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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2008; 14(2): 176-179
Published online Jan 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.176
Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection syndrome in adults - A clinically preventable disease
Takehiro Okabayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki
Takehiro Okabayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku-City, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
Correspondence to: Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Professor, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu-Okocho, Nankoku-City, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. hanazaki@kochi-u.ac.jp
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Received: May 18, 2007
Revised: June 19, 2007
Published online: January 14, 2008
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