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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2008; 14(20): 3179-3182
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3179
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3179
Are acute exacerbations of chronic inflammatory appendicitis triggered by coprostasis and/or coproliths?
George Sgourakis, Georgios C Sotiropoulos, Ernesto P Molmenti, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Essen 45122, Germany
George Sgourakis, 2nd Surgical Department, Korgialenio-Benakio Red Cross Hospital, Athens 15451, Greece
Georgios C Sotiropoulos, Charis Eibl, Christoph Berchtold, Department of General Surgery, Marien Hospital Bottrop, Bottrop 46236, Germany
Stylianous Bonticous, Jurgen Moege, Institute of Pathology, Marien Hospital Bottrop, Bottrop 46236, Germany
Author contributions: Sgourakis G, study conception and design; Sotiropoulos GC, acquisition of data; Sgourakis G, analysis and interpretation of data; Molmenti EP and Eibl C, drafting of manuscript; Bonticous S, independent pathologist; Moege J and Berchtold C, critical revision.
Correspondence to: George Sgourakis, MD, PhD, 2nd Surgical Department, Korgialenio-Benakio Red Cross Hospital, 11 Mantzarou street, Neo Psychiko, Athens 15451, Greece. ggsgourakis@yahoo.gr
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Received: January 18, 2008
Revised: April 22, 2008
Accepted: April 29, 2008
Published online: May 28, 2008
Revised: April 22, 2008
Accepted: April 29, 2008
Published online: May 28, 2008
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