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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 27:2017:bcr2017219299.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219299.

Duodenal perforation by an inferior vena cava filter

Kunal Kishor Jha  1 , Lokendra K Thakur  1 , Sweta Jha  2
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Case Reports

Duodenal perforation by an inferior vena cava filter

Kunal Kishor Jha et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealing metallic struts projecting through the posterior wall of the duodenum, into the lumen, with surrounding erythema and oedema.
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