Instructive Case
Occult Candida bezoar (fungal ball) post ureteric stent insertion
Jean Flanagan,
Corresponding Author
Jean Flanagan
Department of General Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Correspondence: Dr Jean Flanagan, Department of General Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, 48 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia. Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Mathievathaniy Muthucumaru,
Mathievathaniy Muthucumaru
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Alison Thomas,
Alison Thomas
Department of Radiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Jean Flanagan,
Corresponding Author
Jean Flanagan
Department of General Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Correspondence: Dr Jean Flanagan, Department of General Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, 48 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia. Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Mathievathaniy Muthucumaru,
Mathievathaniy Muthucumaru
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Alison Thomas,
Alison Thomas
Department of Radiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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First published: 09 March 2021
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