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Case Report

Nephroptosis: is body mass index (BMI) the key?

David G. BrattDepartment of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Ata JafferDepartment of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Lizzie ChandraDepartment of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Chirag PatelDepartment of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Chandra S. BiyaniDepartment of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 309-311 | Received 19 Jan 2018, Accepted 03 May 2018, Published online: 17 Jun 2018

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