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        World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 5969-5979
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5969
    Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5969
        Insight into congenital absence of the portal vein: Is it rare?
    
    
    Guo-Hua Hu‚ Lai-Gen Shen, Jin Yang,  Jin-Hua Mei,  Yue-Feng Zhu,  Department of General Surgery,  Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital,  Medical College of Zhejiang University,  Hangzhou 310016,  Zhejiang Province,  China
    Author contributions:  Shen LG designed this work; Hu GH wrote the paper; Shen LG, Yang J, Mei JH and Zhu YF contributed equally to the revision process.
Correspondence to:  Lai-Gen Shen, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. huguo2873@163.com
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Received: January 29, 2008
Revised: May 27, 2008
Accepted: June 3, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
    Revised: May 27, 2008
Accepted: June 3, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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