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Atypical extravasation of contrast medium in massive extrapleural haematoma due to cardiac massage without rib fracture
  1. S Morita1,
  2. J Koizumi2,
  3. K Sakurai1,
  4. M Amino3,
  5. K Yoshioka3,
  6. Y Nakagawa1,
  7. I Yamamoto1,
  8. S Inokuchi1
  1. 1
    Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
  2. 2
    Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
  3. 3
    Department of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr S Morita, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya Isehara City, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan; morita{at}is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.061739

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