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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2004; 10(22): 3318-3321
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3318
Opisthorchiasis-associated biliary stones: Light and scanning electron microscopic study
Banchob Sripa, Pipatphong Kanla, Poonsiri Sinawat, Melissa R. Haswell-Elkins
Banchob Sripa, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Pipatphong Kanla, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Poonsiri Sinawat, Division of Anatomical Pathology, Khon Kaen Regional Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Melissa R. Haswell-Elkins, Australia Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by in part by the Tropical Health Program and NHMRC, Commonwealth Government, Australia
Correspondence to: Dr. Banchob Sripa, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. banchob@kku.ac.th
Telephone: +66-43-202024 Fax: +66-43-348375
Received: April 7, 2004
Revised: May 4, 2004
Accepted: May 25, 2004
Published online: November 15, 2004
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