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. 1985 Apr;61(714):363–364. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.714.363

Echo-free renal masses on ultrasound: the stethoscope as an adjunct to their diagnosis.

R Suarez, A H Lynn
PMCID: PMC2418227  PMID: 3895208

Abstract

A patient with an intrarenal arteriovenous malformation is described. Ultrasound suggested this to be a renal cyst but auscultation revealed a loud bruit and, on the basis of this, arteriography rather than cyst puncture was carried out.

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