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G Rolla, C Bucca, L Brussino - The New England Journal of Medicine, 1994 - nejm.highwire.org A 45-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis and esophageal varices (total protein, 51 g per liter;
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B Luo, GA Abrams, MB Fallon - Journal of hepatology, 1998 - Elsevier Background/Aims: Models of hepatopulmonary syndrome require both hepatic injury and portal
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