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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 143-155
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.143
Portal vein thrombosis: Insight into physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment
Francesca R Ponziani, Maria A Zocco, Chiara Campanale, Emanuele Rinninella, Annalisa Tortora, Luca Di Maurizio, Giuseppe Bombardieri, Raimondo De Cristofaro, Anna M De Gaetano, Raffaele Landolfi, Antonio Gasbarrini
Francesca R Ponziani, Maria A Zocco, Chiara Campanale, Emanuele Rinninella, Annalisa Tortora, Luca Di Maurizio, Giuseppe Bombardieri, Raimondo De Cristofaro, Raffaele Landolfi, Antonio Gasbarrini, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy
Anna M De Gaetano, Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Ponziani FR designed and wrote the review; De Gaetano AM and Zocco MA collected the images; Campanale C, Rinninella E, Tortora A and Di Maurizio L wrote the references and tables; Bombardieri G, De Cristofaro R, Landolfi R and Gasbarrini A revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Francesca R Ponziani, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy. francesca.ponziani@yahoo.it
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Received: October 23, 2009
Revised: November 23, 2009
Accepted: November 30, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
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