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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2010; 2(12): 428-433
Published online Dec 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.428
Spontaneous rupture of hepatic hemangiomas: A review of the literature
Marcelo AF Ribeiro Jr, Francine Papaiordanou, Juliana M Gonçalves, Eleazar Chaib
Marcelo AF Ribeiro Jr, Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo 04829300, Brazil
Marcelo AF Ribeiro Jr, Professor of Surgery at University Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 03071000, Brazil
Francine Papaiordanou, Juliana M Gonçalves, Medical Student at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 03071000, Brazil
Eleazar Chaib, Liver and Portal Hypertension Surgery, Clinicas Hospital, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo 01293903, Brazil
Eleazar Chaib, Visiting Professor, Nuffield Department of Surgery, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3DW, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Ribeiro Jr MAF and Chaib E designed the research; and Ribeiro Jr MAF, Papaiordanou F and Gonçalves JM performed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Marcelo AF Ribeiro Jr, MD, PhD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo 04829300, Brazil. mribeiro@cwaynet.com.br
Telephone: +55-11-21418643
Received: August 23, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: December 27, 2010
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