Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 503-507 , April 2010

The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcome of Balloon Rupture in Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices

Received 17 April 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01671-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.023

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 503-507 , April 2010

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