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Adam Hatzidakis1, Androniki Kozana1, Dimitrios Glaritis2
1Department of Radiology, University of Hospital Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
BMJ Case Reports
|November 2, 2014
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We report a case of an 86-year-old female patient who presented with a septic, right ureteric obstruction, caused by a symptomatic Bochdalek hernia. The patient was initially managed with percutaneous nephrostomy and final treatment was achieved by placement of an external-internal nephroureteral double pigtail.
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