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Unexplained Hematuria in Association with a Rare Renal Vein Anomaly: MDCT and MRA Demonstration

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  1. Department of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatih Alper, Mustafa Tasar, Harun Yildiz & Mutlu Saglam

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Alper, F., Tasar, M., Yildiz, H. et al. Unexplained Hematuria in Association with a Rare Renal Vein Anomaly: MDCT and MRA Demonstration. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 28, 847–849 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0343-7

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