Michalopoulos, Antonios MD*; Papadopoulos, Vasileios MD*; Apostolidis, Stylianos MD†; Paramythiotis, Daniel MD‡; Zatagias, Apostolos MD‡; Harlaftis, Nikolaos MD, FACS§
*Associate Professor of Surgery, †Associate Professor of Anatomy, ‡Surgeon, and §Professor of Surgery, 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, A.H.E.P.A. Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Chief Editor's Note:This article is the 28th of 36 that will be published in 2007 for which a total of up to 36 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢ can be earned. Instructions for how credits can be earned precede the CME Examination at the back of this issue.