Chapter 17 - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)»Other congenital malformations of the digestive system (Q38-Q45)»Persistent cloaca (Q43.7)
Q43.7
Persistent cloaca
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.