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Unusual complications and mechanism: Migration of the distal catheter into the heart—report of two cases and review of the literature

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    Quantang Wei, Songtao Qi, Yuping Peng, Jun Fan & Yuntao Lu

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Wei, Q., Qi, S., Peng, Y. et al. Unusual complications and mechanism: Migration of the distal catheter into the heart—report of two cases and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 1959–1964 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1814-9

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