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Six Cases of Radiographic Ice Ball Involvement of the Ureter During Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Cancers

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    Yanqing Zhao, Yusuke Matsui, Takao Hiraki, Toshihiro Iguchi, Yoshihisa Masaoka & Susumu Kanazawa

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Zhao, Y., Matsui, Y., Hiraki, T. et al. Six Cases of Radiographic Ice Ball Involvement of the Ureter During Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Cancers. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 344–346 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-019-02358-8

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