Hindgut Duplication: A Unique Case of Six Perineal Openings

Complete hindgut duplication is a rare and intriguing entity, often coupled with genitourinary abnormalities and neural tube defects. The diagnosis demands a thorough clinical exam and radiological workup. Timely recognition and expeditious treatment of these patients can lead to a better quality of...

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Autores principales: Haq, Shujaul, Nasrullah, Adeel, Ahmed, Iftikhar, Ghazanfar, Haider, Sheikh, Abu Baker, Akhtar, Aisha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28924521
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1433
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author Haq, Shujaul
Nasrullah, Adeel
Ahmed, Iftikhar
Ghazanfar, Haider
Sheikh, Abu Baker
Akhtar, Aisha
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description Complete hindgut duplication is a rare and intriguing entity, often coupled with genitourinary abnormalities and neural tube defects. The diagnosis demands a thorough clinical exam and radiological workup. Timely recognition and expeditious treatment of these patients can lead to a better quality of life. We present a case of a 10-month-old female with complete hindgut duplication and associated genitourinary duplication treated with surgical intervention.
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spelling pubmed-55874122017-09-18 Hindgut Duplication: A Unique Case of Six Perineal Openings Haq, Shujaul Nasrullah, Adeel Ahmed, Iftikhar Ghazanfar, Haider Sheikh, Abu Baker Akhtar, Aisha Cureus General Surgery Complete hindgut duplication is a rare and intriguing entity, often coupled with genitourinary abnormalities and neural tube defects. The diagnosis demands a thorough clinical exam and radiological workup. Timely recognition and expeditious treatment of these patients can lead to a better quality of life. We present a case of a 10-month-old female with complete hindgut duplication and associated genitourinary duplication treated with surgical intervention. Cureus 2017-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5587412/ /pubmed/28924521 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1433 Text en Copyright © 2017, Haq et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Hindgut Duplication: A Unique Case of Six Perineal Openings
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topic General Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587412/
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