The embryology of persistent cloaca and urogenital sinus malformations [PDF]
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2020 Cloacal malformations are characterized by the confluence of the lower urinary tract, the female reproductive tract, and the rectum to create a common channel with a single opening on the perineum.
David F M Thomas
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Fibronectin glomerulopathy complicated with persistent cloaca and congenital esophageal atresia: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Nephrology, 2017 Background Fibronectin glomerulopathy is a rare, inherited, autosomal dominant, glomerular disease characterized by proteinuria, microscopic hematuria, hypertension, massive glomerular deposits of fibronectin, and slow progression to end-stage renal ...
Misaki Takii +5 more
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Persistent Cloaca and Cloacal Variants in Males: Qualitative Review of a Neglected Anomaly [PDF]
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsContext: Cloacal malformations are rare and are typically reported in females. There are a few scattered reports in males. It is not clear why they are so rare in males since both sexes negotiate this stage of embryonal development.
Rahul Gupta, Jayant Radhakrishnan
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Combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery for staged repair of complex cloacal anomalies: A case series [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case ReportsIntroduction: The combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery (CELS) technique can be used during reconstruction for infants with complex congenital anomalies. In persistent cloacal malformations, this approach permits delineation of challenging anatomy
Erica M. Weidler +5 more
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Persistent cloaca: A long-term follow-up study [PDF]
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2017 Dinesh H Kittur, Ravindra M Vora
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Treatment strategies for OIES complex/cloacal extrophy
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Cloacal exstrophy is the rarest and most severe form of the exstrophy epispadias complex. Before the 1960s the multiple systemic defects found in association with this anomaly in most cases lead to death of the infant. Developments in surgical technology,
Aqeela J. Madan, Saeed Alhindi
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A Unique Case with Tracheal Atresia Among Published Literature on TACRD and VACTERL Associations
Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2023 Tracheal atresia/agenesis (TA) is associated with other congenital anomalies (TACRD and/or VACTERL). In this study, a female newborn with TA who had all the elements associated with TACRD and VACTERL was reported.
Sabri Cansaran +3 more
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Next-generation sequencing identifies the Danforth's short tail mouse mutation as a retrotransposon insertion affecting Ptf1a expression. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2013 The semidominant Danforth's short tail (Sd) mutation arose spontaneously in the 1920s. The homozygous Sd phenotype includes severe malformations of the axial skeleton with an absent tail, kidney agenesis, anal atresia, and persistent cloaca.
Christopher N Vlangos +6 more
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Global Pediatrics, 2023 Backgrounds: In persistent cloaca (PC), the vagina, urethra, and rectum are fused together in the pelvis, creating a common channel (CC). CC length, short or long will determine the definitive surgery and can be evaluated preoperatively using ...
Emiliana Lia +2 more
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Challenges in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Cloaca
Global Pediatric Health, 2020 Background: Cloaca is a common excretory channel for the genital, urinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. It is considered a severe anorectal malformation caused by failed partitioning of the genital, rectal, and urinary tracts.
Lisa B.E. Shields MD +3 more
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