Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2012; 4(5): 115-118
Published online May 15, 2012. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i5.115
A case of severe acalculous cholecystitis associated with sorafenib treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Yosuke Aihara, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masaharu Yamazaki, Yasuhide Ikenaka, Ryuichi Noguchi, Chie Morioka, Kosuke Kaji, Haruki Tastumi, Keisuke Nakanishi, Maiko Nakamura, Junichi Yamao, Masahisa Toyohara, Akira Mitoro, Masayoshi Sawai, Motoyuki Yoshida, Masao Fujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui
Yosuke Aihara, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masaharu Yamazaki, Yasuhide Ikenaka, Ryuichi Noguchi, Chie Morioka, Kosuke Kaji, Haruki Tastumi, Keisuke Nakanishi, Maiko Nakamura, Junichi Yamao, Masahisa Toyohara, Akira Mitoro, Masayoshi Sawai, Motoyuki Yoshida, Masao Fujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Author contributions: Aihara Y and Yoshiji H described the clinical case, obtained informed consent from the patient, conceived the study, participated in its design, assisted in data collection, coordinated and helped draft the manuscript; Yoshiji H undertook the literature research and contributed to the writing; Yamazaki M, Ikenaka Y, Noguchi R, Morioka C, Kaji K, Tatsumi H, Nakanishi K, Nakamura M, Yamao J, Toyohara M, Mitoro A, Sawai M, Yoshida M, Fujimoto M, Uemura M and Fukui H were responsible for the diagnosis, patient management and review.
Correspondence to: Hitoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Shijo-cho 840, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan. yoshijih@naramed-u.ac.jp
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Received: August 3, 2011
Revised: February 14, 2012
Accepted: February 20, 2012
Published online: May 15, 2012
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