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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2010; 16(3): 348-353
Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.348
Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.348
Body composition changes after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients with cirrhosis
Jonathan Montomoli, Giampaolo Bianchi, Giulio Marchesini, Marco Zoli, Department of Internal Medicine, Aging and Nephrological Diseases, University of Bologna, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
Peter Holland-Fischer, Henning Grønbæk, Hendrik Vilstrup, Department of Medicine V, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Author contributions: Montomoli J, Holland-Fischer P and Grønbæk H designed the study and performed the majority of experiments; Montomoli J, Bianchi G and Marchesini G produced the statistical analysis of the data and wrote the manuscript; Vilstrup H and Zoli M were involved in study design and final editing of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Giampaolo Bianchi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Aging and Nephrological Diseases, University of Bologna S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, I-40138 Bologna, Italy. giampaolo.bianchi@unibo.it
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Received: August 8, 2009
Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted: November 23, 2009
Published online: January 21, 2010
Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted: November 23, 2009
Published online: January 21, 2010
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