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Embolization for hepatoportal arteriovenous fistula
The American Surgeon
|June 1, 1980
Abstract:
The simultaneous occurrence of an intrahepatic hepatoportal fistula and portal hypertension generates questions about the priority and methods of treatment. Catheter embolization of the small-to-moderate fistula is not required, and surgical decompression of portal hypertension is recommended.
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