| Literature DB >> 19038428 |
Sonali R Meyer1, Kenneth M Smith, Indupur R Ravish, Daniel A Saltzman, Aseem R Shukla.
Abstract
Urorectal septum malformation sequences are rare congenital malformations. We report a case of persistent cloaca prenatally diagnosed at 26 weeks of gestation in 1 of a set of discordant monozygotic twins. The affected fetus at birth had a phallus-like structure, bladder outlet obstruction, an imperforate anus, and uterine distension. Diverting colostomy, vesicostomy, and percutaneous colpostomy tube were initially placed before definitive posterior sagittal anorectovaginoplasty was completed. A cloacal anomaly occurring in only 1 of a set of monozygotic twins is an exceedingly rare event.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19038428 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.09.046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urology ISSN: 0090-4295 Impact factor: 2.649