Reconstructive Surgery in a Patient with Persistent Cloaca

Cloacal malformations are challenging as to the surgical correction. A case of cloacal malformation who underwent reconstructive surgery is being reported. The patient had colostomy in the neonatal period and reconstruction was performed at the age of 6 year. The surgical management included abdomin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Begum, Altaf, Sheikh, Afzal, Mirza, Bilal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953290
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Sumario:Cloacal malformations are challenging as to the surgical correction. A case of cloacal malformation who underwent reconstructive surgery is being reported. The patient had colostomy in the neonatal period and reconstruction was performed at the age of 6 year. The surgical management included abdomino-perineal anorecto-urethro-colo-vaginoplasty. The patient is fully continent of urine and achieved fair continence of feces at 9 months of follow up.

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