cloacal malformations
malformations of the cloaca, cloacal anomalies
Cloacal anomalies exhibit a wide variety of morphologic types and accompanying clinical severity.
Associations
partial, complete, or conjoined twinning (16010492)
duplication of several caudal structures
demised co-twin with lower abdominal wall defect (extruded intestinal tract, absent external genitalia, imperforate anus) (16010492)
See also
partial or complete duplication of the organizing center within a single embryonic disc
mesodermal insufficiency
cloacal membrane
References
Siebert JR, Rutledge JC, Kapur RP. Association of cloacal anomalies, caudal duplication, and twinning. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2005 May-Jun;8(3):339-54. PMID: 16010492