Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 140-147 , January 2005

Endoscopic resection of Peutz-Jeghers polyps throughout the small intestine at double-balloon enteroscopy without laparotomy

Received 7 June 2004 ,Revised 8 August 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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