Treatment of refractory ascites: Tips or taps?

Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 477-479

  Garcia Tsao, G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCITES; NOTE; PARACENTESIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035142631     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.0330477     Document Type: Article

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