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A child with bilateral multiple renal cysts presenting with ascites and pleural effusion: Answers

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, 34140, Turkey

    Ayşe Ağbaş & Bağdagül Aksu

  2. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

    Güzide Doğan

  3. Department of Radiology, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

    Türkan İkizceli

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Haseki Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

    Hatice Nilgün Duru Selçuk & Murat Elevli

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Ağbaş, A., Aksu, B., Doğan, G. et al. A child with bilateral multiple renal cysts presenting with ascites and pleural effusion: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 34, 1543–1544 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-4198-1

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