Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2177-2183
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2177
Gastric carcinoids: Between underestimation and overtreatment
Sara Massironi, Valentina Sciola, Matilde Pia Spampatti, Maddalena Peracchi, Dario Conte
Sara Massironi, Valentina Sciola, Matilde Pia Spampatti, Maddalena Peracchi, Dario Conte, Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, and Postgraduate School of Gastroenterology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
Author contributions: The Editorial was planned by Conte D who also corrected the final version; Massironi S developed the initial plan and wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Sciola V and Spampatti MP performed the literature search; Peracchi M and Massironi S edited subsequent versions of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Sara Massironi, Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. sara.massironi@unimi.it
Telephone: +39-2-55033445
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Received: March 11, 2009
Revised: April 3, 2009
Accepted: April 10, 2009
Published online: May 14, 2009
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