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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2012; 18(1): 90-95
Published online Jan 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i1.90
Published online Jan 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i1.90
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver and spleen diagnosed by percutaneous needle biopsy
Tsukasa Kawaguchi, Kiyoshi Mochizuki, Takashi Kizu, Masanori Miyazaki, Takayuki Yakushijin, Shusaku Tsutsui, Tetsuo Takehara, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
Eiichi Morii, Department of Pathology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
Author contributions: Kawaguchi T designed the report; Mochizuki K, Kizu T, Miyazaki M, Yakushijin T and Tsutsui S were the attending doctors for the patient; Morii E performed pathological examinations; Takehara T organized the report; and Kawaguchi T and Mochizuki K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kiyoshi Mochizuki, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan. kmochizuki@gh.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 12, 2011
Revised: June 3, 2011
Accepted: June 10, 2011
Published online: January 7, 2012
Revised: June 3, 2011
Accepted: June 10, 2011
Published online: January 7, 2012
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