title: Prenatal diagnosis and therapy of persistent cloaca: a case report.
abstract: Persistent cloaca is a rare abnormality that occurs only in females and is characterized by a direct communication between the gastrointestinal, urinary, and genital structures resulting in a single perineal opening. A case with massive ascites, two cystic structures arising from the fetal pelvis, bilateral hydroureters, calcified meconium, and cardiac anomalies, in which this condition was diagnosed prenatally is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. mmamoru@med.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002988:Cloaca / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal