title: Ulcerative colitis of the neovagina as a postsurgical complication of persistent cloaca.
abstract: Persistent cloaca is characterized by a common vestibule connected to the bladder, uterus, and rectum and a single perineal orifice to the exterior. Treatment can involve vaginal reconstruction with sigmoid/descending colon. We report a case of an 8-year-old girl who, as an infant, underwent vaginoplasty using sigmoid colon for persistent cloaca and developed a fulminant colitis that also affected the colonic neovagina 2 years after her reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University-School of Medicine, Concord, OH 44077, USA. gxg64@case.edu
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabarain
authors.forename: Reinaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garcia-Naveiro
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ponsky
authors.forename: Scott C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002988:Cloaca / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000209:etiology*; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*