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Review
. 2014 Dec 9;4(5):109-112.
doi: 10.1002/cld.433. eCollection 2014 Nov.

Colonoscopy in liver disease

Shiva K Ratuapli  1 , Hugo E Vargas  1
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Review

Colonoscopy in liver disease

Shiva K Ratuapli et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
No abstract available

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Typical colonoscopy equipment and patient position.
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