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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2008; 14(36): 5590-5594
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5590
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5590
Resection and primary anastomosis with or without modified blow-hole colostomy for sigmoid volvulus
Sacid Coban, Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey
Mehmet Yilmaz, Dincer Ozgor, Cengiz Ara, Vedat Kirimlioglu, Department of General Surgery, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Alpaslan Terzi, Fahrettin Yildiz, Department of General Surgery, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa 63200, Turkey
Saim Yologlu, Department of Biostatistics, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Author contributions: Coban S and Yilmaz M contributed equally to this work; Coban S, Yilmaz M, Ozgor D, Ara C and Kirimlioglu V designed and performed the research; Terzi A, Yildiz F and Yologlu S analyzed data; and Coban S, Terzi A, Yildiz F wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Sacid Coban, MD, Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey. sacitcoban@yahoo.com
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Received: June 9, 2008
Revised: August 11, 2008
Accepted: August 18, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
Revised: August 11, 2008
Accepted: August 18, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
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