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Proximal Splenic Artery Embolization to Treat Refractory Ascites in a Patient With Cirrhosis
Cristian Caporali1, Laura Turco2, Francesco Prampolini1
1Division of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
|July 4, 2021
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