Long-term gynecological outcome of patients with persistent cloaca

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 170; no. 4 Pt 2; p. 1493
• Main Authors: Warne, S A, Wilcox, D T, Creighton, S, Ransley, P G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Cloaca - abnormalities; Cloaca - surgery; Coitus - physiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Menstruation Disturbances - diagnosis; Menstruation Disturbances - physiopathology; Menstruation Disturbances - surgery; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Puberty - physiology; Treatment Outcome; Urogenital Abnormalities - diagnosis; Urogenital Abnormalities - physiopathology; Urogenital Abnormalities - surgery

Persistent cloaca is a complex malformation that remains a difficult reconstructive challenge, and data on long-term outcome are scarce. Gynecological abnormalities are common with cloaca but may remain asymptomatic until puberty or adult life. We evaluate long-term gynecological sequelae in these p...