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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 5969-5979
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5969
Insight into congenital absence of the portal vein: Is it rare?
Guo-Hua Hu‚ Lai-Gen Shen, Jin Yang‚ Jin-Hua Mei‚ Yue-Feng Zhu
Guo-Hua Hu‚ Lai-Gen Shen, Jin Yang, Jin-Hua Mei, Yue-Feng Zhu, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Shen LG designed this work; Hu GH wrote the paper; Shen LG, Yang J, Mei JH and Zhu YF contributed equally to the revision process.
Correspondence to: Lai-Gen Shen, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. huguo2873@163.com
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Received: January 29, 2008
Revised: May 27, 2008
Accepted: June 3, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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