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Intra-arterial air thrombogenesis after cerebral air embolism complicating lower extremity sclerotherapy

T M Leslie-Mazwi1, Laura L Avery, John R Sims

  • 1Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, WAC 7., 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. tleslie-mazwi@partners.org

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