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An unusual position of the gallbladder following nephrectomy for large neoplasms

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The cases of two children are presented in whom the gallbladder was found to lie in an unusual position in the ipsilateral renal fossa following nephrectomy for large neoplasms. This postoperative visceral position must be recognized, as the appearance on cross-sectional imaging can mimic postoperative fluid collections at the resection site or tumor recurrence.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada, , , , , , CA

    Isla Lang, B. Connolly & Alan Daneman

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  1. Isla Lang
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Received: 22 July 1996 Accepted: 7 October 1996

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Lang, I., Connolly, B. & Daneman, A. An unusual position of the gallbladder following nephrectomy for large neoplasms. Pediatric Radiology 27, 528–529 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050173

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