Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital malformation that manifests as an absence of the anterior bladder wall, resulting in an exposed bladder mucosa at birth. This condition presents formidable ...

The question at this point is how well complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy, using the phallic disassembly technique, has met the goals of renal preservation, construction of a cosmetically ...

Bladder exstrophy-epispadias-cloacal exstrophy complex is the most severe form of the BEEC (Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex), constituting 10% of all the cases. In this condition, an abdominal ...

A recent study has reported a novel approach to primary bladder exstrophy closure without osteotomy in newborns. In this study, most patients were managed on a paediatric urology ward with an epidural ...

At their 22-week prenatal appointment, one Texas couple got a startling surprise— their doctor couldn’t find their baby’s bladder in a sonogram. The next week, they learned she had a rare congenital ...

Staged reconstruction repair of bladder exstrophy results in hydronephrosis or renal scarring in 15-25% of patients. A cosmetically acceptable and functional phallus can be achieved in 85% of patients ...