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Rare Duodenal Varix Coil Erosion Post TIPS Creation and Coil Embolization of Mesenteric–Systemic Shunt

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Abbreviations

CT:

Computed tomography

RCC:

Renal cell carcinoma

TIPS:

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

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    Matthew P. Soape, Andrew Lichliter, Marco Cura, Maria R. Lepe-Suastegui & J. Steven Burdick

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Soape, M.P., Lichliter, A., Cura, M. et al. Rare Duodenal Varix Coil Erosion Post TIPS Creation and Coil Embolization of Mesenteric–Systemic Shunt. Dig Dis Sci 62, 2601–2603 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-017-4663-2

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