The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 459-465 , April 2010

Visfatin—a proinflammatory adipokine—in gallstone disease

  • Shen-Nien Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Drs. Wang and Yeh contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Yao-Tsung Yeh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Technology, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Drs. Wang and Yeh contributed equally to this manuscript.
    • ,
  • Sen-Teh Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Chang Chuang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chao-Ling Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Koahsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ming-Lung Yu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary Division, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • King-Teh Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-7-320-8171; fax: +886-7-321-6992

Received 26 August 2008 ,Revised 22 January 2009

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 Supported by grant NSC 95-B to 2,314-B-037-046-from the National Science Council, ROC.

PII: S0002-9610(09)00137-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.01.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 459-465 , April 2010

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