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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2623-2627
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2623
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2623
Long-term results of endoscopic balloon dilatation of lower gastrointestinal tract strictures in Crohn’s disease: A prospective study
Klaus Stienecker, Daniel Gleichmann, Ulrike Neumayer, H Joachim Glaser, Department of Gastroenterology, Herz-Jesu-Hospital Fulda, Buttlarstrasse 74, D-36039 Fulda, Germany
Carolpin Tonus, Department of Visceral Surgery, Herz-Jesu-Hospital Fulda, Buttlarstrasse 74, D-36039 Fulda, Germany
Author contributions: Glaser HJ and Tonus C designed research; Stienecker K, Gleichmann D and Neumayer U performed research; Stienecker K, Gleichmann D and Neumayer U analyzed data; Stienecker K, Gleichmann D and Neumayer U wrote the paper; Glaser HJ and Tonus C critically reviewed the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Carolin Tonus, Department of Visceral Surgery, Herz-Jesu-Hospital Fulda, Buttlarstrasse 74, D-36039 Fulda, Germany. c.tonus@herz-jesu-krankenhaus.de
Telephone: +49-661-15321
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Received: October 21, 2008
Revised: March 27, 2009
Accepted: May 3, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
Revised: March 27, 2009
Accepted: May 3, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
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