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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 553-555
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.553
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.553
Preoperative assessment of vascular anatomy of inferior mesenteric artery by volume-rendered 3D-CT for laparoscopic lymph node dissection with left colic artery preservation in lower sigmoid and rectal cancer
Michiya Kobayashi, Takehiro Okabayashi, Ken Okamoto, Tsutomu Namikawa, Keijiro Araki, Department of Tumor Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan
Satoshi Morishita, Kana Miyatake, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Department of Tumor Radiology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan
Supported by Kobayashi Magobe Memorial Medical Foundation
Correspondence to: Michiya Kobayashi, Department of Tumor Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku 783-8505, Japan. kobayasm@kochi-ms.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-888-80-2370 Fax: +81-888-80-2371
Received: July 19, 2005
Revised: July 19, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
Revised: July 19, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
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