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Iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis presenting as left lower quadrant pain: a case report

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  1. Emergency Department, Georgetown Hospital, Georgetown, ON, Canada

    Mohammed Abrahim & Neil Dilworth

  2. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Mohammed Abrahim

  3. MSK Care and Sports Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Neil Dilworth

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Abrahim, M., Dilworth, N. Iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis presenting as left lower quadrant pain: a case report. Can J Emerg Med 24, 890–892 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-022-00374-1

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