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The “butterfly” adrenal gland

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Minshew, L.J., Williams, H.J. & DiSantis, D.J. The “butterfly” adrenal gland. Abdom Radiol 42, 661–662 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0889-2

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