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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2016; 8(6): 424-426
Published online Jun 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i6.424
Gao’s double-way approach for laparoscopic D2 radical surgery for gastric cancer
Yong-Shun Gao, Jian-Gang Sun, Jing-Jing Huang, Peng Chen
Yong-Shun Gao, Jing-Jing Huang, Peng Chen, Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
Jian-Gang Sun, Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Gao YS and Sun JG substantial contributions to conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Sun JG, Huang JJ and Chen P drafting the article or making critical revisions related to important intellectual content of the manuscript; Gao YS final approval of the version of the article to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no relevant conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Yong-Shun Gao, Professor, Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Erqi area Jianshe East Road No. 1, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. 910491705@qq.com
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Received: February 25, 2016
Peer-review started: February 26, 2016
First decision: April 6, 2016
Revised: April 13, 2016
Accepted: May 7, 2016
Article in press: May 9, 2016
Published online: June 27, 2016
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