Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2006; 12(11): 1706-1712
Published online Mar 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1706
Protocol liver biopsies in long-term management of patients transplanted for hepatitis B-related liver disease
Stefano Targhetta, Federico Villamil, Paolo Inturri, Patrizia Pontisso, Stefano Fagiuoli, Umberto Cillo, Attilio Cecchetto, Simona Gianni, Remo Naccarato, Patrizia Burra
Stefano Targhetta, Stefano Fagiuoli, Simona Gianni, Remo Naccarato, Patrizia Burra, Gastroenterology Section, Depar-tment of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
Federico Villamil, Liver Unit, Fundacion Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paolo Inturri, Gastroenterology Unit, San Bonifacio Hospital, Verona, Italy
Patrizia Pontisso, Clinica Medica 5, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Italy
Umberto Cillo, Surgery Section, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
Attilio Cecchetto, Department of Pathology, University of Padova, Italy
Co-correspondence author: Stefano Targhetta
Correspondence to: Dr. Patrizia Burra, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, Gastroenterology Section, University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy. burra@unipd.it
Telephone: +39-49-8212892 Fax: +39-49-8760820
Received: December 2, 2005
Revised: December 17, 2005
Accepted: December 13, 2005
Published online: March 21, 2006
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