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Imaging of urinary tract lithiasis: who, when and how?

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Hiorns, M.P. Imaging of urinary tract lithiasis: who, when and how?. Pediatr Radiol 38 (Suppl 3), 497–500 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0847-4

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