Retroperitoneal fibrosis: new insights into clinical presentation and diagnosis

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Augusto Vaglio. Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 Jul.

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. 2009 Jul;88(4):208-210.

doi: 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181afc4d1.

¹ From Department of Clinical Medicine, Nephrology and Health Science, University of Parma, Italy.

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