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Paclitaxel embolism in a transplant kidney: a rare complication of drug-coated balloon angioplasty

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    Zhong Hong Liew, Chieh Suai Tan, Cynthia Ciwei Lim & Terence Yi Shern Kee

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Liew, Z.H., Tan, C.S., Lim, C.C. et al. Paclitaxel embolism in a transplant kidney: a rare complication of drug-coated balloon angioplasty. Int Urol Nephrol 52, 993–994 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-020-02427-9

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