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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 2/2009

01-02-2009 | Letter to the Editors

Cerebrovascular lesion in idiopathic midaortic syndrome in children

Author: Kazunari Kaneko

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 2/2009

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I read with great interest the report by Sethna and colleagues on the idiopathic midaortic syndrome (MAS) in children [1] as they nicely reviewed the presentation, diagnosis and management of this rare syndrome with their own cases. I here draw attention on some points based on my own experience. …
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Metadata
Title
Cerebrovascular lesion in idiopathic midaortic syndrome in children
Author
Kazunari Kaneko
Publication date
01-02-2009
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-0987-7

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