Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2012; 4(12): 575-578
Published online Dec 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i12.575
First Pillcam Colon 2 capsule images of Whipple’s disease: Case report and review of the literature
Bogdan Radu Mateescu, Andreea Bengus, Madalina Marinescu, Florica Staniceanu, Gianina Micu, Lucian Negreanu
Bogdan Radu Mateescu, Andreea Bengus, Madalina Marinescu, Department of Gastroenterology, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest 50098, Romania
Florica Staniceanu, Gianina Micu, Department of Pathology, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest 50098, Romania
Lucian Negreanu, Department of Internal Medicine 2-Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Bucharest 50098, Romania
Author contributions: Mateescu BR, Bengus A and Negreanu L wrote the manuscript; Negreanu L and Marinescu M revised the capsule readings; Staniceanu F and Micu G realized the pathology exams; Negreanu L made the final corrections and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by ESGE-Given research grant 2010
Correspondence to: Lucian Negreanu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Head of Internal Medicine 2 Department, Department of Internal Medicine 2-Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Splaiul Independentei 169, sector 5, Bucharest 50098, Romania. negreanu_99@yahoo.com
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Received: September 7, 2011
Revised: March 4, 2012
Accepted: October 10, 2012
Published online: December 16, 2012
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