title: An unusual variant of urethral duplication: an addition to the Effman classification.
abstract: A rare association of horseshoe kidney with pyelic fusion with crossed single ureter along with a rare unusual variant of complete urethral duplication is described. We review the available literature on this rare association and present its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India. mohanabraham@aims.amrita.edu
authors.forename: Mohan K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garge
authors.forename: Bindu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sudarshan
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vishwanath
authors.forename: Ramakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puzhankara
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paliwal
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prabhakaran
authors.forename: Aisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naaz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prakash
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities; D000071056:Anorectal Malformations; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods
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