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Review Article| Volume 107, ISSUE 3, P491-504, May 2023

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Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

How to Deal with Esophageal Varices?
Published:February 20, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2023.01.002

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