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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2011; 17(15): 1961-1970
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.1961
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.1961
Unusual histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens: A retrospective analysis and literature review
Sami Akbulut, Zulfu Arikanoglu, Murat Basbug, Abdullah Ulku, Yusuf Yagmur, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Mahmut Tas, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Nilgun Sogutcu, Department of Pathology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Heybet Semur, Department of Surgery, Ergani State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Tas M, Arikanoglu Z, Basbug M, Ulku A, Semur H and Yagmur Y contributed to writing the article and reviewing the literature, as well as undertaking a comprehensive literature search; Sogutcu N provided the pathological information.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: November 27, 2010
Revised: December 23, 2010
Accepted: December 30, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2011
Revised: December 23, 2010
Accepted: December 30, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2011
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