Prenatal diagnosis and therapy of persistent cloaca: a case report.

Persistent cloaca is a rare abnormality that occurs only in females and is characterized by a direct communication between the gastrointestinal, urinary, and genital structures resulting in a single perineal opening. A case with massive ascites, two cystic structures arising from the fetal pelvis, bilateral hydroureters, calcified meconium, and cardiac anomalies, in which this condition was diagnosed prenatally is presented here. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.