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Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Branch: A Rare Cause of Lower GI Bleeding and Treatment with Selective Coil Embolization

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  1. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India

    Krishnan Nagarajan & Swamiappan Elango

  2. Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India

    Laroiya Ishita & Dasarathan Shanmugam

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Nagarajan, K., Elango, S., Ishita, L. et al. Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Branch: A Rare Cause of Lower GI Bleeding and Treatment with Selective Coil Embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 39, 1358–1360 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1338-x

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