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CASE REPORT: “Pinworm” Infection of the Liver: Unusual CT Appearance Leading to Hepatic Resection

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  1. The A. W. Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia

    Wa Sang Watson & Geoffrey McCaughan

  2. Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia

    James Gallagher

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Watson, W.S., Gallagher, J. & McCaughan, G. CASE REPORT: “Pinworm” Infection of the Liver: Unusual CT Appearance Leading to Hepatic Resection. Dig Dis Sci 49, 466–468 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000020505.46611.a0

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