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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2009; 15(26): 3312-3314
Published online Jul 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3312
Excision of a large abdominal wall lipoma improved bowel passage in a Proteus syndrome patient
Yoshifumi Nakayama, Shinichi Kusuda, Naoki Nagata, Koji Yamaguchi
Yoshifumi Nakayama, Koji Yamaguchi, Department of Surgery 1, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kita-Kyushu 807-8555, Japan
Shinichi Kusuda, Department of Surgery, Moji Medical Center, Kita-Kyushu 801-8502, Japan
Naoki Nagata, Department of Surgery, Kitakyushu General Hospital, Kita-Kyushu 800-0295, Japan
Author contributions: Nakayama Y, Kusuda S, Nagata N and Yamaguchi K contributed equally to this work; Nakayama Y and Nagata N designed the research; Nakayama Y and Kusuda S performed and analyzed the data; Nakayama Y and Yamaguchi K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Yoshifumi Nakayama, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery 1, University of Occupational Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahata-nishi-ku, Kita-kyushu 807-8555, Japan. nakayama@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 25, 2009
Revised: June 3, 2009
Accepted: June 10, 2009
Published online: July 14, 2009
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