Current management of bladder exstrophy. 2004

Arthur Mourtzinos, and Joseph G Borer
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Urology, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Bladder exstrophy is a complex anomaly involving the urinary, genital, and intestinal tracts and the musculoskeletal system. The diagnosis is made typically at the newborn examination or on fetal ultrasonography that is performed by an experienced observer. Management of bladder exstrophy presents several challenges, beginning with initial repair using the more conventional staged approach or the recently re-popularized complete primary repair technique. Major goals in the management of bladder exstrophy are preservation of normal kidney function, close observation for development of adequate bladder function including urinary continence, and provision of acceptable cosmesis and function of the external genitalia. This article provides a brief overview of bladder exstrophy and a detailed description of modern management.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001746 Bladder Exstrophy A birth defect in which the URINARY BLADDER is malformed and exposed, inside out, and protruded through the ABDOMINAL WALL. It is caused by closure defects involving the top front surface of the bladder, as well as the lower abdominal wall; SKIN; MUSCLES; and the pubic bone. Bladder Extrophy,Exstrophy Of Bladder,Exstrophy of the Bladder,Urinary Bladder Exstrophy,Bladder Exstrophies,Bladder Extrophies,Exstrophies, Bladder,Exstrophies, Urinary Bladder,Exstrophy, Bladder,Exstrophy, Urinary Bladder,Extrophies, Bladder,Extrophy, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Exstrophies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013520 Urologic Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE is available. Procedure, Urologic Surgical,Procedures, Urologic Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Urologic,Surgical Procedures, Urologic,Urologic Surgical Procedure,Urological Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Urological Surgical,Procedures, Urological Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Urological,Surgical Procedures, Urological,Urological Surgical Procedure
D016216 Ultrasonography, Prenatal The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease. Fetal Ultrasonography,Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonography, Fetal,Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Prenatal Ultrasonography,Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis,Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses

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