Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1856-1857 , November 2009

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  • Sumihito Tamura

      Affiliations

    • Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yasuhiko Sugawara

      Affiliations

    • Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Norihiro Kokudo

      Affiliations

    • Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Masatoshi Makuuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflict.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.041

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1856-1857 , November 2009

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