Urethral duplication.
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چکیده
Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly. Although a number of theories have been proposed to describe the embryology of the condition, the actual mechanism of the disorder is still unclear. We report here a case of urethral duplication in a 11-year-old boy complaining of a double stream, and review the current literature on this rare entity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta medica Okayama
دوره 57 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003