A healthy 44-year-old woman with endometriosis had an abdominal ultrasound for the
evaluation of mild hypertension, unexpectedly revealing right hydronephrosis. She
was asymptomatic with normal examination and laboratory tests.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 03, 2018
Accepted:
April 2,
2018
Received:
April 2,
2018
Footnotes
☆Funding: None.
Conflict of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors treated the patient and participated in preparing the manuscript.
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