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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2012; 4(10): 284-287
Published online Oct 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i10.284
Published online Oct 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i10.284
Hepatic osteodystrophy complicated with bone fracture in early infants with biliary atresia
Tadao Okada, Shohei Honda, Hisayuki Miyagi, Masashi Minato, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
Akinobu Taketomi, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Author contributions: Okada T contributed to study concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretion of data, drafting of manuscipt; Honda S, Miyagi H and Minato M contributed to study supervision; Taketomi A contributed to critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Tadao Okada, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita-ku, Kita 14, Nishi 5, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan. okadata@med.hokudai.ac.jp
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Received: November 24, 2011
Revised: September 15, 2012
Accepted: October 26, 2012
Published online: October 27, 2012
Revised: September 15, 2012
Accepted: October 26, 2012
Published online: October 27, 2012
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