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Quality of life in refractory ascites: Transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting versus medical therapy†

  1. Mical S. Campbell1,
  2. Colleen M. Brensinger2,
  3. Arun J. Sanyal3,
  4. Chris Gennings4,
  5. Florence Wong5,
  6. Kris V. Kowdley6,
  7. Timothy McCashland7,
  8. K. Rajender Reddy1,‡,*

Article first published online: 17 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1002/hep.20840

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 42, Issue 3, pages 635–640, September 2005

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Campbell, M. S., Brensinger, C. M., Sanyal, A. J., Gennings, C., Wong, F., Kowdley, K. V., McCashland, T. and Reddy, K. R. (2005), Quality of life in refractory ascites: Transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting versus medical therapy. Hepatology, 42: 635–640. doi: 10.1002/hep.20840

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  1. 1

    Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Health Services, Philadelphia, PA

  2. 2

    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  3. 3

    Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

  4. 4

    Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

  5. 5

    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  6. 6

    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  7. 7

    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

  1. ‡

    fax: (215) 349-5915

*Division of Gastroenterology, 3 Ravdin, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

  1. †

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 17 AUG 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 JUN 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 MAR 2005

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Numbers: R01 DK 51523, M01-RR-00065

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