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Case Report

A case of incidentally detected IgG4-related sclerosing disease involving inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm and autoimmune pancreatitis

Yasunori MatsukiDepartment of Medicine, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagaya, Tokyo 154-8532, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kimiya SatoDepartment of Pathology, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Akira FujikawaDepartment of Radiology, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Yukishige KyotoDepartment of Radiology, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroshi HashimotoDepartment of Respiratory Surgery, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Yukiya HakozakiDepartment of Medicine, Japan Self-Defense Force Central Hospital, 1-2-24 Ikejiri, Setagaya, Tokyo 154-8532, Japan
Pages 306-310 | Received 07 Aug 2009, Accepted 12 Jan 2010, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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