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Hydrophilic polymer gel embolus in a kidney transplant biopsy

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rochester, MN, USA

    Adrienne J. Pompeian & Andrew J. Bentall

  2. William J. Von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Rochester, MN, USA

    Adrienne J. Pompeian & Andrew J. Bentall

  3. Division and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Rochester, MN, USA

    Sanjeev M. Sethi

  4. Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Francis J. Caputo & Eric E. Roselli

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Pompeian, A.J., Sethi, S.M., Caputo, F.J. et al. Hydrophilic polymer gel embolus in a kidney transplant biopsy. J Nephrol 35, 1915–1918 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-022-01339-4

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