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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2011; 17(18): 2338-2342
Published online May 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2338
Prospective randomized controlled trial investigating the type of sutures used during hepatectomy
Norifumi Harimoto, Ken Shirabe, Tomoyuki Abe, Takafumi Yukaya, Eiji Tsujita, Tomonobu Gion, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Takashi Nagaie
Norifumi Harimoto, Ken Shirabe, Tomoyuki Abe, Takafumi Yukaya, Eiji Tsujita, Tomonobu Gion, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Takashi Nagaie, Department of Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka 820-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Harimoto N, Shirabe K, Kajiyama K and Nagaie T designed research; Harimoto N, Abe T, Yukaya T, Tsujita E, and Gion T performed research; Harimoto N, Shirabe K and Kajiyama K contributed analytic tools; Harimoto N and Shirabe K analyzed data; Harimoto N wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Norifumi Harimoto, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio-machi Iizuka-city, Fukuoka 820-8505, Japan. nharimotoh1@aih-net.com
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Received: June 11, 2010
Revised: November 25, 2010
Accepted: December 2, 2010
Published online: May 14, 2011
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