 Cloaca
"Cloaca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.
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D002988
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.223 A16.178
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cloaca" by people in Profiles.
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Harris KT, Wilcox DT. Commentary to Partial Urogenital Mobilization in Cloacal Malformation: Is it a Viable Option? J Pediatr Urol. 2023 10; 19(5):520.
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Alaniz VI, Wilcox DT, Arnold M, Bodmer JL, de la Torre L, Pe?a A, Bischoff A. Neovagina stricture complicated by high-grade dysplasia in a patient with history of cloaca and ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Apr; 37(4):491-494.
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Bischoff A, Trecartin A, Alaniz V, Hecht S, Wilcox DT, Pe?a A. A cloacal anomaly is not a disorder of sex development. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Sep; 35(9):985-987.
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Dannull KA, Browne LP, Meyers MZ. The spectrum of cloacal malformations: how to differentiate each entity prenatally with fetal MRI. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 03; 49(3):387-398.
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Pe?a A, Bischoff A, Wilcox D. Letter to the editor. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 08; 53(8):1639.
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Veras LV, Chotai PN, Tumen AZ, Gosain A. Impaired growth outcomes in children with congenital colorectal diseases. J Surg Res. 2018 09; 229:102-107.
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Bischoff A. The surgical treatment of cloaca. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 25(2):102-7.
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Gupta A, Bischoff A. Pathology of cloaca anomalies with case correlation. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 25(2):66-70.
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Caldwell BT, Wilcox DT. Long-term urological outcomes in cloacal anomalies. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 25(2):108-11.
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Chalmers DJ, Rove KO, Wiedel CA, Tong S, Siparsky GL, Wilcox DT. Clean intermittent catheterization as an initial management strategy provides for adequate preservation of renal function in newborns with persistent cloaca. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Aug; 11(4):211.e1-4.
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