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World J Radiol. Mar 28, 2012; 4(3): 121-125
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i3.121
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i3.121
Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric varices via the intercostal vein
Hiroki Minamiguchi, Nobuyuki Kawai, Morio Sato, Akira Ikoma, Munehisa Sawa, Tetsuo Sonomura, Shinya Sahara, Kouhei Nakata, Isao Takasaka, Motoki Nakai, Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama Shi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Minamiguchi H, Kawai N and Sawa M performed the case; Ikoma A, Sonomura T, Sahara S, Nakata K, Takasaka I and Nakai M revised the manuscript; Minamiguchi H and Sato M wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroki Minamiguchi, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama Shi, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan. hiromina3@hotmail.com
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Received: July 17, 2011
Revised: February 20, 2012
Accepted: February 27, 2012
Published online: March 28, 2012
Revised: February 20, 2012
Accepted: February 27, 2012
Published online: March 28, 2012
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