Percutaneous extraction of renal fungus ball
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Aspergillus 'fungus ball' within a cadaveric renal transplant graft.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.150.6.1331