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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2009 May 1;209(1):25–40. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.02.059

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

The overall design and conduct of the prospective randomized controlled trial is shown in a consort flow diagram.17,18 EPCS, emergency portacaval shunt; EST, endoscopic sclerotherapy.