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Direct Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt Maintains Patency Over Midterm
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Title Direct Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt Maintains Patency Over Midterm
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568771?src=rss
Description In a series of 19 patients, creation of a direct intrahepatic portacaval shunt (DIPS) achieved portal decompression in all patients and remained patent for up to 30 months, according to a report in the January issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Nephrology
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Date Jan 15, 2008
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