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. 2022 Jul;92(7-8):1891-1892.
doi: 10.1111/ans.17360. Epub 2021 Nov 6.

Iatrogenic injury following retrieval of an inferior vena cava filter

Martyn Eckersley  1 , Damian Balmforth  1 , James John Hambly  1 , Dincer Aktuerk  1
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Iatrogenic injury following retrieval of an inferior vena cava filter

Martyn Eckersley et al. ANZ J Surg. 2022 Jul.
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