An unusual cause of abdominal pain in a patient with hepatitis C cirrhosis.

Gut

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis St Ste 8E, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Published: April 2005

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