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The International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Diseases

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 2666-2906
ISSN (Online): 2666-2914

Letter to the Editor

Development of Spontaneous Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt after Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

Author(s): Shixue Xu, Xiaozhong Guo, Fangfang Yi and Xingshun Qi*

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2022

Published on: 27 April, 2022

Article ID: e030322201652 Pages: 2

DOI: 10.2174/2666290601666220303140639

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