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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 245390, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/245390
Clinical Study

Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Determining the Treatment Method for Early Gastric Cancer

Koichiro Mandai and Kenjiro Yasuda

Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, 355-5 Haruobi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8026, Japan

Received 15 March 2012; Revised 6 October 2012; Accepted 29 October 2012

Academic Editor: Manoop Bhutani

Copyright © 2012 Koichiro Mandai and Kenjiro Yasuda. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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