Factors Associated with Aggravation of Esophageal Varices after B-RTO for Gastric Varices
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عنوان ژورنال: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0174-1551,1432-086X
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0809-6