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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2010; 2(4): 167-170
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i4.167
Published online Apr 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i4.167
Liver failure after an uncovered TIPS procedure associated with hepatic infarction
Eric López-Méndez, Department of Gastroenterology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), Vasco de Quiroga 15, Zip Code 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
Oscar F Fernández-Díaz, Daniel Zamora-Valdés, Department of Surgery, INCMNSZ, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Zip Code 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
Mariana Díaz-Zamudio, Lourdes Ávila, Department of Radiology and Imaging, INCMNSZ, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Zip Code 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
Author contributions: López-Méndez E placed the TIPS; López-Méndez E, Zamora-Valdés D and Fernández-Díaz OF provided post-TIPS medical care and wrote the paper; Diaz-Zamudio M and Ávila L performed and analyzed ultrasound and computed tomography imaging; López-Méndez E, Zamora-Valdés D, Díaz-Zamudio M, Fernández-Díaz OF and Ávila L revised the draft content; and Fernández-Díaz OF revised the manuscript’s English.
Correspondence to: Eric López-Méndez, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), Vasco de Quiroga 15, Section XVI, Tlalpan, Zip Code 14000, Mexico City, Mexico. ericlopezmendez@yahoo.com.mx
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Received: July 27, 2009
Revised: March 28, 2010
Accepted: April 4, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
Revised: March 28, 2010
Accepted: April 4, 2010
Published online: April 27, 2010
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