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Endoscopically Removed Hepatolithiasis Associated with Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

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    Keisuke Okudaira, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Takuya Inoue, Kazutoshi Hashiguchi, Yoshikazu Tsuzuki, Shigeaki Nagao, Kazuro Itoh & Soichiro Miura

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Okudaira, K., Kawaguchi, A., Inoue, T. et al. Endoscopically Removed Hepatolithiasis Associated with Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Dig Dis Sci 51, 1952–1955 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-9059-z

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