Background Persistent cloaca or cloacal anomalies represent a special category of anorectal anomalies affecting the female sex with a reported incidence of about one in 25,000 live birth. Results Renal anomalies were common association: solitary kidney in seven, pelvic kidney in two, and urinary tract dilatation (hydroureteronephrosis) in 12 cases. At follow-up, chronic renal insufficiency was detected in seven cases Conclusion Renal anomalies represent a common association with cloaca and a major cause of morbidity. Efforts should be directed to preserve renal function during the initial management, and to preserve the continence potential following the definitive repair. Level of evidence This is a case series with no comparison group (level IV).
AbouZeid, A. A., Radwan, A. B., Eldebeiky, M., & Hay, S. A. (2020). Persistent cloaca: persistence of the challenge. Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 16(1), -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-019-0010-z
MLA
Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid; Ahmed Bassiouny Radwan; Mohamed Eldebeiky; Sameh Abdel Hay. "Persistent cloaca: persistence of the challenge", Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 16, 1, 2020, -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-019-0010-z
HARVARD
AbouZeid, A. A., Radwan, A. B., Eldebeiky, M., Hay, S. A. (2020). 'Persistent cloaca: persistence of the challenge', Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 16(1), pp. -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-019-0010-z
VANCOUVER
AbouZeid, A. A., Radwan, A. B., Eldebeiky, M., Hay, S. A. Persistent cloaca: persistence of the challenge. Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2020; 16(1): -. doi: 10.1186/s43159-019-0010-z
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