Cloaca with duplicated phallus – A case report

A child born with atypical genitalia constitutes a medico-social emergency, a multidisciplinary team constituting a pediatric endocrinologist, pediatric surgeon and a psychologist has to be convened. A newborn with abnormal genitalia, referred for sex assignment and further management soon after bir...

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Main Authors: Pradnya Bendre, Nitin Palse, Flavia D'Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661630032X
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Summary:A child born with atypical genitalia constitutes a medico-social emergency, a multidisciplinary team constituting a pediatric endocrinologist, pediatric surgeon and a psychologist has to be convened. A newborn with abnormal genitalia, referred for sex assignment and further management soon after birth. Baby had atypical genitalia and absent anal opening not fitting into any type of the described Disorders Sexual Develpoment or Anorectal malformation. Child had cloaca and in addition there was male looking phallus with hemiscrotum like structure without gonads.
ISSN:2213-5766