About the Authors
- Yuji Miyamoto
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Yoshifumi Baba
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Yasuo Sakamoto
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Mayuko Ohuchi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Ryuma Tokunaga
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Junji Kurashige
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Yukiharu Hiyoshi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Shiro Iwagami
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Naoya Yoshida
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Masayuki Watanabe
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
- Hideo Baba
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* E-mail: hdobaba@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YM HB. Performed the experiments: YM YB YS JK YH SI NY MW. Analyzed the data: YM YB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YM YB HB. Wrote the paper: YM YB HB. Collected the clinical data: MO RT.