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Transhepatic embolization of varices: A surgeon's view

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  1. Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Ronald A. Malt M.D.

  2. Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Ronald A. Malt M.D.

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Malt, R.A. Transhepatic embolization of varices: A surgeon's view. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 3, 303–304 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552749

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