Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 70-72 , March 2009

Acute Pyelonephritis of an Ectopic Kidney Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: Two Unusual Cases in an Emergency Department

Received 20 February 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 April 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60011-2

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60011-2

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 70-72 , March 2009

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