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    Jin-ichi Hida M.D., Masayuki Yasutomi M.D., Takamasa Maruyama M.D., Kiyoshige Fujimoto M.D., Akihiro Nakajima M.D., Toshihiro Uchida M.D., Tsukasa Wakano M.D., Tadao Tokoro M.D., Ryuichi Kubo M.D. & Katsuhisa Shindo M.D.

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Hida, Ji., Yasutomi, M., Maruyama, T. et al. The authors reply. Dis Colon Rectum 41, 989–991 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237387

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