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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2011; 17(39): 4382-4388
Published online Oct 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i39.4382
Published online Oct 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i39.4382
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: New minimally invasive surgery come of age
Chen Huang, Zheng-Jun Qiu, Department of General Surgery, Affiliated First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China
Ren-Xiang Huang, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Author contributions: Huang C and Huang RX equally contributed to this paper; Qiu ZJ designed this review; Huang C and Huang RX drafted the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Fund for scientific research of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center, No. SHDC12006102
Correspondence to: Zheng-Jun Qiu, MD, PhD, Department of General Surgery, Affiliated First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China. qiuwryb@online.sh.cn
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Received: March 23, 2011
Revised: June 21, 2011
Accepted: June 28, 2011
Published online: October 21, 2011
Revised: June 21, 2011
Accepted: June 28, 2011
Published online: October 21, 2011
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