Case Report
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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
Endoscopic retrieval of a gastric trichobezoar
Hironori Konuma, Kuangi Fu, Takashi Morimoto, Takayoshi Shimizu, Yuko Izumi, Satoko Shiyanagi, Masahiko Urao, Akihisa Miyazaki, Sumio Watanabe
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
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