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Retrograde Percutaneous Transmetatarsal Artery Access: New Approach for Extreme Revascularization in Challenging Cases of Critical Limb Ischemia

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    Marco Manzi & Luis Mariano Palena

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Manzi, M., Palena, L.M. Retrograde Percutaneous Transmetatarsal Artery Access: New Approach for Extreme Revascularization in Challenging Cases of Critical Limb Ischemia. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 36, 554–557 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0391-3

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