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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2012; 18(46): 6756-6763
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6756
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6756
Minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Marco Zoccali, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
Alessandro Fichera, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
Author contributions: Zoccali M and Fichera A equally contributed to conception and design of the paper; Zoccali M was responsible for searching the literature, interpreting data and drafting the article; Fichera A was responsible for revising the article critically for important intellectual content and gave final approval of the version to be submitted and any revised version to be published.
Correspondence to: Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356410, Room BB-414, Seattle, WA 98195, United States. afichera@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
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Received: April 18, 2012
Revised: July 13, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
Revised: July 13, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
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