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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2012; 4(5): 131-134
Published online May 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i5.131
Adult intussusception with cecal adenocarcinoma: Successful treatment by laparoscopy-assisted surgery following preoperative reduction
Tsutomu Namikawa, Ken Okamoto, Takehiro Okabayashi, Masamitsu Kumon, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki
Tsutomu Namikawa, Takehiro Okabayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Ken Okamoto, Michiya Kobayashi, Department of Human Health and Medical Sciences, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Masamitsu Kumon, Department of Surgery, Noichi Central Hospital, Noichi, Kochi 781-5213, Japan
Author contributions: Namikawa T and Hanazaki K contributed equally to this work; Namikawa T, Okamoto K, Kumon M and Kobayashi M designed and performed the research; Namikawa T and Okabayashi T contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Namikawa T and Hanazaki K analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Tsutomu Namikawa, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. tsutomun@kochi-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 26, 2011
Revised: October 27, 2011
Accepted: November 24, 2011
Published online: May 27, 2012
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