Talk:Persistent cloaca
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Possible copyright violation?
[edit]Could someone confirm that the text on this page wasn't lifted verbatim from the two referenced textbooks? —85.214.60.31 17:46, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
- Unfortunately no, since I don't own them, to make sure this isn't the case, let's contribute lots more and break up and rearrange everything so we have a unique article. Tyciol (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Source for Presentation
[edit]Without the Spitz and Coran book cited as source for "Treatment" to hand, I'd hazard a guess that it's also the source for "Presentation" because the first sentence of Treatment refers back to the last sentence of Presentation via the phrase "this type of cloaca" (viz., < 3 cm). If so, I'd combine the two sections into one, "Presentation and Treatment."--Hieronymus Illinensis (talk) 18:29, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
"Treatment" section
[edit]... is poorly worded, and filled with technical jargon: "performing [a] posterior sagittal approach without opening of the abdomen." What is this supposed to mean? Near the anus rather than the "front" of the perineum, making sure to keep it in a straight line and not slice into either butt-cheek? How does 'approach' fit into it. And how many casual readers seeking a basic explanation of the condition would nod their heads and go "ah, ok."?
I would love to attempt to remedy the grammar but I haven't the technical knowledge to do it adequately. I can only say: if you are a medical student, please don't treat this site as a way to slip something into Gray's Anatomy. Link your comments, and express your ideas in a way that is remotely understandable to the layman. No general-purpose encyclopedia ever engages in such profession-specific jargon, for blatantly obvious reasons. Seneillion (talk) 17:22, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
Species affected
[edit]Is this a condition in humans specifically? If so, I think this is worth specifying since cloacas are the correct anatomy in many non-human species.
Ambiguous prevalence
[edit]The sections "signs and symptoms" and "diagnosis" feature different values for prevalence (1/20k an 1/50k respectively). In my humble opinion that should be resolved. Laserapfel (talk) 17:32, 3 November 2024 (UTC)