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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4898-4904
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4898
Analysis of colonoscopic perforations at a local clinic and a tertiary hospital
Toshihiko Sagawa, Satoru Kakizaki, Haruhisa Iizuka, Yasuhiro Onozato, Naondo Sohara, Shinichi Okamura, Masatomo Mori
Toshihiko Sagawa, Satoru Kakizaki, Shinichi Okamura, Masatomo Mori, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Toshihiko Sagawa, Center of Gastroenterology, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0014, Japan
Haruhisa Iizuka, Yasuhiro Onozato, Naondo Sohara, Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Shirakawa Clinic, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0051, Japan
Author contributions: Sagawa T and Iizuka H designed the study and collected the data; Kakizaki S analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Onozato Y and Sohara N collected the data; Okamura S and Mori M offered vital suggestions.
Correspondence to: Satoru Kakizaki, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. kakizaki@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 1, 2012
Revised: April 19, 2012
Accepted: April 22, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
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