Persistent cloaca in a female newborn is one of the most complex and challenging developmental malformations. The incidence is about 10% of all anorectal anomalies. Treatment of cloacal malformations has evolved during the past 40 years; however, it still remains one of the most difficult operations. In 1997, Pe a reported that a new technical variant called "Total urogenital mobilization" We also repaired cloacal anomaly using “Total urogenital mobilization” in 3 patients. The operations were performed between age 15- and 28-month. The length of the common channels was 2.5-3.0 cm. Two cases had double vaginas and one of them also had double uterus. The operation time was 4-5 hours and no major complications occurred. A satisfactory functional and cosmetic results were obtained.
Clinical experience with persistent cloaca Min-Jeng Cho, Tae-Hoon Kim, Dae-Yeon Kim, Seong-Chul Kim, In-Koo Kim Journal of the Korean Surgical Society.2011; 80(6): 431. CrossRef
