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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2010; 16(8): 953-959
Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.953
Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.953
Radical vs conservative surgery for hydatid liver cysts: Experience from single center
Sami Akbulut, Bahri Cakabay, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Ayhan Senol, Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Arsenal Sezgin, Department of Pathology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Mehmet Dursun, Department of Gastroenterology, Veni Vidi Hospital, 21100 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Omer Satici, Department of Biostatistics, Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, 21380 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S and Cakabay B performed the surgical procedure; Akbulut S contributed writing the article and review of the literature, as well as undertaking a comprehensive literature search; Akbulut S and Sezgin A contributed design and manuscript preparation; Sezgin A provided the pathological information; Senol A provided the radiological information; Dursun M performed ERCP and contributed to design and manuscript preparation; Satici O provided the statistical information.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: November 2, 2009
Revised: December 14, 2009
Accepted: December 21, 2009
Published online: February 28, 2010
Revised: December 14, 2009
Accepted: December 21, 2009
Published online: February 28, 2010
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