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A case of gross hematuria with flank pain in a 16-year-old boy: Answers

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  1. Renal Section, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Avenue, Suite 245, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Leyat Tal & Mini Michael

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Carlos F. Bechara

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Tal, L., Bechara, C.F. & Michael, M. A case of gross hematuria with flank pain in a 16-year-old boy: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 32, 1345–1347 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-016-3521-3

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