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Fatty thing in kidney revealed in ultrasound. still having pain?

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More info: You might need more imaging to see. Fatty lesions on the kidney can include angiomyolipomas which can be painful. Have you had an mri?

Dr Stringer agreed

Answered 9/10/2013

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