The Usefulness of Gastrointestinal Gas Measurement in Patients with Functional Bloating

Hyun Jin Kim

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2018;71(6):301-302.

Published online: 4 October 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2018.71.6.301

The Usefulness of Gastrointestinal Gas Measurement in Patients with Functional Bloating

Hyun Jin Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Changwon, Korea

Correspondence to: Hyun Jin Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, 11 Samjeongja-ro, Seongsan-gu, Changwon 51472, Korea. Tel: +82-55-214-3710, Fax: +82-55-214-3250, E-mail: imdrkim@naver.com

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Gastrointestinal Gas and Abdominal Fat Quantity Measured by Three-Dimensional Abdominal Computed Tomography in Patients with Functional Bloating

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