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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2009; 15(35): 4457-4460
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4457
Muscle hematoma: A critically important complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Chiyo Sugiyama, Akifumi Akai, Noriyoshi Yamakita, Tsuneko Ikeda, Keigo Yasuda
Chiyo Sugiyama, Akifumi Akai, Noriyoshi Yamakita, Keigo Yasuda, Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan
Tsuneko Ikeda, Department of Pathology, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan
Author contributions: Sugiyama C and Yasuda K wrote the paper; Ikeda T performed the pathological autopsy; Akai A and Yamakita N supervised and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Chiyo Sugiyama, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan. chiyosugiyama@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: July 9, 2009
Revised: August 7, 2009
Accepted: August 14, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
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