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Hodgkin’s Disease Presenting with Chylous Ascites and Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein

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Gonen, C., Akarsu, M., Solmaz, D. et al. Hodgkin’s Disease Presenting with Chylous Ascites and Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein. Dig Dis Sci 52, 3511–3514 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9557-7

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