Bedside Ultrasound Evaluation Uncovering a Rare Urological Emergency Secondary to Neurofibromatosis.

West J Emerg Med

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. Lehigh Valley Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Published: September 2015

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