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Presence of air in the inferior vena cava: an uncommon radiologic presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis

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    Raúl A. Jiménez-Castillo, Edgar F. Carrizales-Sepúlveda, Javier Obeso-Fernández, Raymundo Vera-Pineda & Homero Náñez-Terreros

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Jiménez-Castillo, R.A., Carrizales-Sepúlveda, E.F., Obeso-Fernández, J. et al. Presence of air in the inferior vena cava: an uncommon radiologic presentation of emphysematous pyelonephritis. Intern Emerg Med 15, 149–150 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02222-0

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