Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt as a treatment for protein-losing enteropathy caused by portal hypertension
โ Scribed by AJ Stanley; HM Gilmour; S Ghosh; A Ferguson; AJ McGilchrist
- Book ID
- 118519649
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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