Obstructive Uropathy Caused by Atherosclerotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Obstructive uropathy due to inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm occurring 18 years after surgical repair of an atherosclerotic aneurysm
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6673