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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2005; 11(47): 7508-7511
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7508
Learning curve of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with systemic lymphadenectomy for early gastric cancer
Min-Chan Kim, Ghap-Joong Jung, Hyung-Ho Kim
Min-Chan Kim, Ghap-Joong Jung, Department of Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Hyung-Ho Kim, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Hyung-Ho Kim, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital 300 Gumi-dong Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-707 Korea. hhkim@snubh.org
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Received: April 27, 2005
Revised: July 13, 2005
Accepted: July 15, 2005
Published online: December 21, 2005
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