A 9-week-old male Labrador Retriever had duplication of the entire colon and malformation of the bodies of vertebrae T4 and T5. Simultaneous occurrence of alimentary duplication and spinal abnormalities have been reported in man, and several theories have been proposed to explain these embryonic defects.
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