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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2011; 17(12): 1606-1613
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1606
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1606
Is spleen circulation impaired in systemic sclerosis and what is the role of liver fibrosis?
Giovanni Tarantino, Angelo Spanò, Gabriella Loi, Anna Parisi, Antonio Riccio, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Marianna Tarantino, Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Giuseppina Brancaccio, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Department of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Tarantino G conceived of the study, carried out the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript; Riccio A, Spanò A and Gaeta GB critically revised the manuscript; Loi G and Parisi A carried out the clinical investigation; Tarantino G performed ultrasonography; Brancaccio G performed transient elastography; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Funds of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of the Federico II University
Correspondence to: Giovanni Tarantino, Professor, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. tarantin@unina.it
Telephone: +39-81-7462024 Fax: +39-81-5466152
Received: July 9, 2010
Revised: September 27, 2010
Accepted: October 4, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
Revised: September 27, 2010
Accepted: October 4, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2011
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