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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2013; 5(4): 97-103
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.97
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.97
Predictors of malignancy in chronic calcific pancreatitis with head mass
Senthilkumar Perumal, Ravichandran Palaniappan, Sastha Ahanatha Pillai, Vimalraj Velayutham, Jeswanth Sathyanesan, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai 600001, India
Author contributions: Sathyanesan J proposed the study; Perumal S and Palaniappan R performed research and wrote the first draft; Perumal S and Pillai SA collected and analysed the data; Velayutham V and Sathyanesan J contributed to the design and interpretation of the study and to further drafts.
Correspondence to: Sastha Ahanatha Pillai, MS, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Government Stanley Medical College, Old Jail Road, Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600001, India. a_sastha@yahoo.com
Telephone: +91-98-94162563 Fax: +91-44-25289595
Received: December 4, 2012
Revised: January 25, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 27, 2013
Revised: January 25, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 27, 2013
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