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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt with Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Portal Vein Thrombosis After Liver Transplantation

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Lodhia, N., Salem, R. & Levitsky, J. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt with Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Portal Vein Thrombosis After Liver Transplantation. Dig Dis Sci 55, 529–534 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-0735-2

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