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. 1990 Aug;45(8):635–636. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.8.635

Asymptomatic renal thoracic ectopia, pulmonary hypoplasia, and Bochdalek hernia

G Hulks 1,2, M D Cowan 1,2, J W Kerr 1,2
PMCID: PMC462650  PMID: 2402730

Abstract

Right sided intrathoracic kidney associated with ipsilateral pulmonary hypoplasia and Bochdalek hernia in a 13 year old girl was diagnosed by computed tomography.

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