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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393468/ |