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Matsumoto, A., Takimoto, K. Gastric fundal varices: new aspects of nonsurgical treatment in Japan. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 4–5 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0364
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