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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2004; 10(16): 2383-2390
Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2383
Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2383
Impaired gallbladder motility and delayed orocecal transit contribute to pigment gallstone and biliary sludge formation in β -thalassemia major adults
Piero Portincasa, Antonio Moschetta, Massimo Berardino, Michele Vacca, Giuseppe Palasciano, Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine (DIMIMP), University Medical School, Bari, Italy
Agostino Di Ciaula, Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Bisceglie, Italy
Giuseppe Baldassarre, Division of Geriatrics, Hospital “Miulli”, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
Anna Pietrapertosa, Rosario Cammarota, Nunzia Tannoia, Chair of Hematology II, University of Bari, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Professor Piero Portincasa, Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal and Public Medicine (DIMIMP), University Medical School of Bari, P.zza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. p.portincasa@semeiotica.uniba.it
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Received: February 2, 2004
Revised: February 14, 2004
Accepted: March 13, 2004
Published online: August 15, 2004
Revised: February 14, 2004
Accepted: March 13, 2004
Published online: August 15, 2004
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