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Chronic portosystemic hepatic encephalopathy refractory to medical treatment successfully reversed by liver transplantation

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  1. Department of Hepatology A-2152, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvei 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

    Fin S. Larsen, Leo Ranek & Bent A. Hansen

  2. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

    Preben Kirkegaard

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Larsen, F.S., Ranek, L., Hansen, B.A. et al. Chronic portosystemic hepatic encephalopathy refractory to medical treatment successfully reversed by liver transplantation. Transpl Int 8, 246–247 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336547

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