Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2010; 2(2): 47-50
Published online Feb 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i2.47
Massive small bowel bleeding caused by scrub typhus in Korea
Ki Beom Bae, Won Hwa Youn, Youn Jae Lee, Soo Jin Jung, Kwan Hee Hong
Ki Beom Bae, Won Hwa Youn, Kwan Hee Hong, Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Jin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea
Youn Jae Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Jin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea
Soo Jin Jung, Department of Pathology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Jin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea
Author contributions: Hong KH organized the study and operated on this case; Bae KB assisted with the operation and wrote the manuscript; Youn WH assisted with the operation and conducted the literature review; Lee YJ diagnosed this case and evaluated the patient preoperatively; Jung SJ confirmed the diagnosis by pathologic findings, and all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by A grant from Inje University, 2008
Correspondence to: Kwan Hee Hong, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, 633-165 Gaegum-dong, Jin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea. gskhh@inje.ac.kr
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Received: September 22, 2009
Revised: November 4, 2009
Accepted: November 11, 2009
Published online: February 27, 2010
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