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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2006; 12(30): 4892-4896
Published online Aug 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i30.4892
Prolonged intestinal mucosal acidosis is associated with multiple organ failure in human acute pancreatitis: Gastric tonometry revisited
Gabor C Kovacs, Geza Telek, Janos Hamar, Jozsef Furesz, Janos Regoly-Merei
Gabor C Kovacs, Geza Telek, Janos Regoly-Merei, 3rd Department of Surgery, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
Janos Hamar, Department of Experimental Research, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary
Jozsef Furesz, Institute of Health Protection, Hungarian Defense Forces, Budapest, Hungary
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Hungarian National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), No. T 016630, and the Hungarian Ministry of Health (ETT), No. 276/2001
Correspondence to: Dr. Gabor C Kovacs, 3rd Department of Surgery, Semmelweis Egyetem, 1096 Budapest Nagyvárad tér 1, Hungary. gkov@seb3.sote.hu
Telephone: +36-1-4555700
Received: November 21, 2005
Revised: November 29, 2005
Accepted: January 14, 2006
Published online: August 14, 2006
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