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Acta Chirurgica Belgica Volume 121, 2021 - Issue 4
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An analysis on the use of Warren’s distal splenorenal shunt surgery for the treatment of portal hypertension at the University Hospitals Leuven

Karel M. Van Praeta Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;b Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany;c DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Laurens J. Ceulemansa Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;d Lung Transplantation Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;e Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Diethard Monbaliua Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Raymond Aertsa Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;f Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Ina Jochmansa Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Jacques Pirennea Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Pages 254-260 | Received 13 Jan 2020, Accepted 02 Feb 2020, Published online: 13 Feb 2020

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