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. 2024 Sep;12(5):101937.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2024.101937.

First rib fix: The venography timing dilemma

Elizabeth C Wood  1 , Gabriela Velazquez  1
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First rib fix: The venography timing dilemma

Elizabeth C Wood et al. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2024 Sep.
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