A Case of Cloacal Anomaly with Multiple Associated Anomalies.
- Author:
Seong O MOON
1
;
Yong Soo SEO
;
Chul Jung KIM
;
Ji Soo LEE
;
Su Ran CHOI
;
Yeon Lim SUH
;
Ji Eun KWON
;
Jong Hwa KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cloacal anomaly
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Pregnancy;
Rectum;
Ultrasonography;
Urinary Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2004;47(4):780-784
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cloacal anomaly is an extremely rare congenital malformation results from a failure in the development of the urorectal fold that separates the rectum from uterovaginal tract. It is characterized by the presence of a single duct where the gastrointestinal, genital and urinary tracts join. It presents with highly variable forms, which make it difficult to be diagnosed antenatally. We report a case of cloacal anomaly confirmed with autopsy, which was initially detected by the presence of a huge cystic fetal abdominal mass by ultrasound at a 22 weeks of gestation.
