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Original Research

Successful Treatment of Hypersplenism in Wilson's Disease by Partial Splenic Embolization

Liang-Yong LiDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Huai-Zhen ChenDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Yuan-Cheng BaoDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Qing-Sheng YuDepartment of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Wen-Ming YangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 75-81 | Received 17 Nov 2016, Accepted 27 Dec 2016, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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