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An Alternative Approach to Single-Stage Cloaca Repair: Image-Guided Anorectoplasty with Delayed Vaginoplasty.
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 2022 August
BACKGROUND: Cloacal anomalies occur when a fetus's rectum, vagina, and urethra fail to separate and result in 1 common channel at birth. They are commonly managed by complex reconstruction in the first year of life. This manuscript presents an alternative approach to management in patients with absent or nondilated Mullerian structures.
CASE: Image-guided, combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery (CELS) was used to perform an anorectal pull-through at 5 months of age on a patient with persistent cloaca and no definite vaginal or uterine structures seen on MRI and endoscopy. Urogenital reconstruction is delayed until adolescence.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: We hypothesize that performing a minimally invasive anorectoplasty on patients with complicated anatomy and low risk for hydrocolpos could potentially result in improved urologic function and better psychosocial outcomes. Delaying vaginoplasty will enable determination of the function of remnant Mullerian structures and allow the patient to direct the augmentation approach.
CASE: Image-guided, combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery (CELS) was used to perform an anorectal pull-through at 5 months of age on a patient with persistent cloaca and no definite vaginal or uterine structures seen on MRI and endoscopy. Urogenital reconstruction is delayed until adolescence.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: We hypothesize that performing a minimally invasive anorectoplasty on patients with complicated anatomy and low risk for hydrocolpos could potentially result in improved urologic function and better psychosocial outcomes. Delaying vaginoplasty will enable determination of the function of remnant Mullerian structures and allow the patient to direct the augmentation approach.
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