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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2832-2836
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2832
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2832
Progression of remnant gastric cancer is associated with duration of follow-up following distal gastrectomy
Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Kazuma Okamoto, Daito Ikoma, Masahiro Tsujiura, Yukihisa Nishimura, Yasutoshi Murayama, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hisashi Ikoma, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Toshiya Ochiai, Yukihito Kokuba, Eigo Otsuji, Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Author contributions: Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Okamoto K, Murayama Y, Shiozaki A, Ikoma H, Kuriu Y, Nakanishi M, Fujiwara H, Ochiai T, Kokuba Y and Otsuji E performed research; Komatsu S, Ikoma D, Tsujiura M and Nishimura Y analyzed the data; and Komatsu S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. ichikawa@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: June 29, 2011
Revised: September 18, 2011
Accepted: October 21, 2011
Published online: June 14, 2012
Revised: September 18, 2011
Accepted: October 21, 2011
Published online: June 14, 2012
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