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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2010; 16(30): 3834-3840
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3834
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3834
Early ileocolonoscopy with biopsy for the evaluation of persistent post-transplantation diarrhea
Giorgos Bamias, Theodoros Argyropoulos, Spyros I Siakavellas, Irene Zouboulis-Vafiadis, George L Daikos, Spiros D Ladas, Gastroenterology Division, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, Medical School, University of Athens, “Laikon” Hospital, 11527, Athens, Greece
John Boletis, Chrysanthi Skalioti, Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Unit, “Laikon” Hospital, 11527, Athens, Greece
Ioanna Delladetsima, 1st Department of Pathology, University of Athens, “Laikon” Hospital, 11527, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Bamias G, Zouboulis-Vafiadis I, Ladas SD and Boletis J designed the study; Boletis J, Argyropoulos T and Skalioti C were involved in the acquisition of data; Bamias G, Skalioti C, Siakavellas SI and Daikos GL reviewed the patient files and analyzed the endoscopic and clinical data; Delladetsima I analyzed the histological findings; Bamias G and Ladas SD wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Giorgos Bamias, MD, Consultant, Gastroenterology Division, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, Medical School, University of Athens, “Laikon” Hospital, 17 Agiou Thoma st., 11527, Athens, Greece. gbamias@gmail.com
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Received: April 12, 2010
Revised: May 13, 2010
Accepted: May 20, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
Revised: May 13, 2010
Accepted: May 20, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
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