[Caudal duplication: case report]
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Published on: April 15, 2021
Talia Wegman-Ostrosky1, José Sánchez-Corona, Rubria Alférez-Morfín
1Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Background:
The caudal duplication syndrome is defined by the association between gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and distal neural tube malformations and duplications. We presented a case report and the possible embryologic origin is discussed.
Clinical Case:
We describe a twenty-one year female patient, with clinical and imaging diagnosis of caudal duplication. She has normal psychomotor development.
Conclusions:
The current case integrates a Caudal Duplication with no alteration of the spinal column. We propose that this malformation result from an insult in the primitive hindgut.
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