Comparison of a modified Sugiura procedure with portal systemic shunt for prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding in cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Giacomo Borgonovo; Massimo Costantini; Didier Grange; Corinne Vons; Claude Smadja; Dominique Franco
- Book ID
- 117220684
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 741 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
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