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Infective Endoshuntitis in a Patient with Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension: Successful Medical Management

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Usha Dutta, Venkatakrishnan H. Iyer, Surinder S. Rana, Rakesh Kochhar, Birender Nagi & Kartar Singh

  2. Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Arunanshu Behra

  3. Department of Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Paramjeet Singh

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Dutta, U., Iyer, V.H., Rana, S.S. et al. Infective Endoshuntitis in a Patient with Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension: Successful Medical Management. Dig Dis Sci 54, 181–183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-008-0311-1

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