Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Page 592 , March 2005

Plasma renin activity revealed renal artery stenosis concealed by aneurysms

  • Masayuki Tanemoto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Masayuki Tanemoto, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
    • ,
  • Takaaki Abe

      Affiliations

    • PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Fumitoshi Satoh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
    • ,
  • Sadayoshi Ito

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan

Received 20 August 2004 ,Accepted 24 September 2004.

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PII: S0090-4295(04)01111-2

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.09.045

Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Page 592 , March 2005

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