Unusual cases of hydronephrosis with retroperitoneal fibrosis: mystery revealed
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Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Pathology Laboratory and Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA and Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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