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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2008; 14(45): 6948-6953
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6948
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6948
Prevalence of celiac disease in adult patients with refractory functional dyspepsia: Value of routine duodenal biopsy
Emiliano Giangreco, Cinzia D’agate, Carmelo Barbera, Lidia Puzzo, Giuseppe Aprile, Pietro Naso, Giacomo Bonanno, Alessandra Nicoletti, Salvatore Incarbone, Giuseppe Trama, Antonio Russo, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, Catania 95125, Italy
Francesco Paolo Russo, Department of Surgical and Gastro-enterological Sciences, Gastroenterology Section, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova 35100, Italy
Author contributions: Giangreco E, D’agate C, Barbera C, Puzzo L, Aprile G, Naso P, Bonanno G, Russo FP, Nicoletti A, Incarbone S, Trama G and Russo A performed the research; Russo FP edited the paper.
Correspondence to: Antonio Russo, Professor, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Univeristaria Policlinico Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, Catania 95125, Italy. arussombox@unict.it
Telephone: +39-95-3782337 Fax: +39-95-337065
Received: April 23, 2008
Revised: November 18, 2008
Accepted: November 25, 2008
Published online: December 7, 2008
Revised: November 18, 2008
Accepted: November 25, 2008
Published online: December 7, 2008
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