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Unusual Anatomical Variants of the Left Adrenal Vein via the Renal Capsular Vein Preventing Successful Adrenal Vein Sampling

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    Takuji Araki, Akira Imaizumi, Hiroki Okada & Hiroshi Onishi

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Araki, T., Imaizumi, A., Okada, H. et al. Unusual Anatomical Variants of the Left Adrenal Vein via the Renal Capsular Vein Preventing Successful Adrenal Vein Sampling. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40, 1296–1298 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1652-y

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