Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: Correlation of portal vein velocity measurements and portosystemic pressure gradients
โ Scribed by Robert S. Shapiro; Roger Ramos; Agata Stancato-Pasik; Neville Glajchen; Rosaleen Parsons; Harold A. Mitty; H.C. Yeh
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 596 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-6111
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