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Severe bleeding from esophageal varices resistant to endoscopic treatment in a non cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 07/23/08

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Caronna R et al. - In patients with esophageal variceal hemorrhage and portal thrombosis if endoscopy fails, emergency esophageal transection or nonselective portocaval shunting are indicated. The rare patients with only partial portal thrombosis can be treated directly with stenting through an angioradiologic approach.

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Ultrafiltration in the management of heart failure
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 09/22/08

Management of Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit
Archives of Internal Medicine, 09/09/08

Depression and Coronary Heart Disease. Recommendations for Screening, Referral, and Treatment
Circulation, 09/30/08

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Proton-Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Annals of Internal Medicine, 09/16/08

Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: An intention-to-treat analysis
Hepatology, 09/02/08

Extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: incidence and risk factors
Liver International, 09/08/08

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