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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2357-2360
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2357
Sclerosing cholangitis associated with autoimmune pancreatitis differs from primary sclerosing cholangitis
Terumi Kamisawa, Kensuke Takuma, Hajime Anjiki, Naoto Egawa, Masanao Kurata, Goro Honda, Kouji Tsuruta
Terumi Kamisawa, Kensuke Takuma, Hajime Anjiki, Naoto Egawa, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan
Masanao Kurata, Goro Honda, Kouji Tsuruta, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan
Author contributions: Kamisawa T designed the study; Takuma K, Anjiki H, Egawa N, Kurata M, Honda G, and Tsuruta K gathered and analyzed the data; Kamisawa T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Terumi Kamisawa, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan. kamisawa@cick.jp
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Received: February 4, 2009
Revised: April 10, 2009
Accepted: April 17, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
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