Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt migration with perforation of atrial septum: removal, repair and liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Paul H. Hayashi; Jae Mao; Janet Durham; Robert Liao; John Carroll; Frederick Grover; Igal Kam; Lisa Forman
- Book ID
- 119394922
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 22 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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