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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2010; 2(6): 187-192
Published online Jun 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i6.187
Transgastric cholecystectomy: From the laboratory to clinical implementation
Bernard Dallemagne, Silvana Perretta, Pierre Allemann, Gianfranco Donatelli, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux
Bernard Dallemagne, Silvana Perretta, Pierre Allemann, Gianfranco Donatelli, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, Pôle Hépato-Digestif, University Hospital of Strasbourg and IRCAD, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France
Author contributions: Dallemagne B was principal investigator and edited the paper; Perretta S, Alleman P, Donatelli G, Asakuma M, Mutter D and Marescaux J all contributed to the performance of the surgical procedures, the data collection and the analysis and the redaction of the paper.
Correspondence to: Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, Pôle Hépato-Digestif, University Hospital of Strasbourg and IRCAD, 1 Place de l’Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France. bernard.dallemagne@ircad.fr
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Received: December 26, 2009
Revised: March 30, 2010
Accepted: May 6, 2010
Published online: June 27, 2010
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