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Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO): A Treatment Option in Children with Gastric Varices

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Shivani Deswal

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan

  3. Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Sanjay Sharma

  4. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Rohan Malik

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Deswal, S., Madhusudhan, K.S., Sharma, S. et al. Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO): A Treatment Option in Children with Gastric Varices. Indian J Pediatr 87, 1078–1079 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03265-4

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