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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2008; 14(26): 4196-4203
Published online Jul 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4196
Tongue-like Barrett’s esophagus is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Hatsushi Yamagishi, Tomoyuki Koike, Shuichi Ohara, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Ken Ariizumi, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Yoshifumi Inomata, Katsuaki Kato, Daisuke Shibuya, Shigemitsu Aida, Tooru Shimosegawa
Hatsushi Yamagishi, Tomoyuki Koike, Shuichi Ohara, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Ken Ariizumi, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Yoshifumi Inomata, Katsuaki Kato, Daisuke Shibuya, Miyagi Cancer Society, Sendai, 980-0011, Japan
Shigemitsu Aida, Department of Gastroenterlogy, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai 984-8501, Japan
Author contributions: Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S and Abe Y designed research; Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S, Kobayashi S, Ariizumi K, Abe Y, Iijima K, Imatani A, Inomata Y, Kato K, Shibuya D, Aida S and Shimosegawa T performed research; Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S and Abe Y analyzed data; Yamagishi H, Koike T and Ohara S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hatsushi Yamagishi, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University graduate school of medicine, 1-1 Seiryou-Machi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. hatsushi@f2.dion.ne.jp
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Received: March 10, 2008
Revised: May 19, 2008
Accepted: May 26, 2008
Published online: July 14, 2008
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