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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5247-5251
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5247
Segmental gastrectomy with radical lymph node dissection for early gastric cancer
Takeru Matsuda, Kunihiko Kaneda, Manabu Takamatsu, Keishi Aishin, Masahide Awazu, Akiko Okamoto, Katsunori Kawaguchi
Takeru Matsuda, Kunihiko Kaneda, Manabu Takamatsu, Keishi Aishin, Masahide Awazu, Akiko Okamoto, Katsunori Kawaguchi, Department of Surgery, Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe 657-0078, Japan
Author contributions: Matsuda T designed the study, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Matsuda T, Kaneda K, Takamatsu M, Aishin K, Awazu M, Okamoto A and Kawaguchi K performed the surgery; Kaneda K and Kawaguchi K contributed to the discussion and reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Takeru Matsuda, MD, Department of Surgery, Kobe Kaisei Hospital, 3-11-15, Shinohara-kitamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-0078, Japan. t-matsuda@sis.seirei.or.jp
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Received: May 30, 2010
Revised: July 2, 2010
Accepted: July 9, 2010
Published online: November 7, 2010
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