NH SRCC Children's Hospital doctors perform surgery on girl born with joint urethra, vagina and rectum
Ten-year-old Arushi Mashery was born with a rare condition, where her urethra, vagina, and rectal openings did not separate at birth and were joined together, opening as a single cavity, was given a new lease of life by doctors at a private hospital in Mumbai.The condition, known as cloaca, is found in one in every 50,000 babies, according to Cleveland Clinic.Less than 15 cases have been...
Ten-year-old Arushi Mashery was born with a rare condition, where her urethra, vagina, and rectal openings did not separate at birth and were joined together, opening as a single cavity, was given a new lease of life by doctors at a private hospital in Mumbai.
The condition, known as cloaca, is found in one in every 50,000 babies, according to Cleveland Clinic.
Less than 15 cases have been reported in medical and clinical literature, said Dr Rasiklal Shah, Senior Consultant -- Paediatric Surgery, at the Narayana Health's SRCC Children's Hospital, in a statement.
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