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Point-of-care ultrasound for the nephrologist: emphysematous pyelonephritis versus staghorn calculus

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  1. Division of Nephrology, University of Texas At San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, MC 7882, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA

    Abhilash Koratala & Harini Bejjanki

  2. Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gailesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Harini Bejjanki

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Koratala, A., Bejjanki, H. Point-of-care ultrasound for the nephrologist: emphysematous pyelonephritis versus staghorn calculus. Clin Exp Nephrol 23, 1257–1258 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-019-01763-0

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