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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3866-3873
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3866
Efficacy of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration, percutaneous transhepatic obliteration and combined techniques for the management of gastric fundal varices
Hirotaka Arai, Takehiko Abe, Hitoshi Takagi, Masatomo Mori
Hirotaka Arai, Takehiko Abe, Department of Gastroenterology, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-20-14 Asahi-cho, Maebashi 371-0014, Japan
Hitoshi Takagi, Masatomo Mori, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine (previously known as the First Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine), Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hirotaka Arai, Department of Gastro-enterology, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-20-14 Asahi-cho, Maebashi 371-0014, Japan. h-arai0213@jcom.home.ne.jp
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Received: January 12, 2006
Revised: February 10, 2006
Accepted: February 20, 2006
Published online: June 28, 2006
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