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Reply to correlation between indocyanine green retention test and esophageal varices among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan

    Shintaro Yamazaki & Tadatoshi Takayama

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Yamazaki, S., Takayama, T. Reply to correlation between indocyanine green retention test and esophageal varices among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol 49, 956–957 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-014-0937-z

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