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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2005; 11(17): 2681-2683
Published online May 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i17.2681
Pseudomembranous colitis presenting as acute colonic obstruction without diarrhea in a patient with gastric Burkitt lymphoma
Kenichi Nomura, Kohei Fukumoto, Daisuke Shimizu, Takashi Okuda, Naohisa Yoshida, Yuri Kamitsuji, Yosuke Matsumoto, Hideyuki Konishi, Yuji Ueda, Shigeo Horiike, Takeshi Okanoue, Masafumi Taniwaki
Kenichi Nomura, Kohei Fukumoto, Daisuke Shimizu, Yosuke Matsumoto, Shigeo Horiike, Masafumi Taniwaki, Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Yuri Kamitsuji, Department of Inflammation and Immunology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Takashi Okuda, Naohisa Yoshida, Hideyuki Konishi, Takeshi Okanoue, Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Yuji Ueda, Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Masafumi Taniwaki, Department of Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Kenichi Nomura, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan. nomuken@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: September 21, 2004
Revised: September 22, 2004
Accepted: December 1, 2004
Published online: May 7, 2005
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