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01-02-2012 | Correspondence

Cannulation of a persistent left superior vena cava or a pericardiophrenic vein?

Authors: Andrew Verniquet, MD, Rafid Kakel, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 2/2012

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Title: Cannulation of a persistent left superior vena cava or a pericardiophrenic vein?
Authors: Andrew Verniquet, MD
Rafid Kakel, MD
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-011-9631-2

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