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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1625-1631
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625
Effect of autotransfusion system on tumor recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Sami Akbulut, Cuneyt Kayaalp, Mehmet Yilmaz, Volkan Ince, Dincer Ozgor, Koray Karabulut, Cengiz Eris, Cemalettin Aydin, Sezai Yilmaz, Division of Liver Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Huseyin Ilksen Toprak, Department of Anesthesiology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Author contributions: Yilmaz S, Kayaalp C and Aydin C performed the surgical procedure; Akbulut S, Ozgor D, Ince V and Yilmaz M wrote the article and performed literature review, including a comprehensive literature search; Akbulut S Eris C, Kayaalp C and Toprak HI designed the study and wrote the article; Toprak HI provided the CATS usage information; Karabulut K performed the statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Division of Liver Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: October 27, 2012
Revised: December 25, 2012
Accepted: January 11, 2013
Published online: March 14, 2013
Revised: December 25, 2012
Accepted: January 11, 2013
Published online: March 14, 2013
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