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Placement of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter in a Patient with Azygos Continuation Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism

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  1. Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Hasırcılar Street, Sıhhıye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Sumru Tanju, Ebru Düşünceli & Tanzer Sancak

  2. Ebru Düşünceli, No: 36/3 06130, Aydınlı-kevler, Ankara, Turkey

    Ebru Düşünceli

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Tanju, S., Düşünceli, E. & Sancak, T. Placement of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter in a Patient with Azygos Continuation Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 681–684 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0112-2

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