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Partial splenic embolization facilitates completion of interferon therapy in patients with chronic HCV infection and hypersplenism

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  1. Department of Medicine, Fukuoka City Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Masaki Kato, Naoya Shimohashi, Jiro Ouchi, Kisaku Yoshida, Yuichi Tanabe & Kenji Takenaka

  2. Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

    Makoto Nakamuta

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Kato, M., Shimohashi, N., Ouchi, J. et al. Partial splenic embolization facilitates completion of interferon therapy in patients with chronic HCV infection and hypersplenism. J Gastroenterol 40, 1076–1077 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-005-1693-x

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