Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction Associated with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

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Jéssica Martins Torres
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3179-5056
Rafael Fernandes Romani
Aline Grosskopf Monich

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Torres, J. M., Romani, R. F., & Monich, A. G. (2026). Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction Associated with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 6(1), bjcr163. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2026.6.1.bjcr163
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Jéssica Martins Torres, Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital

Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Rafael Fernandes Romani, Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital

Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Mackenzie Evangelical Faculty of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Aline Grosskopf Monich, Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital

Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Mackenzie Evangelical Faculty of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

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