Urethral length in female infants and its relevance in the repair of cloaca

Study establishes 1.5 cm as the normal urethral length threshold in female infants aged 6-36 months, validating its use as a surgical decision point in cloacal and urogenital sinus reconstruction. Findings support current algorithms that use this measurement to determine whether total urogenital mobilization or urogenital separation is appropriate for optimizing continence outcomes.