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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2008; 14(35): 5467-5470
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5467
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5467
Recovery from respiratory failure after decompression laparotomy for severe acute pancreatitis
Sylvia Siebig, Tanja Bruennler, Christine Dierkes, Julia Langgartner, Juergen Schoelmerich, Christian E Wrede, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg D-93042, Germany
Igors Iesalnieks, Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg D-93042, Germany
Author contributions: Siebig S and Wrede CE contributed equally to this work; Siebig S, Wrede CE, Bruennler T, Dierkes C, Langgartner J, Iesalnieks I performed the treatment for the three patients and read the manuscript; Siebig S and Wrede CE wrote the paper and analyzed the data.
Correspondence to: Sylvia Siebig, MD, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg D-93042, Germany. sylvia.siebig@klinik.uni-r.de
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Received: March 18, 2008
Revised: June 30, 2008
Accepted: July 7, 2008
Published online: September 21, 2008
Revised: June 30, 2008
Accepted: July 7, 2008
Published online: September 21, 2008
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