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Abernethy malformation type IIc complicated by portal vein trifurcation
Qingyu Ji1, Li Hao2, Ailian Liu3
1Department of radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, 041030 Baotou, China; Department of radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 116011 Dalian, China.
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