Abstract
Persistent cloaca represents the most complex deformity in female anorectal, vaginal, and urogenital malformations. It is defined as a defect in which the rectum, one or two vaginas and the urinary tract converge into one common channel. It is very rare and occurs in 1:250,000 newborns. It is physiological in some reptiles, birds, and a few mammals. In humans, however, it represents a malformation that occurs at a very early stage of development. © 2006 Springer-Verlag.
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Holschneider, A. M., & Scharbatke, H. (2006). Persistent cloaca - Clinical aspects. In Anorectal Malformations in Children: Embryology, Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, Follow-up (pp. 201–209). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31751-7_10
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