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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4374-4376
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4374
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4374
Esophagogastric junction gastrointestinal stromal tumor: Resection vs enucleation
Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery, St.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Daniel Lazzareschi, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building #3140, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, United States
Author contributions: Coccolini F and Catena F contributed equally to this work, conceived and drafted the manuscript; Ansaloni L and Pinna AD critically revised the manuscript, contributed with important scientific knowledge and gave final approval; Lazzareschi D contributed to the manuscript draft and gave final approval.
Correspondence to: Federico Coccolini, MD, Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery, St.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. fedecocco@iol.it
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Received: March 22, 2010
Revised: May 6, 2010
Accepted: May 13, 2010
Published online: September 21, 2010
Revised: May 6, 2010
Accepted: May 13, 2010
Published online: September 21, 2010
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