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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;8(1):e45-e47.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713136. Epub 2020 Jul 12.

Clinical Quiz: Reconstructive Strategies in a 5-Month-Old Infant with a Cloaca

Victoria A Lane  1 , Marc A Levitt  2
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Case Reports

Clinical Quiz: Reconstructive Strategies in a 5-Month-Old Infant with a Cloaca

Victoria A Lane et al. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Herein we present a case of 5-month-old female born with a cloaca. She underwent a colostomy at birth and then underwent endoscopy and cloacagram to plan for the definitive reconstruction. The case is presented with a focus on the reconstructive strategies, and questions for the readers are posed in a quiz format.

Keywords: anorectal malformation; cloaca; cloacagram.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest None declared.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Cloacagram (using water soluble contrast).
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Fig. 2
Common channel: 3 cm (red line); Urethra: 2.5 cm (blue line). (*) Bladder, (#) Vagina, (+) Rectum.
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