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Toshio Harumatsu, MD, PhD - Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery 2024
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What the experts said
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 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