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Slings and rings

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In this chapter the two most frequent anatomical situations with slings and/or rings are taken into considerations: pulmonary artery sling and vascular ring.

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Corno, A.F. (2004). Slings and rings. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1934-3_15

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