title: Urogenital sinus and cloacal malformations.
abstract: Urogenital sinus and cloacal malformations comprise a wide spectrum of abnormal anatomy. This article discusses lessons learned from treating these anomalies for 4 decades. Once the outlook was dim for these children. Today there is a good surgical solution for most of their problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hendren
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002988:Cloaca / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent / Q000379:methods; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery