Fetal common cloaca--a case report and review.
A case is presented in which a huge cystic mass adjacent to the outline of a 29-wk fetus was identified by ultrasonography. After delivery this was proven to be a common cloaca in a fetus with multiple congenital anomalies. The possible mechanisms of this anomaly are discussed.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities