Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4156896 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Despite the advances in surgical management of anorectal malformations, repair of cloacal malformations remains a challenging condition for many pediatric surgeons. Posterior cloaca is present where urogenital sinus deviates posteriorly to form a cloaca with rectum. Often, achieving adequate urethral and vaginal length can be challenging. We describe a novel technique where a loop of small bowel on a single mesenteric blood supply could be constructed in 2 functional tubular structures: one for urethral and the other for vaginal replacement.
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Authors
Alp Numanoglu, Marc A. Levitt, Heinz Rode,