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An unusual variant of urethral duplication: an addition to the Effman classification

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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.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Mohan K. Abraham, Saurabh Garge, Bindu Sudarshan, Naveen Vishwanath, Ramakrishnan Puzhankara, Anup Paliwal, Ashwin Prabhakaran, Aisha Naaz, K. Narasimhan & Divya Prakash

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Abraham, M.K., Garge, S., Sudarshan, B. et al. An unusual variant of urethral duplication: an addition to the Effman classification. Int Urol Nephrol 45, 601–606 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-013-0424-0

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