Randomised trial of transjugular-intrahepatic-portosystemic shunt versus endoscopy plus propranolol for prevention of variceal rebleeding
✍ Scribed by M Rössle; P Deibert; K Haag; A Ochs; M Olchewski; V Siegerstetter; K-H Hauenstein; R Geiger; C Stiepak; W Keller; HE Blum
- Book ID
- 118560324
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 349
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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