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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2020; 4(01): 49-50
DOI: 10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_23_19
Letter to Editor

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval with Rigid Endobronchial Forceps Resulting in Redeployment in the Superior Vena Cava

Emilio Cazano
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Andrew John Gunn
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Publication History

Received: 28 September 2019
Received: 10 November 2019

Accepted: 21 November 2019

Article published online:
16 March 2021

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