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Is there a role for timely diagnosis and early anticoagulant treatment of portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis?

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

    Walter Ageno, Matteo Galli, Alessandro Squizzato & Francesco Dentali

  2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Walter Ageno

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Ageno, W., Galli, M., Squizzato, A. et al. Is there a role for timely diagnosis and early anticoagulant treatment of portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis?. Intern Emerg Med 3, 195–196 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0179-2

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