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DOI: 10.1055/a-2204-8629
Posterior Sinuplasty: A New Strategy for Managing Hydrocolpos in Cloaca—Case Series
Abstract
We present a simple surgical technique aiming to improve urine outflow through the common urogenital sinus in cloaca and facilitate drainage of existing hydrocolpos. The study included three cases of cloaca with associated hydrocolpos that were operated during the period 2022 through 2023. The patient is placed in the prone position for a standard posterior sagittal anorectoplasty. The distal rectal fistula is severed flush with the vagina/sinus leaving an open defect in the posterior wall of the vagina/sinus. The defect is then widened distally via a vertical incision (∼1 cm) through the posterior wall of the common urogenital sinus toward but not reaching the perineum. This vertical defect is then closed horizontally displacing the posterior vaginal wall downwards toward the perineum (posterior sinuplasty). The postoperative recovery was uneventful in the three cases. Adequate drainage of hydrocolpos was confirmed by imaging at follow-up, as well as improvement of upper urinary tract dilatation. In selected cases of cloaca, posterior sinuplasty is a simple procedure that can be applied during anorectoplasty to provide effective drainage of associated hydrocolpos.
Keywords
anorectal malformations - urogenital sinus - vaginal septum - Mullerian anomalies - congenitalPublication History
Received: 17 July 2023
Accepted: 21 October 2023
Accepted Manuscript online:
06 November 2023
Article published online:
13 February 2024
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