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Complete duplication of the hindgut, penis, and lower urinary tract
A Sayan1, A Arikan, M Demircan
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, SSK Tepecik Hospital, 35120, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
A 1-day-old male with complete duplication of the caudal gut from the terminal ileum to the anus with a normal, midline-localized anus and an imperforate right-sided anus with a rectourethral fistula and a skin dimple is presented. He also had complete duplication of the bladder urethra, and penis (true diphallus), an umbilical hernia, spina bifida occulta covered by skin containing a capillary hemangioma, and separation of the symphysis pubis. This case represents caudal twinning with duplication of the hindgut, genitalia, and lower urinary tract.
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