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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2010; 16(9): 1158-1160
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1158
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1158
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with accidental diagnosis of persistence of the left superior vena cava
Ioannis Petridis, Giovanni Battista Vizzini, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy
Roberto Miraglia, Gianluca Marrone, Angelo Luca, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Bruno Gridelli, Department of Abdominal Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy
Author contributions: Petridis I wrote the paper; Miraglia R and Luca A performed the TIPS procedure; Marrone G performed the abdominal CT scan; Vizzini GB, Gruttadauria S and Gridelli B reviewed the paper.
Correspondence to: Ioannis Petridis, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy. ipetridis2@hotmail.com
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Received: October 12, 2009
Revised: December 6, 2009
Accepted: December 13, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2010
Revised: December 6, 2009
Accepted: December 13, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2010
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