Unraveling the Veil: Deflux Injection Masquerading as Calculus at the Vesicoureteric Junction

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2024; 34(04): 795-798
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787779

Letter to the Editor

Josh K. Dasan

¹Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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¹Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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J. Chandra Singh

²Department of Urology, Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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¹Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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