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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3040-3048
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3040
Predisposing factors and surgical outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts
Alper Akcan, Erdogan Sozuer, Hizir Akyildiz, Ahmet Ozturk, Altay Atalay, Zeki Yilmaz
Alper Akcan, Erdogan Sozuer, Hizir Akyildiz, Zeki Yilmaz, Department of General Surgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
Ahmet Ozturk, Department of Biostatistics, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
Altay Atalay, Department of Microbiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
Author contributions: Akcan A, Sozuer E and Yilmaz Z designed the research; Akcan A, Akyildiz H and Atalay A performed the research; Akcan A and Sozuer E analyzed the data; Ozturk A performed statistical analysis; Akcan A and Akyildiz H wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Alper Akcan, MD, Department of General Surgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey. acakcan2002@yahoo.com
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Received: February 13, 2010
Revised: March 22, 2010
Accepted: March 29, 2010
Published online: June 28, 2010
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