Case Report
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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
Acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with severe ulcerative colitis
Shiho Sagara, Yasuo Horie, Yumiko Anezaki, Hideaki Miyazawa, Masahiro Iizuka
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
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