Wilms' tumor arising in a horseshoe kidney
β Scribed by M. C. Talpallikar; V. Sawant; S. Hirugade; S. S. Borwankar; H. Sanghani
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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