Transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt and variceal embolisation in the management of bleeding stomal varices
β Scribed by Bassam Alkari; Nabeel M. Shaath; Yesar El-Dhuwaib; Ali Aboutwerat; Thomas W. Warnes; Nicholas Chalmers; Basil J. Ammori
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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