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Case Reports

Resolving Erythrocytosis and Hypertension after Open Surgical Extirpation of Giant Renal Cyst Measuring 30 cm: Case Report

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Pages 249-251 | Received 12 Sep 2010, Accepted 14 Dec 2010, Published online: 18 Feb 2011

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