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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1383-1388
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1383
Management of cholelithiasis in Italian children: A national multicenter study
Claudia Della Corte, Diego Falchetti, Gabriella Nebbia, Marisa Calacoci, Maria Pastore, Ruggiero Francavilla, Matilde Marcellini, Pietro Vajro, Raffaele Iorio
Claudia Della Corte, Pietro Vajro, Raffaele Iorio, Department of Paediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy
Diego Falchetti, Department of Pediatric Surgery, “Spedali Civili”, Piazza Spedali Civili 1, Brescia 25100, Italy
Gabriella Nebbia, Department of Pediatrics II, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, Via F. Sforza 35, Milan 20122, Italy
Marisa Calacoci, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola 9, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Maria Pastore, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo 71013, Italy
Ruggiero Francavilla, Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy
Matilde Marcellini, Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale “Bambin Gesù”, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, Rome 00165, Italy
Author contributions: Della Corte C wrote the paper and organized the figures and patient data; Vajro P, Falchetti D, Nebbia G, Colacoci M, Pastore M, Francavilla R and Marcellini M helped organize and correct the paper; Iorio R supervised the writing and organization process.
Correspondence to: Raffaele Iorio, MD, Pediatric Liver Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Federico II of Naples, Via S. Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy. riorio@unina.it
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Received: September 21, 2007
Revised: January 3, 2008
Published online: March 7, 2008
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