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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1379-1384
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1379
Branched-chain amino acid treatment before transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Hiroki Nishikawa, Yukio Osaki, Tadashi Inuzuka, Haruhiko Takeda, Jun Nakajima, Fumihiro Matsuda, Shinichiro Henmi, Azusa Sakamoto, Tetsuro Ishikawa, Sumio Saito, Ryuichi Kita, Toru Kimura
Hiroki Nishikawa, Yukio Osaki, Tadashi Inuzuka, Haruhiko Takeda, Jun Nakajima, Fumihiro Matsuda, Shinichiro Henmi, Azusa Sakamoto, Tetsuro Ishikawa, Sumio Saito, Ryuichi Kita, Toru Kimura, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka 543-0027, Japan
Author contributions: Osaki Y participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis, and all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroki Nishikawa, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital 5-30, Fudegasaki-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0027, Japan. h-nishikawa@osaka-med.jrc.or.jp
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Received: July 5, 2011
Revised: September 26, 2011
Accepted: December 31, 2011
Published online: March 28, 2012
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