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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Barium stone formation in the vagina of a child with persistent cloaca following a distal colostogram
Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu1, Aminu Mohammad Mohammad1, Musa Ibrahim2
1 Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu
Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University, P.O. Box: 2536, Kano
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1596-2393.158937
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Persistent cloaca is a severe form of malformation of the anorectum. A distal colostogram is important in the planning of its treatment. We report herein a case of a girl who had barium stone formation within her vagina following a distal colostogram. Water soluble contrasts are recommended for this procedure. |
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