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Ulcerative colitis of the neovagina as a postsurgical complication of persistent cloaca
Gabriel Gabarain1, Reinaldo Garcia-Naveiro, Todd A Ponsky
1Case Western Reserve University-School of Medicine, Concord, OH 44077, USA. gxg64@case.edu
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.
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