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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2013; 19(4): 604-606
Published online Jan 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.604
Emphysematous cholecystitis with massive gas in the abdominal cavity
Hiroyuki Miyahara, Dai Shida, Hiroki Matsunaga, Yukiko Takahama, Sachio Miyamoto
Hiroyuki Miyahara, Hiroki Matsunaga, Yukiko Takahama, Sachio Miyamoto, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo 1308575, Japan
Dai Shida, Colorectal Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 1040045, Japan
Author contributions: Miyahara H, Matsunaga H, Takahama Y and Miyamoto S collected the data, performed the treatment and wrote the paper; Shida D was responsible for writing the paper and its supervision.
Correspondence to: Dai Shida, MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1040045, Japan. dshida-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: November 20, 2012
Revised: December 14, 2012
Accepted: December 25, 2012
Published online: January 28, 2013
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