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Successful Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Rupture with Placement of a Covered Stent: A Report of Two Cases

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  1. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Cardiovascular Center, Room 5588, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5868, USA

    Ryan Jean-Baptiste

  2. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Cardiovascular Center, Room 5782, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5868, USA

    David M. Williams

  3. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, UHB1D 328, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0030, USA

    Joseph J. Gemmete

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Jean-Baptiste, R., Williams, D.M. & Gemmete, J.J. Successful Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Rupture with Placement of a Covered Stent: A Report of Two Cases. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 34, 667–671 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-011-0128-8

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