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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2010; 16(47): 6010-6015
Published online Dec 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i47.6010
Published online Dec 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i47.6010
Gastroesophageal flap valve status distinguishes clinical phenotypes of large hiatal hernia
Haruka Kaneyama, Mitsuru Kaise, Hiroshi Arakawa, Yoshinori Arai, Keisuke Kanazawa, Hisao Tajiri, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
Hisao Tajiri, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
Author contributions: Kaise M designed the research; Kaneyama H, Kaise M, Arai Y and Kanazawa K performed the research; Kaneyama H, Kaise M and Arakawa H analyzed the data; Kaneyama H and Kaise M wrote the paper; Tajiri H organized the department.
Correspondence to: Haruka Kaneyama, MD, Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 103-8461, Japan. haruka@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: April 28, 2010
Revised: June 10, 2010
Accepted: June 17, 2010
Published online: December 21, 2010
Revised: June 10, 2010
Accepted: June 17, 2010
Published online: December 21, 2010
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