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08 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

Which Therapeutic Option Is Optimal for Surgery-Related Perineal Hernia After Abdominoperineal Excision in Patients with Advanced Rectal Cancer? A Report of 3 Thought-Provoking Cases

Daiki Yasukawa, Yuki Aisu, Yusuke Kimura, Yuichi Takamatsu, Taku Kitano, Tomohide Hori

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909393

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:663-668

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08 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

Which Therapeutic Option Is Optimal for Surgery-Related Perineal Hernia After Abdominoperineal Excision in Patients with Advanced Rectal Cancer? A Report of 3 Thought-Provoking Cases

Daiki Yasukawa, Yuki Aisu, Yusuke Kimura, Yuichi Takamatsu, Taku Kitano, Tomohide Hori

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909393

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:663-668

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07 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

Tenosynovitis with Rice Body Formation Due to Mycobacterium Intracellulare Infection After Initiation of Infliximab Therapy

Takeshi Saraya, Kazuhito Fukuoka, Hideto Maruno, Yoshinori Komagata, Masachika Fujiwara, Shinya Kaname, Yoshihiro Arimura, Akira Yamada, Hajime Takizawa

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908785

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:656-662

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07 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

Tenosynovitis with Rice Body Formation Due to Mycobacterium Intracellulare Infection After Initiation of Infliximab Therapy

Takeshi Saraya, Kazuhito Fukuoka, Hideto Maruno, Yoshinori Komagata, Masachika Fujiwara, Shinya Kaname, Yoshihiro Arimura, Akira Yamada, Hajime Takizawa

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908785

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:656-662

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05 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

First Case Report of a Huge Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue Originating from the Retroperitoneum

Shinji Kishi, Hiroyuki Monma, Hiroshige Hori, Shoichi Kinugasa, Masayo Fujimoto, Takeshi Nakamura

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909261

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:642-650

2,543 713 0

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05 Jun 2018 : Case report  Japan

First Case Report of a Huge Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue Originating from the Retroperitoneum

Shinji Kishi, Hiroyuki Monma, Hiroshige Hori, Shoichi Kinugasa, Masayo Fujimoto, Takeshi Nakamura

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909261

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:642-650

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23 May 2018 : Case report  Taiwan

T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Distinguish Between Concurrent Cholesterol Granuloma and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report

Cheng-Chuan Hu, Tsun-Hou Chang, Hsian-He Hsu, Yi-Jen Pen, Jyh-Cherng Yu

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909161

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:593-598

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23 May 2018 : Case report  Taiwan

T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Distinguish Between Concurrent Cholesterol Granuloma and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report

Cheng-Chuan Hu, Tsun-Hou Chang, Hsian-He Hsu, Yi-Jen Pen, Jyh-Cherng Yu

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909161

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:593-598

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22 May 2018 : Case report  Romania

Symptomatic Total Aortic Occlusion

Bogdan Dutu, Dumitru Zdrenghea, Dana Pop, Gabriel Cismaru, Alexandru Martis, Adrian C. Iancu

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907547

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:589-592

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22 May 2018 : Case report  Romania

Symptomatic Total Aortic Occlusion

Bogdan Dutu, Dumitru Zdrenghea, Dana Pop, Gabriel Cismaru, Alexandru Martis, Adrian C. Iancu

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907547

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:589-592

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18 May 2018 : Case report  Germany

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease: Fatal Outcome without Causal Therapy in a Female Patient with the Preventable Sequelae of Progressive Liver Disease after Many Years of Mild Symptoms

Ali Canbay, Meike N. Müller, Stathis Philippou, Guido Gerken, Andreas Tromm

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907755

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:577-581

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18 May 2018 : Case report  Germany

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease: Fatal Outcome without Causal Therapy in a Female Patient with the Preventable Sequelae of Progressive Liver Disease after Many Years of Mild Symptoms

Ali Canbay, Meike N. Müller, Stathis Philippou, Guido Gerken, Andreas Tromm

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907755

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:577-581

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10 May 2018 : Case report  Brazil

