Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 4 , Pages 740-747 , October 2009

Natural orifice versus conventional laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a porcine model: a randomized, controlled trial

Received 6 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: This study was supported by an American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007 Research and Outcomes and Effectiveness Award (F. F. Willingham, D. W. Gee, D. W. Rattner, W. R. Brugge). All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 Presented at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 12th Annual Video Forum and at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Plenary Session, Digestive Disease Week, May 21, 2008, San Diego, California.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact him at Wbrugge@partners.org.

PII: S0016-5107(09)00476-3

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.03.021

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 4 , Pages 740-747 , October 2009