CASE REPORT

Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome - a caveat for surgeons

S. Z. Dlangamandla^I; S. Lucas^I; L. Malek^I; S. Andronikou^II; G. Rubin^III; P. E. Boshoff^IV; H. Eshragi^V

^IM.B. Ch.B.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IIM.B. B.Ch., F.C.Rad., F.R.C.R., Ph.D.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IIIM.B. B.Ch., F.C.Rad.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^IVM.B. Ch.B., M.R.C.P.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
^VM.B. B.Ch.; Department of Radiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

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