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Successful Radiofrequency Guidewire Recanalization of a Chronic Portal Vein Occlusion That Failed Conventional Therapy

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  1. Department of Radiology, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29th Street NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 2T9, Canada

    Mollie C. M. Ferris, Jason K. Wong & Eric J. Herget

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, 205 College Plaza, 8215-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2C8, Canada

    Danielle V. Cherniak

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Ferris, M.C.M., Cherniak, D.V., Wong, J.K. et al. Successful Radiofrequency Guidewire Recanalization of a Chronic Portal Vein Occlusion That Failed Conventional Therapy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 1343–1345 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1176-2

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