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Absent right superior vena cava

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  1. Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore

    Satyavolu Subramanya Narayana Raj Kumar MD (Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist), Srinivas Dhulipala MD, Anand Hosakere Subhrahmanyam M.Ch. & Manoj Kumar Sukapurath Pisharath M.Ch

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Kumar, S.S.N.R., Dhulipala, S., Subhrahmanyam, A.H. et al. Absent right superior vena cava. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21, 34–36 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-005-0068-5

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