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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 622-627
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.622
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.622
A variant form of autoimmune pancreatitis successfully treated by steroid therapy, accompanied by von Meyenburg complex
Hideaki Miura, Haruki Yamada, Department of Internal Medicine, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Shigehiro Kitamura, Department of Pathology, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan
Author contributions: Miura H performed most of the work to reach the diagnosis, including pancreatic and liver biopsy, and wrote this manuscript; Kitamura S contributed to the work, with the pathological sides; and Yamada H helped by supervising and approving the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hideaki Miura, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan. h.miura@shahochu.jp
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Received: August 21, 2008
Revised: December 3, 2008
Accepted: December 10, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
Revised: December 3, 2008
Accepted: December 10, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
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