Spontaneous regression of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 849-853

  Ohmoto, Kenji ^a   Honda, Toshihiro ^a   Hirokawa, Mitsoyoshi ^b   Mitsui, Yasuhiro ^a   Iguchi, Yasutaka ^a   Kuboki, Makoto ^a   Yamamoto, Shinichiro ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Natural history; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER ANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0036813411     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350200140     Document Type: Article

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