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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2011; 17(8): 1088-1090
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1088
Tulip bundle technique and fibrin glue injection: Unusual treatment of colonic perforation
Filippo Mocciaro, Gabriele Curcio, Ilaria Tarantino, Luca Barresi, Marco Spada, Sergio Li Petri, Mario Traina
Filippo Mocciaro, Gabriele Curcio, Ilaria Tarantino, Luca Barresi, Mario Traina, Department of Gastroenterology, IsMeTT, UPMC, Via tricomi 1, Palermo 90100, Italy
Marco Spada, Sergio Li Petri, Surgery Unit, IsMeTT, UPMC, Via tricomi 1, Palermo 90100, Italy
Author contributions: Mocciaro F collected data and wrote the article; Curcio G and Tarantino I, Barresi L participated in drafting the article, collected data and reviewed the final version; Spada M and Li Petri S performed the operation; Traina M was the lead investigator, performed the endoscopy, and reviewed the final version.
Correspondence to: Filippo Mocciaro, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, IsMeTT, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90100, Italy. fmocciaro@gmail.com
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Received: August 22, 2010
Revised: November 11, 2010
Accepted: November 18, 2010
Published online: February 28, 2011
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