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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2007; 13(6): 916-920
Published online Feb 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i6.916
Self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction caused by stomach cancer
Tae Oh Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Gwang Ha Kim, Jeong Heo, Geun Am Song, Mong Cho, Dong Heon Kim, Mun Sup Sim
Tae Oh Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Gwang Ha Kim, Jeong Heo, Geun Am Song, Mong Cho, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Dong Heon Kim, Mun Sup Sim, Department of General Surgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dae Hwan Kang, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, 1-10 Ami-dong, Soe-gu, Busan 602-739, Korea. sulsulpul@yahoo.co.kr
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Received: September 25, 2006
Revised: December 5, 2006
Accepted: January 5, 2007
Published online: February 14, 2007
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