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An 82-year-old male had been suffering from anorexia and abdominal discomfort for several months. He was admitted to hospital, incapable of walking due to a prominent abdomen. His medical history showed hypertension for 10 years and renal cysts that had progressively increased over the past 30 years. Familial history was unremarkable. Clinical examination revealed a strikingly enlarged abdomen ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Kidney Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2048-8505,2048-8513
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfq118