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Case Reports

Obstructive uropathy caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis presents as a late manifestation of sarcoidosis

Amnon Gil Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Yaron Ofer Department of Urology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
,
Mordechai Yigla Department of Pulmonology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
,
Ludmila Goralnik Department of Radiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
,
Shimon Meretyk Department of Urology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Suheir Assady Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Pages 1118-1120 | Received 14 Mar 2010, Accepted 19 Jul 2010, Published online: 23 Sep 2010

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