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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2010; 2(11): 372-374
Published online Nov 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i11.372
Published online Nov 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i11.372
Endoscopic extraction of a metal key impacted within the appendix
Charalampos Pilichos, Georgios Tasias, Emmanouil Pyleris, Nikolaos Anyfantis, Nikolaos Pantelaros, Charalampos Barbatzas, Endoscopy Unit, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Sismanogleiou 1, Marousi 15126, Greece
Author contributions: Pilichos C, Tasias G, Pyleris E, Anyfantis N, Pantelaros N, and Barbatzas C contributed equally to this paper.
Correspondence to: Charalampos Pilichos, MD, PhD, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Sismanogleiou 1, Marousi 15126, Greece. hpilichos@hotmail.com
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Received: July 29, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: November 16, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: November 16, 2010
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