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Intrathoracic kidney — Diagnosis by ultrasound

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Portable real-time ultrasound was utilized in two infants to diagnose an intrathoracic kidney. Ultrasound is diagnostic and may eliminate the need for further radiological investigation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 S. Hawthorue Road, 27103, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

    T. E. Sumner & F. M. Volberg

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 27103, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

    T. E. Sumner, F. M. Volberg & P. M. Smolen

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Sumner, T.E., Volberg, F.M. & Smolen, P.M. Intrathoracic kidney — Diagnosis by ultrasound. Pediatr Radiol 12, 78–80 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972436

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