What is Cloaca?

What is Cloaca? 



Cloacal anomalies refer to a collection of defects that occur during fetal development in a female’s lower abdominal structures. There are many variations to these defects but the most common involve a merging of the rectum, genital tract (vagina), and urinary tract (urethra) into one exit out of the body. Normally the rectum, genital tract and urinary tract will all have separate outlets from the body in a female. Children with a cloacal anomaly will only have one outlet from the body for all three tracts (the urethra, vagina, and rectum will merge together to make one tube). Typically the ovaries and fallopian tubes will be unaffected and normal. 

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