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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 122-124
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.122
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.122
Atresia of the appendix vermiformis: A rare case of developmental abnormality
Faik Yaylak, Mustafa Cem Algin, Department of General Surgery, Dumlupinar University Faculty of Medicine, 43020 Kutahya, Turkey
Yesim Gungor, Department of General Surgery, Kastamonu Munif Islamoglu State Hospital, 37100 Kastamonu, Turkey
Mehmet Korkmaz, Department of Radiology, Dumlupinar University Faculty of Medicine, 43020 Kutahya, Turkey
Author contributions: Yaylak F and Gungor Y were responsible for the review of the literature and the initial preparation of the paper; Yaylak F, Korkmaz M, and Algin MC prepared the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Faik Yaylak, MD, Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Dumlupinar University Faculty of Medicine, Merkez Kampus, 43020 Kutahya, Turkey. surg.faikyaylak@yahoo.com
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Received: July 12, 2012
Revised: October 15, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
Revised: October 15, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
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