Copyright
©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2009; 15(35): 4457-4460
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4457
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4457
Muscle hematoma: A critically important complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis
Chiyo Sugiyama, Akifumi Akai, Noriyoshi Yamakita, Keigo Yasuda, Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan
Tsuneko Ikeda, Department of Pathology, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan
Author contributions: Sugiyama C and Yasuda K wrote the paper; Ikeda T performed the pathological autopsy; Akai A and Yamakita N supervised and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Chiyo Sugiyama, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, 185-1 Dendai, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu 501-6062, Japan. chiyosugiyama@yahoo.co.jp
Telephone: +81-58-3880111 Fax: +81-58-3884711
Received: July 9, 2009
Revised: August 7, 2009
Accepted: August 14, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
Revised: August 7, 2009
Accepted: August 14, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
Core Tip