Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2599-2601
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2599
Extreme gastric dilation caused by chronic lead poisoning: A case report
Vesna Begovic, Darko Nozic, Srdjan Kupresanin, Dino Tarabar
Vesna Begovic, Darko Nozic, Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Srdjan Kupresanin, Institute of Radiology, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Dino Tarabar, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Author contributions: Begovic V and Nozic D contributed equally to this work and wrote the paper; Kuprtesanin S performed the radiological examination; Tarabar D performed the endoscopic examination and explained the data.
Correspondence to: Professor Darko Nozic, Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia. darkonozic@yahoo.com
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Received: December 24, 2007
Revised: March 6, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
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