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Comment
. 2018 Dec;113(12):1901-1902.
doi: 10.1038/s41395-018-0228-z.

Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) or Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO): Which One Do We Choose?

Yongjun Zhu  1 , Xiaoze Wang, Xuefeng Luo, Li Yang
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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) or Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO): Which One Do We Choose?

Yongjun Zhu et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Dec.
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  • Response to Yang et al.
    Lee EW, Kee ST. Lee EW, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Dec;113(12):1902-1903. doi: 10.1038/s41395-018-0385-0. Epub 2018 Oct 25. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018. PMID: 30361624 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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