Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2877-2880
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2877
Duodenal variceal bleeding after balloon-occluded retrograde transverse obliteration: Treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Min Joung Kim, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Young Hwan Kim
Min Joung Kim, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Department of Gastroenterology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, South Korea
Young Hwan Kim, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim MJ and Jang BK contributed equally to this work; Hwang JS and Chung WJ provided clinical advice; Kim YH performed the procedure; Jang BK, Kim MJ and Kim YH designed the case report; and Kim MJ wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Byoung Kuk Jang, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, South Korea. jangha106@dsmc.or.kr
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Received: November 17, 2011
Revised: December 29, 2011
Accepted: January 18, 2012
Published online: June 14, 2012
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