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Clinical Focus: Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nephrology - Case Report

Silent obstruction in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review on kidney injury from ureteral endometriosis

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Pages 307-310 | Received 19 Nov 2015, Accepted 04 Feb 2016, Published online: 24 Feb 2016

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