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Ghosts in the renal pelvises: what are they?

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, Viale Cappuccini snc, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

    Michele Vergura, Angela Maria Pellegrino, Matteo Piemontese, Rachele Grifa & Filippo Aucella

  2. Division of Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

    Cristina Borelli

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Vergura, M., Pellegrino, A.M., Piemontese, M. et al. Ghosts in the renal pelvises: what are they?. J Nephrol 35, 1041–1042 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-021-01074-2

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