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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2012; 18(45): 6657-6668
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6657
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6657
Meta-analysis of laparoscopic vs open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Jun-Jie Xiong, Gang Mai, Xu-Bao Liu, Wei-Ming Hu, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Kiran Altaf, Muhammad A Javed, Rajarshi Mukherjee, Robert Sutton, Liverpool NIHR Pancreas Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, United Kingdom
Wei Huang, Pancreatic Diseases Research Group, Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Xiong JJ and Altaf K contributed equally to this work; Sutton R, Liu XB and Hu WM designed the research, corrected and approved the manuscript; Xiong JJ and Altaf K developed the literature search and carried out statistical analysis of the studies; Javed MA, Huang W, Mukherjee R and Mai G performed data extraction; Xiong JJ and Altaf K wrote the manuscript; and all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Wei-Ming Hu, MD, Professor, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Rd 37, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. huweiming2011@hotmail.com
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Received: March 25, 2012
Revised: September 17, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: December 7, 2012
Revised: September 17, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: December 7, 2012
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