Research Notes on Bladder Exstrophy
Bladder exstrophy, more properly, the exstrophy-epispadias complex is a rare congenital anomality occurring once every 40,000-50,000 live births with a 2:1 male:female ratio. The diagnosis involves a spectrum of anomalies of the lower abdominal wall, bladder, anterior bony pelvis, and external genitalia. It occurs due to failure of the abdominal wall to close during fetal development and results in protrusion of the posterior bladder wall through the lower abdominal wall. ...read more on Wikpedia
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Top Resources on Bladder Exstrophy
- Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community: What is Bladder Exstrophy?
- UrologyHealth.org: Bladder Exstrophy
- A.D.A.M (via MedlinePlus): Bladder Exstrophy Repair
- The Brady Urological Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital: Classic Bladder Exstrophy
- Health-cares.net: Bladder Exstrophy
- Children's Hospital Boston: About Bladder Exstrophy
- Unified Medical Language System (via Diseases Database): Bladder Exstrophy Definition
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UrologyHealth.org: Bladder Exstrophy
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