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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2005; 11(5): 708-711
Published online Feb 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.708
Value of portal hemodynamics and hypersplenism in cirrhosis staging
Bao-Min Shi, Xiu-Yan Wang, Qing-Ling Mu, Tai-Huang Wu, Jian Xu
Bao-Min Shi, Qing-Ling Mu, Tai-Huang Wu, Jian Xu, Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Xiu-Yan Wang, Center of Ultrasonography, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Science Fund or Foundation for Postdoctoral Fellows in China, No. 2001.6; the Medical Science Found of Shandong Province, No. 1999CA2BJBA1
Correspondence to: Dr. Bao-Min Shi, Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Clinical College of Shandong University, 324 Jingwu Road, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China. baomins@tom.com
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Received: February 28, 2004
Revised: March 2, 2004
Accepted: July 11, 2004
Published online: February 7, 2005
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