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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2013; 19(7): 968-978
Published online Feb 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i7.968
Published online Feb 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i7.968
Histological healing in inflammatory bowel disease: A still unfulfilled promise
Vincenzo Villanacci, Department of Pathology, Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25100 Brescia, Italy
Elisabetta Antonelli, Gabrio Bassotti, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, 06156 Perugia, Italy
Karel Geboes, Department of Pathology, University Hospital KU Leuven and UZ Gent, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Giovanni Casella, Division of Internal Medicine, Desio General Hospital, 20033 Desio, Italy
Author contributions: Bassotti G and Villanacci V designed the research project and wrote the paper; Antonelli E, Geboes K and Casella G critically reviewed the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors approved the final draft of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Gabrio Bassotti, Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini 1, 06156 Perugia, Italy. gabassot@tin.it
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Received: June 27, 2012
Revised: September 11, 2012
Accepted: September 19, 2012
Published online: February 21, 2013
Revised: September 11, 2012
Accepted: September 19, 2012
Published online: February 21, 2013
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