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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2010; 16(14): 1683-1687
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1683
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1683
Controlling postoperative ileus by vagal activation
Tim Lubbers, Wim Buurman, Department of Surgery, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Misha Luyer, Department of Surgery, Orbis Medical Center, 6162 BG, Sittard, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Lubbers T, Buurman W and Luyer M contributed equally to this paper.
Supported by DANONE Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands and by AGIKO-stipendia 920-03-522 (to Lubbers T) and 920-03-271 (to Luyer M) from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
Correspondence to: Misha Luyer, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Orbis Medical Center, 6162 BG, Sittard, The Netherlands. m.luyer@ah.unimaas.nl
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Received: December 8, 2009
Revised: January 25, 2010
Accepted: February 1, 2010
Published online: April 14, 2010
Revised: January 25, 2010
Accepted: February 1, 2010
Published online: April 14, 2010
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