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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2009; 15(44): 5604-5609
Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5604
Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5604
Does testosterone prevent early postoperative complications after gastrointestinal surgery?
Birendra Kumar Sah, Ming-Min Chen, Yi-Bing Peng, Xiao-Jing Feng, Min Yan, Bing-Ya Liu, Qi-Shi Fan, Zheng-Gang Zhu, Department of General Surgery & Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Author contributions: Zhu ZG participated in the design of the study and finally approved it, supervised the whole study and performed critical revision of the article; Sah BK designed the study, collected the data, and drafted the manuscript; Chen MM, Yan M, Liu BY and Fan QS assisted in data interpretation and drafting of the manuscript; Peng YB and Feng XJ were responsible for laboratory tests.
Supported by Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasm, No. 09DZ2260200
Correspondence to: Zhu Zheng Gang, Professor, Department of General Surgery & Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. rjzhuzhenggang@hotmail.com
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Received: July 20, 2009
Revised: September 20, 2009
Accepted: September 28, 2009
Published online: November 28, 2009
Revised: September 20, 2009
Accepted: September 28, 2009
Published online: November 28, 2009
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