Urgent distal splenorenal shunt in low-body weight patients
✍ Scribed by J. J. Vila Carbó; V. Ibáñez; J. Lluna; A. Roca; I. Genovés; C. García-Sala
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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