[1] Saga Med Sch, Dept Internal Med & Gastroenterol, Saga 8498501, Japan
[2] Osaka City Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gastroenterol, Osaka 558, Japan
[3] Hokkaido Univ Hosp, Div Endoscopy, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
[4] Hokkaido Univ, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pathophysiol & Therapeut, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060, Japan
[5] Gunma Univ Hosp, Dept Endoscopy & Endoscop Surg, Gunma, Japan
[6] Osaka Med Coll, Dept Internal Med 2, Osaka, Japan
[7] Saga Med Sch, Dept Internal Med & Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Saga 8498501, Japan
[8] Shimane Univ, Sch Med, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
[9] Kumamoto Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gastroenterol, Kumamoto, Japan
[10] Chiba Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gastroenterol, Chiba, Japan
[11] Kawasaki Med Sch, Dept Gastroenterol, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
[12] Juntendo Univ, Dept Gastroenterol, Juntendo, Japan
[13] Chiba Hokusoh Hosp, Nippon Med Sch, Dept Internal Med, Nippon, Japan
[14] Hamamatsu Univ Sch Med, Clin Res Ctr, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4313192, Japan
[15] Oita Univ, Fac Med, Dept Gastroenterol, Oita 87011, Japan
[16] Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Upper Gastroenterol, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
[17] Kyorin Med Coll, Dept Internal Med 3, Kyorin, Japan