Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 4 , Pages 1282-1293 , October 2005

Uncovered Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Refractory Ascites: A Meta-Analysis

  • Gennaro D’Amico

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Gastroenterology, Ospedale V. Cervello, Palermo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Gennaro D’Amico, MD, Unit of Gastroenterology, Ospedale V Cervello, Via Trabucco 180 90146, Palermo, Italy.; fax: (39) 091-6885111.
    • ,
  • Angelo Luca

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta Specializzazione (ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Alberto Morabito

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Statistica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberto Miraglia

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta Specializzazione (ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Mario D’amico

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Gastroenterology, Ospedale V. Cervello, Palermo, Italy

Received 18 January 2005 ,Accepted 30 March 2005.

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PII: S0016-5085(05)01431-9

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.07.031

Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 4 , Pages 1282-1293 , October 2005

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