Contrast-enhanced sonography versus biopsy for the differential diagnosis of thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on May 14, 2009

Authors

Paolo Sorrentino1, Salvatore D'Angelo, Luciano Tarantino, Umberto Ferbo, Alessandra Bracigliano, Raffaela Vecchione

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Unit, Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, S.G. Moscati Hospital, Via Pennini, 83100 Avellino, Italy. paolosorrmed@tin.it

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