title: Multiple-stage correction of caudal duplication syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Caudal duplication syndrome is a very rare congenital deformity. A 13-year-old boy was born with duplicated colon-rectum and anus, diphallus, hydronephrosis of left kidney with megaureter, double bladders and urethras, and vertebral abnormalities. Multiple-stage correction was performed to remove the duplicated colon and the mucosa of the duplicated rectum. A new colon was reconstructed. The left kidney and megaureter were excised. The septum in the bladders was removed to convert the double bladders into a single bladder. The double phalluses were fused into a single penis. After these staged procedures, the boy is now living a normal life.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. haoliu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiangming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Shufeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery