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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2010; 16(37): 4751-4754
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4751
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4751
Completely obstructed colorectal anastomosis: A new non-electrosurgical endoscopic approach before balloon dilatation
Gabriele Curcio, Marco Spada, Fabrizio di Francesco, Ilaria Tarantino, Luca Barresi, Gaetano Burgio, Mario Traina, Department of Gastroenterology, IsMeTT, UPMC, Palermo 90100, Italy
Author contributions: Curcio G was the lead investigator, drafted the article and performed the endoscopy; di Francesco F reviewed the literature; Spada M, Tarantino I, Barresi L and Burgio G made critical revisions to the manuscript; Traina M was the assistant endoscopist and gave final approval of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Gabriele Curcio, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, IsMeTT, UPMC, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90100, Italy. gcurcio@ismett.edu
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Received: May 26, 2010
Revised: July 18, 2010
Accepted: July 25, 2010
Published online: October 7, 2010
Revised: July 18, 2010
Accepted: July 25, 2010
Published online: October 7, 2010
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