Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 569-571 , September 2007

Endovascular repair of an iatrogenic superior vena caval injury: A case report

Received 20 February 2007 ,Accepted 3 April 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00580-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.014

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 569-571 , September 2007

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