Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2013; 19(11): 1834-1840
Published online Mar 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1834
Case of autoimmune hepatitis with markedly enlarged hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes
Hideki Fujii, Naoki Ohnishi, Kazuho Shimura, Masafumi Sakamoto, Tohru Ohkawara, Yoshihiko Sawa, Koichi Nishida, Yasuo Ohkawara, Tatsuro Kobata, Kanji Yamaguchi, Yoshito Itoh
Hideki Fujii, Naoki Ohnishi, Kazuho Shimura, Masafumi Sakamoto, Tohru Ohkawara, Yoshihiko Sawa, Koichi Nishida, Yasuo Ohkawara, Department of Internal Medicine, Aiseikai Yamashina Hospital, Shichouno-cho, Takehana, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 602-8086, Japan
Tatsuro Kobata, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uji Tokushukai Hospital, Kyoto 611-0042, Japan
Kanji Yamaguchi, Yoshito Itoh, Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Author contributions: Fujii H wrote the manuscript; Kobata T, Ohnishi N, Shimura K, Sakamoto M, Ohkawara T, Sawa Y, Nishida K, Ohkawara Y and Yamaguchi K took part in the discussion; Itoh Y designed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yoshito Itoh, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kawaramachi-Hirokouji, Kamigyou-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. yitoh@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: November 7, 2012
Revised: January 9, 2013
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: March 21, 2013
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