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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1091-1096
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1091
An easier method for performing a pancreaticojejunostomy for the soft pancreas using a fast-absorbable suture
Kenichi Hakamada, Shunji Narumi, Yoshikazu Toyoki, Masaki Nara, Kenosuke Ishido, Takuya Miura, Norihito Kubo, Mutsuo Sasaki
Kenichi Hakamada, Shunji Narumi, Yoshikazu Toyoki, Masaki Nara, Kenosuke Ishido, Takuya Miura, Norihito Kubo, Mutsuo Sasaki, Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
Author contributions: Hakamada K designed research; Hakamada K, Narumi S, Toyoki Y, Nara M, Ishido K, Miura T, Kubo N and Sasaki M performed research; Hakamada K, Narumi S, Toyoki Y, analyzed data; and Hakamada K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kenichi Hakamada, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan. hakamada@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 7, 2007
Revised: December 18, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2008
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