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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2025; 13(24): 107233
Published online Aug 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i24.107233
Iatrogenic cloaca: A case report
Laveena Balani, Ashok Kumar
Laveena Balani, Ashok Kumar, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
Co-first authors: Laveena Balani and Ashok Kumar.
Author contributions: Kumar A designed the concept, revised and edited the manuscript; Balani L did the literature search and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Ashok Kumar, FACS, FASCRS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed), Full Professor, Professor, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India. doc.ashokgupta@gmail.com
Received: March 19, 2025
Revised: April 19, 2025
Accepted: May 13, 2025
Published online: August 26, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This rare and unusual case highlights the mismanagement of hematocolpometra in a child and its subsequent complication in the form of iatrogenic cloaca. Here the authors discuss the management of this patients in details, and review the literature on surgical management of iatrogenic cloaca.