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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2011; 17(18): 2332-2337
Published online May 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2332
Published online May 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2332
Utility of pancreatography for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis
Kensuke Takuma, Terumi Kamisawa, Taku Tabata, Yoshihiko Inaba, Naoto Egawa, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan
Yoshinori Igarashi, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Omori Medical Center, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan
Author contributions: Takuma K and Kamisawa T contributed equally to this work, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Tabata T, Inaba Y, Egawa N and Igarashi Y collected the data.
Supported by The Research Committee on Intractable Diseases provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Terumi Kamisawa, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital 3-18-22Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan. kamisawa@cick.jp
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Received: October 21, 2010
Revised: December 14, 2010
Accepted: December 21, 2010
Published online: May 14, 2011
Revised: December 14, 2010
Accepted: December 21, 2010
Published online: May 14, 2011
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