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Reply “Endoscopic Therapy with 2-Octyl-Cyanoacrylate for the Treatment of Gastric Varices”: Optimizing the Cyanoacrylate Injection in the Treatment of Gastric Varices

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    Javier Martinez-Gonzalez, Marta Aicart Ramos & Agustin Albillos Martinez

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Martinez-Gonzalez, J., Ramos, M.A. & Martinez, A.A. Reply “Endoscopic Therapy with 2-Octyl-Cyanoacrylate for the Treatment of Gastric Varices”: Optimizing the Cyanoacrylate Injection in the Treatment of Gastric Varices. Dig Dis Sci 60, 275–277 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-014-3412-z

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