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Renal Artery Embolization Using an Ethanol–Lipiodol® Mixture for Enlarged Polycystic Kidneys: Achieving Kidney Transplantation Without Nephrectomy

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Abbreviations

ADPKD:

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

RAE:

Renal artery embolization

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Tanaka, R., Sonomura, T., Kumamoto, A. et al. Renal Artery Embolization Using an Ethanol–Lipiodol® Mixture for Enlarged Polycystic Kidneys: Achieving Kidney Transplantation Without Nephrectomy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 44, 172–175 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02641-z

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