Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1877-1883 , October 2009

Long-term follow-up of children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: impact of an endoscopic sclerotherapy program on bleeding episodes, hepatic function, hypersplenism, and mortality

Received 22 December 2008 ,Revised 13 February 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.074

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1877-1883 , October 2009

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