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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2008; 18(03): 242-244
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.41838
Abdominal Radiology

Case report: Anomalous systemic drainage of ileocolic veins (veins of Retzius) causing pelviureteric junction obstruction

Praveen R Maheshwari
Department of Radiology, Tripoli Medical Center (TMC), Tripoli, Libya
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Omran Shammam
Department of Radiology, Tripoli Medical Center (TMC), Tripoli, Libya
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Keywords

Ileocolic vein - pelviureteric junction obstruction - veins of Retzius


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Article published online:
31 July 2021

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