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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2009; 15(25): 3194-3195
Published online Jul 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3194
Pentoxifylline: A first line treatment option for severe alcoholic hepatitis and hepatorenal syndrome?
Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Konstantinos C Thomopoulos, Chrisoula Labropoulou-Karatza
Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Chrisoula Labropoulou-Karatza, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece
Konstantinos C Thomopoulos, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece
Author contributions: Assimakopoulos SF, Thomopoulos KC and Labropoulou-Karatza C contributed equally in writing this commentary.
Correspondence to: Stelios F Assimakopoulos, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece. sassim@upatras.gr
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Received: April 7, 2009
Revised: May 27, 2009
Accepted: June 3, 2009
Published online: July 7, 2009
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