Portal Diameter in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in 266 Cirrhotic Patients: Which Role?
β Scribed by Enrico Maria Zardi; Valentina Uwechie; Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci; Aldo Dobrina; Tommasangelo Petitti; Vittorio Laghi; Antonio Picardi; Antonella Afeltra
- Book ID
- 108295590
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-5629
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