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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID 114909
Country United States
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ISSN 1948-9366 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title “Problem of pain”: Further questions for the utility of vitamin D for chronic pain after gastrointestinal surgery
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Thomas C Varkey
ORCID
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Thomas C Varkey http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3586-2909
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Corresponding Author Thomas C Varkey, MD, Researcher, Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1111 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States. thmsvrk7@gmail.com
Key Words Vitamin D-OH25; Vitamin D; Literature; Supratherapeutic dosing; Optimal dosing; Post-operative pain
Core Tip There are a number of different disease states that also have been associated with Vitamin D, further investigation like that in these other disease states into the use of high than normal Vitamin D-OH 25 serum targets or supra therapeutic dosing should be investigated.
Publish Date 2026-01-21 09:49
Citation

Varkey TC. “Problem of pain”: Further questions for the utility of vitamin D for chronic pain after gastrointestinal surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(1): 114909

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i1/114909.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114909
Full Article (PDF) WJGS-18-114909-with-cover.pdf
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Peer-review Report 114909-peer-reviews.pdf
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Scientific Editor Work List 114909-scientific-editor-work-list.pdf
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