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The partial URSMS, also known as the persistent cloaca, represents a milder variant where a single perineal opening serves as a passage for the urinary, gastrointestinal, and reproductive tracts.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We present a rare case of partial URSMS accompanied by duplicated vagina and uterus, hydronephrosis, ascites, and anal atresia.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This case report describes the sonographic findings at different stages of pregnancy and their changes throughout gestation.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12884-023-05939-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,24]],"date-time":"2023-08-24T05:01:53Z","timestamp":1692853313000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prenatal ultrasound manifestations of partial urorectal septum malformation sequence from the first trimester to postnatal: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Lingna","family":"She","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hualan","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuxian","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lina","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liyan","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"5939_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1002\/ajmg.1510","volume":"103","author":"PG Wheeler","year":"2001","unstructured":"Wheeler PG, Weaver DD. 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