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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2009; 15(29): 3585-3590
Published online Aug 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3585
Published online Aug 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3585
Hepatic portal venous gas: Physiopathology, etiology, prognosis and treatment
Bassam Abboud, Jad El Hachem, Thierry Yazbeck, Corinne Doumit, Department of General Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Boulevard Alfred Naccache, Beirut 16-6830, Lebanon
Author contributions: Abboud B designed the research; Abboud B, El Hachem J and Doumit C performed the research; Abboud B, El Hachem J and Yazbeck T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Bassam Abboud, MD, Department of General Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Alfred Naccache Street, Beirut 16-6830, Lebanon. dbabboud@yahoo.fr
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Received: May 9, 2009
Revised: July 7, 2009
Accepted: July 14, 2009
Published online: August 7, 2009
Revised: July 7, 2009
Accepted: July 14, 2009
Published online: August 7, 2009
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