Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 835258, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/835258
Case Report
Characterization of Follicular Lymphoma in the Small Intestine Using Double-Balloon Endoscopy
Manzurul Chowdhury,
1,2 Masaki Endo,
1 Toshimi Chiba,
1 Norihiko Kudara,
1 Shuhei Oana,
1 Kunihiko Sato,
1 Risaburo Akasaka,
1 Kazumitsu Tomita,
1 Saori Fujiwara,
1 Tomomi Mizutani,
1 Tamotsu Sugai,
3 Yasuhiro Takikawa,
1 and
Kazuyuki Suzuki1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
2Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Polash, Narshingdi, Bangladesh
3Division of Molecular Diagnostic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
Received 23 March 2009; Accepted 30 July 2009
Academic Editor: Matthew Shale
Copyright © 2009 Manzurul Chowdhury et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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