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Gallbladder Needle Decompression During Radiofrequency Ablation of an Adjacent Liver Tumour

  • Dellano D. Fernandes, MD, FRCPC
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  • Paul B. Shyn, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Paul B. Shyn, MD, Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, L1, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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  • Stuart G. Silverman, MD, FACR

Published online 27 January 2012 Corrected Proof

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PII: S0846-5371(11)00074-X

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2011.05.003

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