Intraoperative surprise in a patient with aorto-iliac occlusive disease: Horseshoe kidney.

Malawi Med J

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Research and Trainning Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.

Published: December 2018

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