Floating kidneys: A century of nephroptosis and nephropexy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 699-702

  Moss, Sandra W ^a  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; KIDNEY;

ABNORMALITIES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; KIDNEY;

EID: 0031227878     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64296-4     Document Type: Article

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