Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in the Management of Post–Liver Transplant Vascular Complications

Ana Gonzalez; Eric Cooper; Josi Herren; Andrew J. Lipnik; Karen L. Xie

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1758113

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2022; 39(05): 537-544
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758113

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Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in the Management of Post–Liver Transplant Vascular Complications

Authors

Ana Gonzalez

¹University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Eric Cooper

¹University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Josi Herren

²Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois
Andrew J. Lipnik

³Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois
Karen L. Xie

²Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois

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