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Kloaka
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A cloaca is a single opening found in birds, reptiles, and some other animals that serves as the exit point for waste from the digestive system, urine, and reproductive organs. This combined system is significant because it allows these animals to conserve water and energy by processing and eliminating multiple types of waste through one passage.
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Research
24,331 papers- Cloaca--Historical aspects and terminology.ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery · 2016Peña ADOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.11.002
- Laparoscopic management of common cloaca: Current status.ReviewJournal of pediatric urology · 2022Pathak M, Saxena AKDOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.12.014
- The surgical treatment of cloaca.ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery · 2016Bischoff ADOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.11.009
- The embryology of persistent cloaca and urogenital sinus malformations.ReviewAsian journal of andrology · 2020Thomas DFMDOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_72_19
- Congenital cloaca: Long-term follow-up results with emphasis on outcomes beyond childhood.ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery · 2016Rintala RJDOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.11.011
- Pathology of cloaca anomalies with case correlation.ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery · 2016Gupta A, Bischoff ADOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.11.003
- The great divide: septation and malformation of the cloaca, and its implications for surgeons.ReviewPediatric surgery international · 2014Gupta A, Bischoff A, Peña A et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00383-014-3593-8
- Persistent cloaca with fetal ascites: clinical features and perinatal management.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Yamamichi T, Sakai T, Yoshida M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05204-0
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