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Noninvasive Cross-Sectional and Vascular Imaging of Portal Hypertension
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Vascular Anatomy and Classification Schema of Gastric Varices Relevant to Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration
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Hepatic and Portal Venous Anatomy Relative to the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure
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Management of Stomal Varices
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The Intravascular Ultrasound–Guided Direct Intrahepatic Portacaval Shunt
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Endoscopic Classification and Management of Varices
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Doppler Surveillance of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in the Stent-Graft Era
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Medical Management of Portal Hypertension Complications
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