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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2010; 2(11): 372-374
Published online Nov 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i11.372
Endoscopic extraction of a metal key impacted within the appendix
Charalampos Pilichos, Georgios Tasias, Emmanouil Pyleris, Nikolaos Anyfantis, Nikolaos Pantelaros, Charalampos Barbatzas
Charalampos Pilichos, Georgios Tasias, Emmanouil Pyleris, Nikolaos Anyfantis, Nikolaos Pantelaros, Charalampos Barbatzas, Endoscopy Unit, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Sismanogleiou 1, Marousi 15126, Greece
Author contributions: Pilichos C, Tasias G, Pyleris E, Anyfantis N, Pantelaros N, and Barbatzas C contributed equally to this paper.
Correspondence to: Charalampos Pilichos, MD, PhD, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Sismanogleiou 1, Marousi 15126, Greece. hpilichos@hotmail.com
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Received: July 29, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: November 16, 2010
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