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Unusual Presentation of Wünderlich Syndrome

Luis R. García-Chairez, Fred A. Montelongo-Rodríguez, Ilse A. Moreno-Arquieta, Max Molina Ayala and Adrián Gutierrez-González
Ochsner Journal September 2022, 22 (3) 273-276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.21.0120
Luis R. García-Chairez
1Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Fred A. Montelongo-Rodríguez
1Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Ilse A. Moreno-Arquieta
2Medical School Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Max Molina Ayala
3Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Adrián Gutierrez-González
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Luis R. García-Chairez, Fred A. Montelongo-Rodríguez, Ilse A. Moreno-Arquieta, Max Molina Ayala, Adrián Gutierrez-González
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Luis R. García-Chairez, Fred A. Montelongo-Rodríguez, Ilse A. Moreno-Arquieta, Max Molina Ayala, Adrián Gutierrez-González
Ochsner Journal Sep 2022, 22 (3) 273-276; DOI: 10.31486/toj.21.0120
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