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A new supine anterolateral approach to percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy

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boxed-text Gesualdo L et al. (2007) Percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy in supine antero-lateral position: a new approach for obese and non-obese patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant [doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm669]

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  1. FE Yeo is Chief of Nephrology at the National Naval Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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  1. KC Abbott is a Staff Nephrologist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC and Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, and,

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