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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 86-91
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.86
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.86
Short and long-term outcomes of endoscopic balloon dilatation for Crohn’s disease strictures
Katsuya Endo, Seiichi Takahashi, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Endo K designed the research; Endo K, Takahashi S, Shiga H, Kakuta Y, Kinouchi Y and Shimosegawa T performed the research; Endo K analyzed the data; and Endo K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Katsuya Endo, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. kendo@med.tohoku.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-22-7177171 Fax: +81-22-7177177
Received: August 27, 2012
Revised: October 8, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
Processing time: 156 Days and 23.8 Hours
Revised: October 8, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
Processing time: 156 Days and 23.8 Hours
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