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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2006; 12(12): 1972-1974
Published online Mar 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i12.1972
Patient with hepatocellular carcinoma related to prior acute arsenic intoxication and occult HBV: Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic results after 14 years of follow-up
Teresa Casanovas-Taltavull, Josepa Ribes, Ana Berrozpe, Sara Jordan, Aurora Casanova, Concha Sancho, Carles Valls, F Xavier Bosch
Teresa Casanovas-Taltavull, Ana Berrozpe, Sara Jordan, Department of Gastroenterology , Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Josepa Ribes, F Xavier Bosch, Epidemiology and Cancer Registration Unit, Institut Català d’Oncologia, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Aurora Casanova, Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Concha Sancho, Carles Valls, Department of Radiology. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Supported by FIS (Fondo Investigación Sanitaria) 94/1635 for the following project: Epidemiological survey of HBV carriers. Mortality and risk factors for the development of chronic liver disease and from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III of the Spanish Government (grants RTICCC C03/09 & RTICESP C03/10).
Correspondence to: Dr. Teresa Casanovas-Taltavull, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. teresacasanovas@csub.scs.es
Telephone: +34-93-2607909 Fax: +34-93-2607603
Received: August 9, 2005
Revised: September 2, 2005
Accepted: September 10, 2005
Published online: March 28, 2006
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