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A Trend Toward the Improvement of Survival After TIPS by the Use of Covered Stents: A Meta-Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area, Shenyang, China

    Xingshun Qi & Xiaozhong Guo

  2. Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

    Xingshun Qi & Daiming Fan

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Qi, X., Guo, X. & Fan, D. A Trend Toward the Improvement of Survival After TIPS by the Use of Covered Stents: A Meta-Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 1363–1364 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-0996-9

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