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Case Report: Bleeding Jejunal Varices and Portal Thrombosis in a Splenectomized Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis

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    Marco Bertolotti, Paola Loria, Pietro Martella, Lucia Carulli, Mario De Santis & Nicola Carulli

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Bertolotti, M., Loria, P., Martella, P. et al. Case Report: Bleeding Jejunal Varices and Portal Thrombosis in a Splenectomized Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis. Dig Dis Sci 45, 373–377 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005481114220

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