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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5918-5924
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5918
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5918
High-fibre diet and Lactobacillus paracasei B21060 in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease
Edith Lahner, Gianluca Esposito, Bruno Annibale, Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, University Sapienza, Rome 2nd Medical School, Sant’Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Ospedale Nuovo Regina Margherita, 00189 Rome, Italy
Claudio Cannaviello, Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Israelitico, 00148 Rome, Italy
Maria Carla Di Paolo, Lorella Pallotta, Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni, 00184 Rome, Italy
Nicoletta Garbagna, Enzo Grossi, Medical Department Bracco Spa, 20134 Milan, Italy
Author contributions: Annibale B was the prinicpal investigator; Grossi E, Garbagna N, Zullo A, Hassan C, and Lahner E participated in the study design; Lahner E did the statistical analysis of data and wrote the initial draft of the paper; Grossi E, Zullo A, and Annibale B amended the paper and approved the final version; all other authors actively enrolled patients into the trial and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by The study was in part supported by Bracco Spa (Milan, Italy)
Correspondence to: Bruno Annibale, MD, Associate Professor of Gastroententerology, Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, University Sapienza, Rome 2nd Medical School, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Roma, Italy. bruno.annibale@uniroma1.it
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Received: March 6, 2012
Revised: May 10, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
Revised: May 10, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
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