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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 2
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Letter to the Editor

AL amyloidosis with spontaneous hepatic rupture: successful treatment by transcatheter hepatic artery embolization

Dr Ko-Suke Naito Departments of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology)Correspondence[email protected]
,
Takashi Ichiyama Departments of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology)
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Satoshi Kawakami Radiology, Shinshu University of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Masumi Kadoya Radiology, Shinshu University of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Takahiro Tabata Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Rosai Hospital, Japan
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Masayuki Matsuda Departments of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology)
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Shu-Ichi Ikeda Departments of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology)
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Pages 137-139 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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