Hepatic encephalopathy after liver transplantation in a patient with a normally functioning graft: Treatment with embolization of portosystemic collaterals
β Scribed by J. Ignacio Herrero; Jose Ignacio Bilbao; Maria Lourdes Diaz; Felix Alegre; Mercedes Inarrairaegui; Fernando Pardo; Jorge Quiroga
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21552
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