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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3049-3053
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3049
Managing injuries of hepatic duct confluence variants after major hepatobiliary surgery: An algorithmic approach
Georgios Fragulidis, Athanasios Marinis, Andreas Polydorou, Christos Konstantinidis, Georgios Anastasopoulos, John Contis, Dionysios Voros, Vassilios Smyrniotis
Georgios Fragulidis, Athanasios Marinis, Andreas Polydorou, Christos Konstantinidis, Georgios Anastasopoulos, John Contis, Dionysios Voros and Vassilios Smyrniotis, Second Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, 76 Vassilisis Sofia’s Ave., Athens 11528, Greece
Author contributions: Fragulidis G, Marinis A and Smyrniotis V wrote the paper; Konstantinidis C and Anastasopoulos G contributed equally to this work; Polydorou A, Fragulidis G, Contis J, Voros D and Smyrniotis V performed the operations, Polydorou A and Smyrniotis V reviewed the paper.
Correspondence to: Athanasios Marinis, MD, Second Department of Surgery, Areteion University Hospital, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, 40 Ptolemaidos str, 13674, Acharnes, Athens 11528, Greece. sakisdoc@yahoo.com
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Received: January 9, 2008
Revised: March 26, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
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