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Tailoring surgical approaches in different cloacal cases

  • By

  • Ahmed Arafa

  • Abdelhafeez Mohamed Abdelhafez

  • Omar N. Abdelhakeem

  • Ahmed M. Akoula

  • Ahmed S. Ragab

  • Ahmed E. Arafat

  • April 7, 2026

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    The study involved 20 patients with cloacal malformations, focusing on individualized surgical approaches based on anatomical diversity and severity.

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    Surgical techniques included single-stage and staged procedures, tailored to vaginal depth and common channel length.

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    For vaginal depths >2 cm, patients underwent laparoscopic rectal and vaginal pull-through or posterior sagittal approaches based on common channel length.

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    In cases with vaginal depth <2 cm, colon replacement was performed due to inadequate vaginal depth.

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    Postoperative follow-up revealed urinary incontinence in 25% of patients, with improvements noted through clean intermittent catheterization.

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Tailoring surgical approaches in different cloacal cases

  • by Ahmed Arafa, Abdelhafeez Mohamed Abdelhafez, Omar N. Abdelhakeem, Ahmed M. Akoula, Ahmed S. Ragab, Ahmed E. Arafat

  • April 7, 2026

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