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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5751-5753
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5751
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5751
A case of asymptomatic fungal and bacterial colonization of an intragastric balloon
Halil Coskun, Suleyman Bozkurt, Department of General Surgery, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey
Author contributions: Coskun H and Bozkurt S contributed equally to this work; Coskun H designed the study; Coskun H and Bozkurt S performed the data collection and analysis, and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Halil Coskun, Associated Professor, MD, Department of General Surgery, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey. halilcoskun@gmail.com
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Received: September 9, 2009
Revised: October 22, 2009
Accepted: October 29, 2009
Published online: December 7, 2009
Revised: October 22, 2009
Accepted: October 29, 2009
Published online: December 7, 2009
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