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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2009; 15(6): 722-726
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.722
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.722
Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not influenced by chronological age in the elderly
Hyung Ook Kim, Jun Ho Shin, Sang Il Hwang, Byung Ho Son, Chang Hak Yoo, Yong Lai Park, Hungdai Kim, Departments of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, South Korea
Jung Won Yun, Yong Kyun Cho, Departments of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim HO and Yun JW contributed equally to the work; Shin JH conceived and designed the study; Cho YK and Hwang SI acquired the data; Kim HO, Yun JW, Hwang SI and Cho YK analyzed and interpreted the data; Kim HO and Yun JW drafted the manuscript; Shin JH, Son BH, Yoo CH, Park YL and Kim H revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jun Ho Shin, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 108, Pyung-Dong, Jongno-Ku, Seoul 110-746, South Korea. junho0521.shin@samsung.com
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Received: October 16, 2008
Revised: January 5, 2009
Accepted: January 12, 2009
Published online: February 14, 2009
Revised: January 5, 2009
Accepted: January 12, 2009
Published online: February 14, 2009
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