Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2008; 14(20): 3262-3265
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3262
Acute ischemic colitis during scuba diving: Report of a unique case
Konstantinos Goumas, Androniki Poulou, Ioannis Tyrmpas, Dimitrios Dandakis, Stavros Bartzokis, Magdalini Tsamouri, Kalipso Barbati, Dimitrios Soutos
Konstantinos Goumas, Androniki Poulou, Ioannis Tyrmpas, Dimitrios Dandakis, Stavros Bartzokis, Dimitrios Soutos, Department of Gastroenterology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Magdalini Tsamouri, Kalipso Barbati, Department of Pathology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Goumas K organised the whole manuscript and supervised the process, Poulou A performed the colonoscopy, Tyrmpas I and Dandakis D organised the patient data and figures, Bartzokis S helped write and correct the manuscript, Barbati K and Tsamouri M were the pathologists that examined patient biopsies and Soutos D is the director of the Gastroenterology department.
Correspondence to: Dimitrios Dandakis, Department of Gastroenterology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Ochis 12, 11522 Athens, Greece. ddandakis@yahoo.com
Telephone: +30-6944798901
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Received: November 7, 2007
Revised: March 19, 2008
Accepted: March 26, 2008
Published online: May 28, 2008
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