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Renal Vein Lengthening Using Gonadal Vein Reduces Surgical Difficulty in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation

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Scott, D. Renal Vein Lengthening Using Gonadal Vein Reduces Surgical Difficulty in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation. World J Surg 36, 473–474 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1350-x

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