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Ureteral duplication with a blind-ending branch

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Three cases of ureteral duplication with blind-ending branch are described. Clinical observations are supplemented with a survey of the literature pertaining to the statistics, embryology, method of diagnosis and treatment of this urological developmental anomaly.

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  1. Department of Urology, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland

    A. Gomuła, A. Borkowski, M. Czaplicki & N. Hartel-Ulkowska

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Gomuła, A., Borkowski, A., Czaplicki, M. et al. Ureteral duplication with a blind-ending branch. International Urology and Nephrology 15, 317–321 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082550

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