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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2006; 12(13): 2075-2079
Published online Apr 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2075
Prognosis following transcatheter arterial embolization for 121 patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with or without a history of treatment
Atsushi Hiraoka, Teru Kumagi, Masashi Hirooka, Takahide Uehara, Kiyotaka Kurose, Hidehito Iuchi, Yoichi Hiasa, Bunzo Matsuura, Kojiro Michitaka, Seishi Kumano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yoshimasa Yamashita, Norio Horiike, Teruhito Mochizuki, Morikazu Onji
Atsushi Hiraoka, Teru Kumagi, Masashi Hirooka, Takahide Uehara, Kiyotaka Kurose, Hidehito Iuchi, Yoichi Hiasa, Bunzo Matsuura, Kojiro Michitaka, Norio Horiike, Morikazu Onji, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
Kojiro Michitaka, Endoscopy Center, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
Seishi Kumano, Hiroaki Tanaka, Teruhito Mochizuki, Department of Radiology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
Yoshimasa Yamashita, Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime Prefecture Central Hospital, Ehime, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Morikazu Onji, MD, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. onjimori@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-89-9605308 Fax: +81-89-9605310
Received: September 11, 2005
Revised: October 12, 2005
Accepted: October 26, 2005
Published online: April 7, 2006
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