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Inferior vena cava obstruction complicating amebic liver abscess

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, 840 South Wood, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Benjamin D. Schmid MD,  Yolanda Lalyre MD, Bernard Sigel MD, Reza Kiani MD & Thomas J. Layden MD

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Benjamin D. Schmid MD,  Yolanda Lalyre MD, Bernard Sigel MD, Reza Kiani MD & Thomas J. Layden MD

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Schmid, B.D., Lalyre, Y., Sigel, B. et al. Inferior vena cava obstruction complicating amebic liver abscess. Digest Dis Sci 27, 565–569 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01296740

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