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Never say never in medicine: successful pregnancy in a hemodialysis patient despite tubal ligation

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Khan, R., Ejaz, A.A. & Koratala, A. Never say never in medicine: successful pregnancy in a hemodialysis patient despite tubal ligation. CEN Case Rep 7, 183–184 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13730-018-0313-6

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