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A case of upper extremity edema associated with axillary vein compression caused by teres major muscle

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    Naotoshi Wada, Tetsuya Nomura, Yu Sakaue, Shoji Keisuke, Natsuya Keira & Tetsuya Tatsumi

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Wada, N., Nomura, T., Sakaue, Y. et al. A case of upper extremity edema associated with axillary vein compression caused by teres major muscle. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 38, 262–263 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-022-00901-y

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