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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3977-3980
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3977
Usefulness of biodegradable stents constructed of poly-l-lactic acid monofilaments in patients with benign esophageal stenosis
Yasuharu Saito, Toyohiko Tanaka, Akira Andoh, Hideki Minematsu, Kazunori Hata, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Norihisa Nitta, Kiyoshi Murata, Yoshihide Fujiyama
Yasuharu Saito, Department of Endoscopic Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Toyohiko Tanaka, Norihisa Nitta, Kiyoshi Murata, Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Akira Andoh, Hideki Minematsu, Kazunori Hata, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Yasuharu Saito, MD, Division of Endoscopic Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. ysaito@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
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Received: March 29, 2007
Revised: April 5, 2007
Accepted: April 16, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
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