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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2009; 15(17): 2162-2165
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2162
Endoscopic submucosal dissection of a rectal carcinoid tumor using grasping type scissors forceps
Kazuya Akahoshi, Yasuaki Motomura, Masaru Kubokawa, Noriaki Matsui, Manami Oda, Risa Okamoto, Shingo Endo, Naomi Higuchi, Yumi Kashiwabara, Masafumi Oya, Hidefumi Akahane, Haruo Akiba
Kazuya Akahoshi, Yasuaki Motomura, Masaru Kubokawa, Noriaki Matsui, Manami Oda, Risa Okamoto, Shingo Endo, Naomi Higuchi, Yumi Kashiwabara, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Masafumi Oya, Department of Pathology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Hidefumi Akahane, Haruo Akiba, Fujifilm Corporation, Saitama 331-9624, Japan
Author contributions: Akahoshi K and Motomura Y performed ESD; Akahoshi K, Akahane H and Akiba H developed a grasping type scissors forceps; Oya M performed histological analysis; Akahoshi K, Motomura Y, Kubokawa M, Matsui N, Oda M, Okamoto R, Endo S, Higuchi N and Kashiwabara Y wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kazuya Akahoshi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan. kakahoshi2@aol.com
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Received: January 11, 2009
Revised: March 14, 2009
Accepted: March 21, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
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