Persistent cloaca

Persistent cloaca
Other namescloacal malformation
Diagram of a female with persistent cloaca
SpecialtyMedical genetics

A persistent cloaca is a symptom of a complex anorectal congenital disorder, in which the rectum, vagina, and urinary tract meet and fuse, creating a cloaca, a single common channel.

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