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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2012; 18(16): 1959-1967
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1959
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1959
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is as safe and feasible as open procedure: A meta-analysis
Kun Xie, Yi-Ping Zhu, Xiao-Wu Xu, Ke Chen, Jia-Fei Yan, Yi-Ping Mou, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Xie K and Zhu YP wrote the manuscript; Xu XW, Chen K and Yan JF collected literatures and conducted the analysis of pooled data; Mou YP proofread and revised the manuscript; all authors approved the version to be published.
Supported by The key project grant from the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, No. 2011C13036-2
Correspondence to: Yi-Ping Mou, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. mou_yp@yahoo.cn
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Received: August 8, 2011
Revised: October 11, 2011
Accepted: January 7, 2012
Published online: April 28, 2012
Revised: October 11, 2011
Accepted: January 7, 2012
Published online: April 28, 2012
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