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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1493-1499
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1493
Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein
Wataru Kimura, Toshiyuki Moriya, Jinfeng Ma, Yukinori Kamio, Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsukiro Yano, Hiroto Fujimoto, Koji Tezuka, Ichiro Hirai, Akira Fuse
Wataru Kimura, Toshiyuki Moriya, Jinfeng Ma, Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsukiro Yano, Hiroto Fujimoto, Koji Tezuka, Ichiro Hirai, Akira Fuse, Yukinori.Kamio, Gastroenterological and General Surgery, (First Department of Surgery), Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata City, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Wataru Kimura, Gastroenterological and General Surgery, (First Department of Surgery), Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata City, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan. wkimura@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 17, 2006
Revised: September 15, 2006
Accepted: October 12, 2006
Published online: March 14, 2007
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