Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2008

Evaluation of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug for Proximal Splenic Artery Embolization

Received 27 July 2007 ,Revised 22 November 2007 ,Accepted 22 November 2007.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(07)01974-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.11.025

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2008

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