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. 2011 Feb;7(2):129-31.

Utility and Safety of EUS-guided Portal Vein FNA

Utility and Safety of EUS-guided Portal Vein FNA

Sergey Kantsevoy et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2011 Feb.
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Figure 1
Endoscopic ultrasound–guided angiography of the portal vein.
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Figure 2
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided creation of an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (arrow). The proximal end of the newly created shunt is inside the hepatic vein (HV), and the distal end is inside the portal vein (PV).

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