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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;89(1):40-41.
Epub 2020 Feb 18.

COLLATERAL THINKING

Gary Morrison  1 , Anton Collins  2 , Roger McCorry  1
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Case Reports

COLLATERAL THINKING

Gary Morrison et al. Ulster Med J. 2020 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alcoholic Liver Disease; Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Interventional Radiology; Portosystemic Shunting.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CT showing sizeable umbilical varices (white arrowhead)
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Catheterisation of umbilical varices
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Figure 3.
TIPSS insertion
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Figure 4.
CT guided fusion imaging
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