Cavoatrial shunt in the treatment of suprahepatic vena cava stricture after liver transplantation
β Scribed by Ernesto P. Molmenti; Davinder S. Grover; Paul J. Thuluvath; Hyun S. Kim; Duke E. Cameron; Andreas G. Tzakis; Andrew S. Klein
- Book ID
- 102467684
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20191
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