itoi@tokyo-med.ac.jp
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Received: December 21, 2009
Revised: January 12, 2010
Accepted: January 19, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2010
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