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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2010; 2(5): 201-202
Published online May 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i5.201
Huge extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm as a late complication of liver transplantation
Fabrizio di Francesco, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Settimo Caruso, Bruno Gridelli
Fabrizio di Francesco, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Settimo Caruso, Bruno Gridelli, Mediterranean Institute for Transplant and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Palermo 90127, Italy
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Settimo Caruso, Bruno Gridelli, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 8084 3600, United States
Author contributions: Gruttadauria S and Gridelli B contributed equally to this work and designed the paper; di Francesco F and Gruttadauria S contributed equally to write the paper; Caruso S analyzed and collected data.
Correspondence to: Salvatore Gruttadauria, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Coordinator Abdominal Adult Transplant; Mediterranean Institute for Transplant and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy (ISMETT), Via E Tricomi N 1, Palermo 90127, Italy. sgruttadauria@ismett.edu
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Received: December 16, 2009
Revised: March 30, 2010
Accepted: April 6, 2010
Published online: May 27, 2010
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