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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2010; 2(8): 260-264
Published online Aug 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i8.260
A standardized technique for safe pancreaticojejunostomy: Pair-Watch suturing technique
Yoshinori Azumi, Shuji Isaji, Hiroyuki Kato, Yuu Nobuoka, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Takashi Hamada, Shugo Mizuno, Masanobu Usui, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Masami Tabata
Yoshinori Azumi, Shuji Isaji, Hiroyuki Kato, Yuu Nobuoka, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Takashi Hamada, Shugo Mizuno, Masanobu Usui, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Masami Tabata, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
Author contributions: Azumi Y performed the majority of the clinical data analysis and performed the operation; Isaji S developed this new technique and directed entire study; Kato H, Nobuoka Y, Kuriyama N, Kishiwada M, Hamada T, Mizuno S, Usui M, Sakurai H and Tabata M participated in the operation as surgeon or assistant.
Correspondence to: Yoshinori Azumi, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. azu1121@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 18, 2010
Revised: July 18, 2010
Accepted: July 26, 2010
Published online: August 27, 2010
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