Hepatic haemangiomas: possible association with female sex hormones
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Hepatic haemangiomas: possible association with female sex hormones.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS The association of hepatic haemangiomas with female sex hormones is not entirely clear. We prospectively evaluated the impact of female sex hormones on the natural history of liver haemangiomas. METHODS We followed 94 women with 181 haemangiomas diagnosed by ultrasound for a period of1-17 years (mean 7.3 (5.5) years). The location, number, size, and ultrasonographic patter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.038646