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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2440-2442
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2440
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2440
Acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with severe ulcerative colitis
Shiho Sagara, Masahiro Iizuka, Health Care Center, Akita Red Cross Hospital, Akita 010-0001, Japan
Shiho Sagara, Yasuo Horie, Yumiko Anezaki, Masahiro Iizuka, Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan
Hideaki Miyazawa, Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan
Author contributions: Sagara S, Horie Y, Anazaki Y and Iizuka M performed medical treatment of the case and designed the case report; Miyazawa H performed surgical treatment of the patient and designed the case report; Iizuka M and Sagara S wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Research on Intractable Diseases from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Masahiro Iizuka, MD, PhD, Health Care Center, Akita Red Cross Hospital, 3-4-23 Nakadori, Akita 010-0001, Japan. maiizuka@woody.ocn.ne.jp
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Received: January 15, 2010
Revised: February 23, 2010
Accepted: March 2, 2010
Published online: May 21, 2010
Revised: February 23, 2010
Accepted: March 2, 2010
Published online: May 21, 2010
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