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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2006; 12(6): 915-920
Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.915
Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.915
Epidural anaesthesia restores pancreatic microcirculation and decreases the severity of acute pancreatitis
Alp Demirag, Catherine M Pastor, Philippe Morel, Nilgun Güvener, Gang Mai, Thierry Berney, Leo H Bühler, Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
Catherine M Pastor, Copin Jean-Christophe, Jean-Louis Frossard, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Geneva, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
Andreas W Sielenkämper, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Münster, Germany
Gang Mai, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Co-correspondence: Jean-Louis Frossard
Correspondence to: Leo H Bühler, MD, Surgical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland. leo.buhler@hcuge.ch
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Received: February 21, 2005
Revised: March 10, 2005
Accepted: April 30, 2005
Published online: February 14, 2006
Revised: March 10, 2005
Accepted: April 30, 2005
Published online: February 14, 2006
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