Biomaterial Database

Enterovesical cystoplasty for bladder closure in cloacal exstrophy. 1987

K A Burbige, and C Libby

Successful bladder closure was accomplished in 4 infants with cloacal exstrophy by enterocystoplasty. Two patients were operated upon as newborns, and 2 were 3 and 8 months old, respectively. Three patients are alive and all are incontinent awaiting secondary bladder neck reconstruction. The surgical technique and results are described.

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
D008297	Male		Males
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D001743	Urinary Bladder	A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.	Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
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
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man