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Pediatric Gastroduodenal Embolization with a Microvascular Plug

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, USA

    Frank Hao, Daniel Powell, Joshua Weintraub & Vladimir Sheynzon

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Hao, F., Powell, D., Weintraub, J. et al. Pediatric Gastroduodenal Embolization with a Microvascular Plug. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 39, 788–790 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1263-4

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