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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2011; 3(1): 20-22
Published online Jan 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i1.20
Published online Jan 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i1.20
Endoscopic retrieval of a gastric trichobezoar
Hironori Konuma, Kuangi Fu, Takashi Morimoto, Takayoshi Shimizu, Yuko Izumi, Akihisa Miyazaki, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo Univerity Nerima Hospital, Tokyo 177-0033, Japan
Satoko Shiyanagi, Masahiko Urao, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Juntendo Univerity Nerima Hospital, Tokyo 177-0033, Japan
Sumio Watanabe, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 177-0033, Japan
Author contributions: Konuma H and Fu KI supplied the data about this case report; Morimoto T, Shimizu T, Izumi Y, Shiyanagi S, Urao M, Miyazaki A, and Watanabe S analyzed the data of the patient; and Konuma H and Fu KI wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kuangi Fu, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-10 Nerimatakanodai, Nerima, Tokyo 177-0033, Japan. fukuangi@hotmail.com
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Received: September 13, 2010
Revised: October 22, 2010
Accepted: October 29, 2010
Published online: January 16, 2011
Revised: October 22, 2010
Accepted: October 29, 2010
Published online: January 16, 2011
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