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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 2080-2084
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2080
Endoscopic band ligation and endoscopic hemoclip placement for patients with Mallory-Weiss syndrome and active bleeding
Young-Seok Cho, Hiun-Suk Chae, Hyung-Keun Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Byung-Wook Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Sok-Won Han, Kyu-Yong Choi
Young-Seok Cho, Hiun-Suk Chae, Hyung-Keun Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Ujeongbu 480-717, Korea
Byung-Wook Kim, Kyu-Yong Choi, Department of Internal Medicine, Our Lady Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bupyeong 403720, Korea
Sok-Won Han, Department of Internal Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon 420717, Korea
Author contributions: Chae HS, Han SW and Choi KY designed study; Kim BW and Kim SS preformed study; Kim HK and Kim JS analyzed data; Cho YS mainly wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hiun-Suk Chae, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, 65-1 Geumo-dong, Uijeongbu 480-717, Korea. chs@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: October 20, 2007
Revised: January 13, 2008
Published online: April 7, 2008
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