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Pre- and postnatal imaging of a girl with a cloacal variant

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We describe the prenatal MR findings in a 29-week fetus with a cloacal variant (urogenital sinus and anterior placed anus) in combination with an enlarged clitoris and urethral duplication and correlate them with postnatal imaging. Fetal MR imaging permits the diagnosis and characterization of cloacal and urogenital sinus malformations in utero. This information may guide pre-, peri- and postnatal management.

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Huisman, T.A.G.M., van der Hoef, M., Willi, U.V. et al. Pre- and postnatal imaging of a girl with a cloacal variant. Pediatr Radiol 36, 991–996 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0248-5

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