title: Reconstructive surgery in a patient with persistent cloaca.
abstract: Cloacal malformations are challenging as to the surgical correction. A case of cloacal malformation who underwent reconstructive surgery is being reported. The patient had colostomy in the neonatal period and reconstruction was performed at the age of 6 year. The surgical management included abdomino-perineal anorecto-urethro-colo-vaginoplasty. The patient is fully continent of urine and achieved fair continence of feces at 9 months of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: Afzal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirza