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Toshio Harumatsu, MD, PhD - Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery 2024
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A total of 213 persistent cloaca patients who responded to a questionnaire were enrolled in the study.
The age at anorectoplasty of patients with defecation problems was significantly younger compared to patients without defecation problems.
Multivariable logistic analysis shows that the associated anomaly of sacral agenesis independently increases the risk of defecation problems in persistent cloaca patients.
Persistent cloaca patients who underwent oral administration of laxatives and antegrade continence enema independently had defecation problems.
24% of persistent cloaca patients had sacral agenesis in the study.
Regular laxatives and regular enema are good ways to achieve good bowel function in persistent cloaca patients with sacral agenesis.
Sacral agenesis has been reported as an anomaly associated with bowel function, and in cases with imperforate anus, bowel management was less effective.
Understanding sacral agenesis as a risk factor helps clinicians anticipate defecation problems in persistent cloaca patients.