Transcatheter embolization of a cystic artery pseudoaneurysm in a cirrhotic patient with perforated acute cholecystitis

Shekher Maddineni; Marc Michael D Lim; Sam McCabe; Grigory Rozenblit

doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_358_16

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2017; 27(04): 521-523
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_358_16

Letter to the Editor

Transcatheter embolization of a cystic artery pseudoaneurysm in a cirrhotic patient with perforated acute cholecystitis

Shekher Maddineni

Department of Radiology, New York Medical College, New York, USA

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Marc Michael D Lim

Department of Radiology, New York Medical College, New York, USA

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Sam McCabe

Department of Radiology, New York Medical College, New York, USA

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Grigory Rozenblit

Department of Radiology, New York Medical College, New York, USA

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