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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2010; 2(4): 147-152
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i4.147
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i4.147
Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic hamartoma: Case management and clinical consequences
Tsutomu Namikawa, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Jun Iwabu, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Michiya Kobayashi, Department of Human Health and Medical Sciences, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Manabu Matsumoto, Laboratory of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Namikawa T and Hanazaki K contributed equally to this work; Namikawa T, Kitagawa H, Iwabu J and Kobayashi M designed the research and performed the research; Namikawa T and Matsumoto M contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Namikawa T and Hanazaki K analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Tsutomu Namikawa, PhD, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. tsutomun@kochi-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 13, 2009
Revised: January 11, 2010
Accepted: January 18, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
Revised: January 11, 2010
Accepted: January 18, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
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