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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2417-2420
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2417
eGFR is a reliable preoperative renal function parameter in patients with gastric cancer
Takayuki Kosuge, Tokihiko Sawada, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Junji Kita, Mitsugi Shimoda, Nobumi Tagaya, Keiichi Kubota
Takayuki Kosuge, Tokihiko Sawada, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Junji Kita, Mitsugi Shimoda, Nobumi Tagaya, Keiichi Kubota, Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
Author contributions: Kosuge T performed the whole study and wrote the manuscript; Sawada T designed and performed the study, and wrote the manuscript; Iwasaki Y, Kita J, Shimoda M and Tagaya N performed operations; Kubota K supervised the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tokihiko Sawada, Associate Professor, Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan. tsawada@dokkyomed.ac.jp
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Received: October 13, 2009
Revised: December 11, 2009
Accepted: December 18, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2010
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