Catarina Carvalho, Anna Morandi, Inbal Samuk, Carlos Gine, Ramon Gorter, Maria Jose Martinez-Urrutia, Alejandra Vilanova-Sánchez
PURPOSE: All types of cloacal malformations may be associated with anatomic variations of the external genitalia, including hypoplasia of the labia minora and enlarged clitoris; these variations could be even higher in posterior cloacas (PC). If a careful physical examination is not performed, patients may be misdiagnosed with ambiguous genitalia, leading to subsequent unnecessary testing, surgeries or even wrong gender assignment. The aim was to analyze data of patients with PC within the ARM-Net registry, focusing on the description of the genitalia, gender assignment and its consequences...
January 12, 2024: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery