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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2010; 16(46): 5869-5873
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5869
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5869
PPIs are not associated with a lower incidence of portal-hypertension-related bleeding in cirrhosis
Mauricio Garcia-Saenz-de-Sicilia, Francisco Sanchez-Avila, Roberto Ruiz-Cordero, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
Gustavo Lopez-Arce, Felix I Tellez-Avila, Endoscopy Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico
Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Sandra Garcia-Osogobio, Medica Sur Clinic and Fundation, Mexico City, México
Author contributions: Garcia-Saenz-de-Sicilia M collected all the data and wrote the manuscript; Tellez-Avila FI and Chavez-Tapia NC designed the study, performed the statistical analysis and were involved in the final edition of the manuscript; Garcia-Osogobio S was involved in editing the manuscript; Chavez-Tapia NC, Lopez-Arce G, Sanchez-Avila F, Garcia-Osogobio S and Ruiz-Cordero R participated in the data collection and manuscript writing, including drafting the article and the final revision.
Correspondence to: Felix I Tellez-Avila, MD, Endoscopy Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Vasco de Quiroga #15, Col. Sección XVI. Del. Tlalpan, C.P. 14000, Mexico City, México. felixtelleza@gmail.com
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Received: August 4, 2010
Revised: September 2, 2010
Accepted: September 9, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
Revised: September 2, 2010
Accepted: September 9, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
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