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Bifid ureter with blind-ending branch

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A patient with a blind-ending branch of bifid ureter, one of the rarest anomalies in the upper urinary tract, is described.

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  1. Department of Surgery, S. Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Crotone, Italy

    V. Isabella, E. Marotta & F. Bianchi

  2. Department of Radiology, S. Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Crotone, Italy

    R. Arabia, F. Tancioni & F. Valentini

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Isabella, V., Arabia, R., Tancioni, F. et al. Bifid ureter with blind-ending branch. International Urology and Nephrology 19, 65–69 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549679

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