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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2006; 12(41): 6678-6682
Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6678
Arterial steroid injection therapy can inhibit the progression of severe acute hepatic failure toward fulminant liver failure
Kazuhiro Kotoh, Munechika Enjoji, Makoto Nakamuta, Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Motoyuki Kohjima, Shusuke Morizono, Shinsaku Yamashita, Yuki Horikawa, Kengo Yoshimitsu, Tsuyoshi Tajima, Yoshiki Asayama, Kousei Ishigami, Masakazu Hirakawa
Kazuhiro Kotoh, Munechika Enjoji, Makoto Nakamuta, Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Motoyuki Kohjima, Shusuke Morizono, Shinsaku Yamashita, Yuki Horikawa, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Kengo Yoshimitsu, Tsuyoshi Tajima, Yoshiki Asayama, Kousei Ishigami, Masakazu Hirakawa, Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Correspondence to: Kazuhiro Kotoh, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. kotoh-k@intmed3.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 31, 2006
Revised: September 3, 2006
Accepted: September 6, 2006
Published online: November 7, 2006
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