A Case of Perforated Jejunal Diverticulum: An Unexpected Cause of Pneumoperitoneum in a Patient Presenting with an Acute Abdomen

Bruno Augusto Alves Martins, Rosana Rodrigues Galletti, Júlio Marinho dos Santos Neto, Caroline Neiva Mendes

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909131

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:549-552

2,709 1,009 0

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10 May 2018 : Case report  Brazil

A Case of Perforated Jejunal Diverticulum: An Unexpected Cause of Pneumoperitoneum in a Patient Presenting with an Acute Abdomen

Bruno Augusto Alves Martins, Rosana Rodrigues Galletti, Júlio Marinho dos Santos Neto, Caroline Neiva Mendes

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.909131

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:549-552

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09 May 2018 : Case report  USA

A Rare Case of Complete Esophageal Obstruction Following Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVBL) for Esophageal Varices Performed by Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

Muhammad Aziz, Beth Floyd, Tuba Esfandyari

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908232

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:545-548

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09 May 2018 : Case report  USA

A Rare Case of Complete Esophageal Obstruction Following Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVBL) for Esophageal Varices Performed by Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

Muhammad Aziz, Beth Floyd, Tuba Esfandyari

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908232

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:545-548

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04 May 2018 : Case report  Kuwait

Total Gastric Necrosis Due to Mucormycosis: A Rare Case of Gastric Perforation

Salah Termos, Feras Othman, Mohammad Alali, Bader M.S. Al Bader, Talal Alkhadher, Wael Fathi Hassanaiah, Ali Taqi, Abhijit Sapkal

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908952

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:527-533

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04 May 2018 : Case report  Kuwait

Total Gastric Necrosis Due to Mucormycosis: A Rare Case of Gastric Perforation

Salah Termos, Feras Othman, Mohammad Alali, Bader M.S. Al Bader, Talal Alkhadher, Wael Fathi Hassanaiah, Ali Taqi, Abhijit Sapkal

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908952

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:527-533

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30 Apr 2018 : Case report  USA

Clinical Benefit from Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Series of 5 Patients

Erica S. Tarabadkar, Hannah Thomas, Astrid Blom, Upendra Parvathaneni, Thomas Olencki, Paul Nghiem, Shailender Bhatia

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908649

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:505-511

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30 Apr 2018 : Case report  USA

Clinical Benefit from Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Series of 5 Patients

Erica S. Tarabadkar, Hannah Thomas, Astrid Blom, Upendra Parvathaneni, Thomas Olencki, Paul Nghiem, Shailender Bhatia

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908649

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:505-511

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28 Apr 2018 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Unusual Association of Aniridia with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome-Related Congenital Glaucoma in a Tertiary Care Center

Hebah M. Musalem, Qais S. Dirar, Selwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa, Abdul-Aziz A. Al Zoba, Jeylan El-Mansoury

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908036

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:500-504

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28 Apr 2018 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Unusual Association of Aniridia with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome-Related Congenital Glaucoma in a Tertiary Care Center

Hebah M. Musalem, Qais S. Dirar, Selwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa, Abdul-Aziz A. Al Zoba, Jeylan El-Mansoury

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908036

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:500-504

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#908653

25 Apr 2018 : Case report  Brazil

Urbanorum Spp: First Report in Brazil

Raí Pablo Sousa de Aguiar, Lumar Lucena Alves

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908653

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:486-490

3,256 1,064 0

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25 Apr 2018 : Case report  Brazil

Urbanorum Spp: First Report in Brazil

Raí Pablo Sousa de Aguiar, Lumar Lucena Alves

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908653

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:486-490

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23 Apr 2018 : Case report  USA

Lipid-Rich Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting as the Dominant Morphology in a Recurrent Tumor After Local Therapy

Archi Patel, Rowena E. Velilla, Muhammad Salah Shurbaji

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908317

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:478-481

2,471 1,029 0

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23 Apr 2018 : Case report  USA

Lipid-Rich Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting as the Dominant Morphology in a Recurrent Tumor After Local Therapy

