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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 167-175
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.167
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.167
A randomized double-blind trial on perioperative administration of probiotics in colorectal cancer patients
Luca Gianotti, Francesca Galbiati, Sara Coppola, Angelo Nespoli, Department of Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hopsital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052 Monza, Italy
Lorenzo Morelli, Daniela Zonenschain, Department of Microbiology, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
Simona Rocchetti, Aldo Beneduce, Cristina Gilardini, Marco Braga, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
Author contributions: Gianotti L and Braga M were the study supervisors; Gianotti L, Morelli L, Nespoli A and Braga M conceived and designed the study and analysed and interpreted the data; Gianotti L drafted the manuscript; Rocchetti S, Beneduce A and Gilardini C were responsible for acquisition of the data and quality analysis; Galbiati F, Coppola S and Zonenschain D were responsible for acquisition and analysis of the data and technical support; all authors critically reviewed the manuscript and gave important intellectual contributions to the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by A grant from Nestec Ltd, Vevey, Switzerland
Correspondence to: Luca Gianotti, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hopsital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20052 Monza, Italy. luca.gianotti@unimib.it
Telephone: +39-39-2332391 Fax: +39-39-2333652
Received: September 17, 2009
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
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