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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 935721, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/935721
Clinical Study

Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome: An Experience in a Single Institution in Taiwan

Jen-Wei Chou,1,2 Chih-Ming Lin,2 Chun-Lung Feng,2 Chun-Fu Ting,2 Ken-Sheng Cheng,1,2 and Yung-Fang Chen1,3

1School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yude Road, North District, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
3Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan

Received 12 April 2012; Revised 29 July 2012; Accepted 29 July 2012

Academic Editor: Charles Melbern Wilcox

Copyright © 2012 Jen-Wei Chou et al. 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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