Clinical Quiz: Reconstructive Strategies in a 5-Month-Old Infant with a Cloaca

Abstract

Herein we present a case of 5-month-old female born with a cloaca. She underwent a colostomy at birth and then underwent endoscopy and cloacagram to plan for the definitive reconstruction. The case is presented with a focus on the reconstructive strategies, and questions for the readers are posed in a quiz format.

Keywords

cloaca - cloacagram - anorectal malformation

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