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Familial occurrence of blind-ending bifid and duplicated ureters

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Blind-ending bifid ureter in a girl with urinary tract infection, and a blind-ending duplicated ureter in her younger sister are described. The embryology of this rare anomaly is briefly reviewed.

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  1. Institute of Urology, University of Padua, Italy

    F. Aragona, G. Passerini Glazel & G. Zacchello

  2. Department of Paediatrics, University of Padua, Italy

    B. Andreetta

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Aragona, F., Glazel, G.P., Zacchello, G. et al. Familial occurrence of blind-ending bifid and duplicated ureters. International Urology and Nephrology 19, 137–139 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550463

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