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  • Title: Balloon catheter-assisted inferior vena cava tumor thrombectomy without thoracotomy.
    Author: Yanaga K, Yoshizumi T, Komori K, Nishizaki T, Masuda M, Sugimachi K.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 1997; 44(15):796-7. PubMed ID: 9222692.
    Abstract:
    We report a technique for tumor thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava for renal cell carcinoma extending into the right atrium that abrogates the need for thoracotomy or sternotomy.
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