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A fatal and unusual iatrogenic fourth right lumbar artery injury complicating wrong-level hemilaminectomy: a case report and literature review

Francesco VenturaDepartment of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Rosario BarrancoDepartment of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy;
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Carlo BernabeiSpecialist in Forensic Medicine, Milano, Italy;
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Lara CastellettiDepartment of Neuroradiology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital IST, Genova, Italy
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Lucio CastellanDepartment of Neuroradiology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital IST, Genova, Italy
Pages 434-436 | Received 29 Mar 2017, Accepted 03 Jul 2017, Published online: 07 Jul 2017

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