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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1843-1848
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1843
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1843
Clinical impact of selective transarterial chemoembolization on hepatocellular carcinoma: A cohort study
Rodolfo Sacco, Marco Bertini, Michele Bertoni, Giampaolo Bresci, Graziana Federici, Luigi Gambardella, Salvatore Metrangolo, Giuseppe Parisi, Antonio Romano, Antonio Scaramuzzino, Emanuele Tumino, Alessandro Silvestri, Alfonso Capria, Gastroenterology Department, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Pasquale Petruzzi, Irene Bargellini, Claudio Vignali, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Rodolfo Sacco, Emanuele Altomare, Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto, 71100 Foggia, Italy
Author contributions: Sacco R took care of patients, designed the study, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the manuscript; Bertini M took care of patients, collected and analyzed data, performed statistical analysis and was involved in editing the manuscript; Petruzzi P, Bargellini I and Vignali C performed TACE treatments and contributed to discussion; Bertoni M, Bresci G, Federici G, Gambardella L, Metrangolo S, Parisi G, Romano A, Tumino E and Scaramuzzino A took care of patients and collected data; Silvestri A coordinated the nursing staff; Altomare E and Capria A coordinated the work group and contributed to discussion.
Correspondence to: Rodolfo Sacco, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Department, Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy. r.sacco@ao-pisa.toscana.it
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Received: October 28, 2008
Revised: March 4, 2009
Accepted: March 11, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
Revised: March 4, 2009
Accepted: March 11, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
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