Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2917-2919
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2917
A rare etiology of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pneumoperitoneum
Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Konstantinos C Thomopoulos, Sofia Giali, Christos Triantos, Dimitrios Siagris, Charalambos Gogos
Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Sofia Giali, Dimitrios Siagris, Charalambos Gogos, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras 26110, Greece
Konstantinos C Thomopoulos, Christos Triantos, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras 26110, Greece
Author contributions: Assimakopoulos SF, Giali S and Siagris D were the patient’s doctors in the clinic; Thomopoulos KC and Triantos C performed the ERCP and gastroenterological consultation; Assimakopoulos SF and Gogos C had the idea for case presentation; all authors acquired the data; Assimakopoulos SF wrote the manuscript; Thomopoulos KC and Gogos C revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Vironos 18, Patras 26224, Greece. sassim@upatras.gr
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Received: January 25, 2008
Revised: March 24, 2008
Published online: May 14, 2008
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