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Invited Commentary: Pre-existing Hepatic Encephalopathy: Really a Contraindication to Elective TIPS? by Torkian etal

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    Sameer Gadani

  2. Professor of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Baljendra Kapoor

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Gadani, S., Kapoor, B. Invited Commentary: Pre-existing Hepatic Encephalopathy: Really a Contraindication to Elective TIPS? by Torkian etal. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 47, 78–79 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-023-03627-3

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