LB17.2 Persistent cloaca
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
A congenital anomaly in which the intestinal, urinary, and reproductive ducts open into a common cavity, a result of the failure of the urorectal septum to form during prenatal development. They occur exclusively in girls and comprise the most complex defect in the spectrum of anorectal malformations.
synonyms
- Persistent cloaca
- anal and urogenital canal fusion
- anal fusion
- Cloaca NOS
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