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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(3):404-409. Published online March 31, 1988.

A Case of Cloacal Extrophy.

Byung Ho Lee¹, Soon Seon Lim¹, Young Ha Kim¹, Moon Ki Cho¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Saint Columbanban Hospital, Mokpo, Korea

Received: October 13, 1987;

Abstract

Cloacal exstrophy is an extremly rare and curious anomaly that involves not only the genitourinary system but also the intestinal tract, resulted from the abnormaly large cloacal membrane and its early dehiscence. The authors experienced a case of cloacal exstrophy in one day old neonate whose intestine and bladder were exstrophied and showed omphalocele, imperforated anus and meningocele. Radiologic examination revealed widely separated symphysis pubic bone and spina bifida. A brief review of related literatures was made.

Keywords :Cloacal Exstrophy