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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2008; 14(36): 5595-5600
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5595
Pancreatic guidewire placement for achieving selective biliary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography
Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Osamu Takasawa, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno
Kei Ito, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Go Kobayashi, Takashi Obana, Jun Horaguchi, Osamu Takasawa, Shinsuke Koshita, Yoshihide Kanno, Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, 5-22-1, Tsurugaya, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 983-0824, Japan
Author contributions: Ito K designed the study, performed the research and wrote the paper; Fujita N reviewed the paper; Noda Y, Kobayashi G, Obana T, Horaguchi J and Takasawa O performed endoscopic procedures and analyzed data; Koshita S and Kanno Y analyzed data.
Correspondence to: Kei Ito, Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai City Medical Center, 5-22-1, Tsurugaya, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 983-0824, Japan. keiito@openhp.or.jp
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Received: June 10, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
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