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Hepatic arterioportal fistula related to a liver biopsy
Gastrointestinal Radiology
|December 20, 1977
Abstract:
A case of hepatic artery portal fistula, presenting with bleeding esophageal varices five months following a liver biopsy for cirrhosis, is presented. The angiographic features of the lesion are illustrated and the pertinent literature concerning etiology of hepatic arterioportal shunts is reviewed.
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