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Pseudotumoral ureteral kinking: a computed tomography pitfall.

R A Parienty·Y Fontaine·C Nicodeme
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On computed tomography, the kinking of a large ureter may falsely suggest an ureteral tumor. This pitfall likely correlates with the intraluminal protrusion of the ureteral wall folds.

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False Positive ReactionsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreterUreteral NeoplasmsUrographyCase ReportsJournal Article

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R A Parienty, Y Fontaine, C Nicodeme. 1984. Pseudotumoral ureteral kinking: a computed tomography pitfall.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-936x(84)90073-0

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