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This communication describes two patients in whom the appendix was used to extend the ureters to the skin surface for cutaneous diversion. The advantages and the disadvantages of the procedure are discussed and brief review of the literature is included.
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Chatterjee, S.K., Basu, A.K. Vascularised appendix as ureteric conduit. Pediatr Surg Int 6, 376–377 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178663
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