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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2010; 2(2): 39-46
Published online Feb 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i2.39
Extended pancreatic resections and lymphadenectomy: An appraisal of the current evidence
Shailesh V Shrikhande, Savio G Barreto
Shailesh V Shrikhande, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai 400 012, India
Savio G Barreto, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Author contributions: Shrikhande SV designed the study, analysed and interpreted the data, revised it critically for important intellectual content and approved the final version; Barreto SG acquired and analysed the data, drafted the article and approved the final version.
Correspondence to: Shailesh V Shrikhande, MBBS, MS, MD, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Ernest Borges Marg, Parel-Mumbai 400 012, India. shailushrikhande@hotmail.com
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Received: November 13, 2009
Revised: December 11, 2009
Accepted: December 18, 2009
Published online: February 27, 2010
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