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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Jejunal Varices: A Case Report, Therapeutic Approach

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  1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea

    Soo Buem Cho

  2. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 425 Shindaebang-2-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 156-707, Korea

    Young Ho Choi & Young Ho So

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 425 Shindaebang-2-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 156-707, Korea

    Dong-Won Ahn & Ji Bong Jeong

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Cho, S.B., Choi, Y.H., So, Y.H. et al. Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Jejunal Varices: A Case Report, Therapeutic Approach. Dig Dis Sci 61, 948–951 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3949-5

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