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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2582-2585
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2582
Exceptionally rare cause of a total stomach resection
Jadwiga Snarska, Krzysztof Jacyna, Jacek Janiszewski, Danuta Shafie, Katarzyna Iwanowicz, Anna Żurada
Jadwiga Snarska, Krzysztof Jacyna, Katarzyna Iwanowicz, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10561 Olsztyn, Poland
Jacek Janiszewski, Department of Internal Diseases, Medical Care Centre of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration with the Warmia and Mazury Centre of Oncology in Olsztyn, 10561 Olsztyn, Poland
Danuta Shafie, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10561 Olsztyn, Poland
Anna Żurada, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10561 Olsztyn, Poland
Author contributions: Snarska J was responsible for the research design and wrote the paper; Snarska J, Janiszewski J and Iwanowicz K performed the surgical research; Jacyna K performed internal research; Shafie D performed histopathological research; Snarska J, Jacyna K, Janiszewski J, Shafie D, Iwanowicz K and Żurada A analyzed and interpreted the data; Snarska J and Żurada A designed the paper, drafted the article, revised it, and obtained final approval.
Correspondence to: Jadwiga Snarska, MD, PhD, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Żołnierska 14C, 10561 Olsztyn, Poland. jadwiga.snarska@uwm.edu.pl
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Received: November 16, 2011
Revised: January 18, 2012
Accepted: March 9, 2012
Published online: May 28, 2012
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