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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2011; 17(17): 2216-2222
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2216
Pre-operative factors that can predict neoplastic polypoid lesions of the gallbladder
Byung Hyo Cha, Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Sang Hyub Lee, Jang Eon Kim, Jai Young Cho, Haeryoung Kim, So Yeon Kim
Byung Hyo Cha, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Cheju-si, Cheju-do 690-766, South Korea
Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Sang Hyub Lee, Jang Eon Kim, Departments of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Geonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
Jai Young Cho, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Geonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
Haeryoung Kim, Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Geonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
So Yeon Kim, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Geonggi-do 463-707, South Korea
Author contributions: Cha BH and Lee SH performed the majority of experiments; Cha BH, Hwang JH, Lee SH and Kim JE designed the research; Hwang JH, Lee SH, Kim JE, Cho JY, Kim H and Kim SY collected human material and were involved in editing the manuscript; Cha BH analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Sang Hyub Lee, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea. gidoctor@snubh.org
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Received: October 27, 2010
Revised: November 30, 2010
Accepted: December 7, 2010
Published online: May 7, 2011
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