title: Construction of the perineal body in the female.
abstract: A simple, one-stage operation is presented for the construction of a perineal body  in a female who has a common rectovaginal opening, or cloaca. The operation has been performed on 3 teenaged girls, with an excellent result in each. In only one instance has been necessary to perform a secondary operation for correction of the rectal incontinence.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010502:Perineum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods