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Abnormal inferior vena cava course mimicking inferior vena cava interruption with azygos continuation in the postoperative patient with omphalocele

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3694, Japan

    Takuya Takahashi, Hirofumi Saiki, Akira Sato, Satoshi Nakano, Yumi Sato & Manami Akasaka

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3694, Japan

    Junichi Koizumi

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Takahashi, T., Saiki, H., Sato, A. et al. Abnormal inferior vena cava course mimicking inferior vena cava interruption with azygos continuation in the postoperative patient with omphalocele. J Echocardiogr 21, 179–180 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-022-00589-2

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