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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2010; 2(3): 89-94
Published online Mar 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i3.89
Published online Mar 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i3.89
Minute liver metastases from a rectal carcinoid: A case report and review
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Hideyuki Hemmi, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University; Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Jin-Yu Gu, the 3rd Department of General Surgery, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Baojian Road 246, Nangang District, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this work; Yamamoto H wrote the manuscript; Hemmi H examined the past references; Gu JY performed the English editing; Sekimoto M performed the operation surgery; Doki Y and Mori M designed the study and revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hirofumi Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. hyamamoto@gesurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 12, 2009
Revised: September 7, 2009
Accepted: September 14, 2009
Published online: March 27, 2010
Revised: September 7, 2009
Accepted: September 14, 2009
Published online: March 27, 2010
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