Archi Patel, Rowena E. Velilla, Muhammad Salah Shurbaji

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908317

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:478-481

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20 Apr 2018 : Case report  China (mainland)

Hirschsprung's Disease-Related Giant Sigmoid Volvulus Complicated by Refractory Hypertension in an Elderly Man

Shaohan Wu, Xiaofang Sun, Yawei Yu, Yiyu Shen

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908389

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:467-471

2,980 1,381 0

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20 Apr 2018 : Case report  China (mainland)

Hirschsprung's Disease-Related Giant Sigmoid Volvulus Complicated by Refractory Hypertension in an Elderly Man

Shaohan Wu, Xiaofang Sun, Yawei Yu, Yiyu Shen

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908389

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:467-471

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17 Apr 2018 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Liver Infiltration and Severe Lactic Acidosis

Ayman Hassan Sayyed, Aamer Aleem, Mohammad Sami Al-Katari, Fatma Algahtani, Khaldoon Aljerian, Talha A. Aleem, Khalid Alsaleh

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907383

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:453-457

3,595 1,420 0

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17 Apr 2018 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Liver Infiltration and Severe Lactic Acidosis

Ayman Hassan Sayyed, Aamer Aleem, Mohammad Sami Al-Katari, Fatma Algahtani, Khaldoon Aljerian, Talha A. Aleem, Khalid Alsaleh

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907383

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:453-457

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13 Apr 2018 : Case report  Brazil

A Rare Case of Relapsed Pediatric Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Skin Involvement by Myeloid Sarcoma

Nathalia Silva Araújo, Claudio José dos Santos Júnior, Vitória Mikaelly da Silva Gomes, Luiz Arthur Calheiros Leite, Luana Novaes Bomfim, Amanda Katielly Firmino da Silva Gusmão, Maria Jordana Rocha Gomes Alves, Cyndi Myrelle da Silva Barros Romão, Arthur Moacir Costa Sampaio Batinga, Maria Rosa da Silva, Célio Fernando de Sousa Rodrigues

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907847

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:438-441

2,753 949 0

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13 Apr 2018 : Case report  Brazil

A Rare Case of Relapsed Pediatric Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with Skin Involvement by Myeloid Sarcoma

Nathalia Silva Araújo, Claudio José dos Santos Júnior, Vitória Mikaelly da Silva Gomes, Luiz Arthur Calheiros Leite, Luana Novaes Bomfim, Amanda Katielly Firmino da Silva Gusmão, Maria Jordana Rocha Gomes Alves, Cyndi Myrelle da Silva Barros Romão, Arthur Moacir Costa Sampaio Batinga, Maria Rosa da Silva, Célio Fernando de Sousa Rodrigues

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907847

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:438-441

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10 Apr 2018 : Case report  China (mainland)

Corneal Opacity Leading to Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Naiyang Li, Zhe Zhu, Gengrong Yi, Sheng Li, Xiaotong Han

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908475

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:421-425

2,913 1,026 0

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10 Apr 2018 : Case report  China (mainland)

Corneal Opacity Leading to Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Naiyang Li, Zhe Zhu, Gengrong Yi, Sheng Li, Xiaotong Han

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908475

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:421-425

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05 Apr 2018 : Case report  Italy

Cervical Esophagotomy for Foreign Body Extraction: A Case Report and Extensive Literature Review of the Last 20 Years

Pasquale Cianci, Nicola Tartaglia, Amedeo Altamura, Alessandra Di Lascia, Alberto Fersini, Vincenzo Neri, Antonio Ambrosi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908373

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:400-405

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05 Apr 2018 : Case report  Italy

Cervical Esophagotomy for Foreign Body Extraction: A Case Report and Extensive Literature Review of the Last 20 Years

Pasquale Cianci, Nicola Tartaglia, Amedeo Altamura, Alessandra Di Lascia, Alberto Fersini, Vincenzo Neri, Antonio Ambrosi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908373

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:400-405

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30 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Atypical Presentation of Gelsolin Amyloidosis in a Man of African Descent with a Novel Mutation in the Gelsolin Gene

