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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2011; 3(5): 75-78
Published online May 15, 2011. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i5.75
Pedunculated gastric tube interposition in an esophageal cancer patient with prepyloric adenocarcinoma
Tatsuo Kanda, Yu Sato, Kazuhito Yajima, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Atsushi Matsuki, Takashi Ishikawa, Takeo Bamba, Hajime Umezu, Tsutomu Suzuki, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Tatsuo Kanda, Yu Sato, Kazuhito Yajima, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Atsushi Matsuki, Takashi Ishikawa, Takeo Bamba, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City 951-8510, Japan
Hajime Umezu, Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City 951-8510, Japan
Tsutomu Suzuki, Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Niigata University, 2-746 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City 951-8518, Japan
Author contributions: Kanda T, Yajima K, Kosugi S and Ishikawa T performed surgery in this case; Kanda T, Kosugi S and Suzuki T designed the research; Kanda T, Sato S, Yajima K and Matsuki A drafted the manuscript; Bamba T and Umezu H were responsible for the pathological examinations; Suzuki T and Hatakeyama K revised the implementation of this work and reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tatsuo Kanda, MD, PhD, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City 951-8510, Japan. kandat@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 13, 2010
Revised: April 26, 2011
Accepted: May 3, 2011
Published online: May 15, 2011
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