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CASE REPORT

A Double Rarity: Lost intravascular Catheter Guidewire in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Coronary Sinus - A Case Report

Benjamin Palić1 Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina;2 Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marija Goluža Sesar3 Department of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-1773View further author information
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Kristina Galić3 Department of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-3874-8818View further author information
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Gojko Bogdan4 Department of Radiology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-8642View further author information
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Zrinko Prskalo1 Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-4950View further author information
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Pages 245-250 | Received 17 Mar 2024, Accepted 28 May 2024, Published online: 06 Jun 2024

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