Karlos Z. Oregel, Geoffrey P. Shouse, Cyrus Oster, Freddy Martinez, Jun Wang, Michael Rosenzweig, Jeremy K. Deisch, Chien-Shing Chen, Gayathri Nagaraj

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907550

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:374-381

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30 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Atypical Presentation of Gelsolin Amyloidosis in a Man of African Descent with a Novel Mutation in the Gelsolin Gene

Karlos Z. Oregel, Geoffrey P. Shouse, Cyrus Oster, Freddy Martinez, Jun Wang, Michael Rosenzweig, Jeremy K. Deisch, Chien-Shing Chen, Gayathri Nagaraj

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907550

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:374-381

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28 Mar 2018 : Case report  Australia

Torsion of the Vermiform Appendix: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Wan Amir Wan Hassan, Yeng Kwang Tay, Marjan Ghadiri

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908725

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:365-368

2,654 1,012 0

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28 Mar 2018 : Case report  Australia

Torsion of the Vermiform Appendix: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Wan Amir Wan Hassan, Yeng Kwang Tay, Marjan Ghadiri

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908725

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:365-368

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25 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Phenotypic Variability of c.436delC DCAF17 Gene Mutation in Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome

Mohammad Almeqdadi, Jennifer L. Kemppainen, Pavel N. Pichurin, Ralitza H. Gavrilova

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907395

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:347-353

2,642 880 0

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25 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Phenotypic Variability of c.436delC DCAF17 Gene Mutation in Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome

Mohammad Almeqdadi, Jennifer L. Kemppainen, Pavel N. Pichurin, Ralitza H. Gavrilova

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907395

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:347-353

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23 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Splenic Rupture as the First Manifestation of Babesia Microti Infection: Report of a Case and Review of Literature

Igor Dumic, Janki Patel, Melissa Hart, Eric R. Niendorf, Scott Martin, Poornima Ramanan

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908453

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:335-341

3,426 1,333 0

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23 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Splenic Rupture as the First Manifestation of Babesia Microti Infection: Report of a Case and Review of Literature

Igor Dumic, Janki Patel, Melissa Hart, Eric R. Niendorf, Scott Martin, Poornima Ramanan

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908453

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:335-341

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22 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Pyogenic Ventriculitis and Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus Acidominimus in Humans: A Case Report

Gaurang S. Shah

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908000

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:329-334

3,005 1,086 0

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22 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

Pyogenic Ventriculitis and Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus Acidominimus in Humans: A Case Report

Gaurang S. Shah

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908000

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:329-334

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18 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

A Case of Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome: Due to an Accessory Pathway of James Fibers or Enhanced Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction (EAVNC)?

Juanita Hunter, Emmanouil Tsounias, John Cogan, Ming-Lon Young

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.906767

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:309-313

4,061 3,977 0

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18 Mar 2018 : Case report  USA

A Case of Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome: Due to an Accessory Pathway of James Fibers or Enhanced Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction (EAVNC)?

Juanita Hunter, Emmanouil Tsounias, John Cogan, Ming-Lon Young

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.906767

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:309-313

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17 Mar 2018 : Case report  Japan

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Wilson’s Disease Associated with Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Case Report

Yu Huang, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka, Shinichiro Ono, Tomohiko Adachi, Takanobu Hara, Satomi Okada, Takashi Hamada, Susumu Eguchi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907494

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:304-308

2,729 1,069 0

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17 Mar 2018 : Case report  Japan

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Wilson’s Disease Associated with Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Case Report

Yu Huang, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka, Shinichiro Ono, Tomohiko Adachi, Takanobu Hara, Satomi Okada, Takashi Hamada, Susumu Eguchi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907494

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:304-308

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Case report  Brazil

Image-Guided Cervicotomy and Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation in Zone II Glass Neck Trauma: A Case R...

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Case report  USA

When Infection Mimics Vasculitis: Hydralazine-Induced ANCA-Associated Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in the ...

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Case report  China

Treatment of External Auditory Canal Hemangioma by Surgical Excision and Flap Reconstruction: 2 Case Reports

Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953469  

Case report  Japan

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