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Hypertension and a missing kidney

Standard initial assessment via ultrasound of a 4-year-old girl with hypertension revealed the absence of one kidney. Instead of cross-sectional imaging of the retroperitoneal space, a functional (nuclear) study was performed. This revealed a malformed kidney within the chest. Though systemic levels...

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Autores principales: Raina, Rupesh, Gulani, Vikas, Mehta, Lina, Jacobs, Gretta H., Joyce, Kelly, Ponsky, Todd A., Kenagy, David N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfs057