A Case of Cloacal Anomaly with Multiple Associated Anomalies. |
Seong O Moon, Yong Soo Seo, Chul Jung Kim, Ji Soo Lee, Su Ran Choi, Yeon Lim Suh, Ji Eun Kwon, Jong Hwa Kim |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. |
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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. |
Key Words:
Cloacal anomaly |
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