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Which is Better for Patients with Breast Cancer: Totally Implanted Vascular Access Devices (TIVAD) or Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)?

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  1. Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Via Messina 829, 95126, Catania, Italy

    Elena Schembari, Edoardo Mattone & Isidoro Di Carlo

  2. Department of General Surgery, E. Muscatello Hospital, Augusta, SR, Italy

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Toro, A., Schembari, E., Mattone, E. et al. Which is Better for Patients with Breast Cancer: Totally Implanted Vascular Access Devices (TIVAD) or Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)?. World J Surg 44, 1004–1005 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05196-4

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