 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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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cloaca" by people in Profiles.
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Svetanoff WJ, Lawson A, Lopez JJ, Briggs KB, Fraser JA, Kapalu CL, Gatti J, Priebe AM, Strickland J, Rentea RM. Unique Evaluation and Management Considerations for Adolescents with Late Gynecologic and Colorectal Issues in the Setting of Anorectal Malformations. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2023 Jun; 36(3):315-320.
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Rentea RM, Halleran DR, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. The Role of Laparoscopy in Anorectal Malformations. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Apr; 30(2):156-163.
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Rentea RM, Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Sanchez AV, Gasior AC, McCracken K, Hewitt GD, Alexander V, Smith C, Weaver L, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. Preliminary Use of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography and Value in Predicting the Vascular Supply of Tissues Needed to Perform Cloacal, Anorectal Malformation, and Hirschsprung Reconstructions. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Dec; 30(6):505-511.
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Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck CA, McCracken K, Hewitt G, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Ahmad H, Akers A, Jaggers J, Rentea RM, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Factors predicting the need for vaginal replacement at the time of primary reconstruction of a cloacal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55(1):71-74.
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Halleran DR, Thompson B, Fuchs M, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Rentea RM, Bates DG, McCracken K, Hewitt G, Ching C, DaJusta D, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Urethral length in female infants and its relevance in the repair of cloaca. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Feb; 54(2):303-306.
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