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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2008; 14(45): 6970-6974
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6970
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6970
Risk factors affecting pancreatic fistulas after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Yun-Mee Choe, Keon-Young Lee, Cheong-Ah Oh, Joung-Bum Lee, Sun Keun Choi, Yoon-Seok Hur, Sei-Joong Kim, Young Up Cho, Seung-Ik Ahn, Kee-Chun Hong, Seok-Hwan Shin, Kyung-Rae Kim, Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Author contributions: Choe YM and Ahn SI contributed equally to this work; Choe YM, Lee KY, Oh CA, Lee JB, Choi SK and Hur YS designed the research; Choe YM, Lee KY, Oh CA, Lee JB, Choi SK, Hur YS, Kim SJ, Cho YU and Ahn SI performed the research; Hong KC, Shin SH and Kim KR contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Oh CA and Lee JB analyzed the data; Choe YM, Lee KY, Lee JB and Ahn SI wrote the paper.
Supported by Inha University Research Funds of 2007
Correspondence to: Seung-Ik Ahn, MD, Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital, 7-206, 3 Ga Shinheung-dong, Jung-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea. siahn@inha.ac.kr
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Received: July 15, 2008
Revised: November 12, 2008
Accepted: November 19, 2008
Published online: December 7, 2008
Revised: November 12, 2008
Accepted: November 19, 2008
Published online: December 7, 2008
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