About the Authors
- Hideyuki Kuroki
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Hiromitsu Hayashi
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Hirohisa Okabe
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Daisuke Hashimoto
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Hiroshi Takamori
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Osamu Nakahara
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Shigeki Nakagawa
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Yukiko Fukushima
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Akira Chikamoto
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Toru Beppu
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Masahiko Hirota
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kumamoto Regional Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan
- Ken-ichi Iyama
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Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 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: HK HH HO SN. Performed the experiments: HK YF. Analyzed the data: HK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK SN. Wrote the paper: HK HH. Collected clinical samples: DH HT ON AC TB MH. Provided critical revisions for pathological findings: KI. Organized the paper and approved the final version to be published: HB.