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Intraoperative ultrasound detection of spontaneous intrahepatic portocaval shunt

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery Humanitas University Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Fontana, Matteo Donadon & Guido Torzilli

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Fontana, A., Donadon, M. & Torzilli, G. Intraoperative ultrasound detection of spontaneous intrahepatic portocaval shunt. Updates Surg 69, 427–429 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-017-0431-2

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