Use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt as a bridge to liver transplantation in a patient with severe hepatopulmonary syndrome
β Scribed by Hugh M. Lasch; Michael W. Fried; Steven L. Zacks; Pat Odell; Mark W. Johnson; David A. Gerber; Fatejeet S. Sandhu; Jeffrey H. Fair; Roshan Shrestha
- Book ID
- 111722969
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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