Journal of Hepatology
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 294-295 , August 2003

Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration: it is time to jump on the bandwagon

Received 9 April 2003 ,Accepted 16 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00232-0

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 294-295 , August 2003

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