TY - JOUR
T1 - Bladder exstrophy-epispadias-cloacal exstrophy complex
T2 - A contemporary overview
AU - Baradaran, Nima
AU - Gearhart, John P.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) is a spectrum of rare congenital malformations involving the urinary, genital, and musculoskeletal systems in which the bladder remains open through a lower abdominal defect with wide pubic separation. Treatment is primarily surgical and usually is performed in multiple stages. Goals of treatment include closing the bladder and abdominal defect while maintaining renal function, achieving urinary continence, maintaining sexual function, and providing cosmetically appealing external genitalia. Several long-term complications of this challenging condition in pediatric urology require a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
AB - Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) is a spectrum of rare congenital malformations involving the urinary, genital, and musculoskeletal systems in which the bladder remains open through a lower abdominal defect with wide pubic separation. Treatment is primarily surgical and usually is performed in multiple stages. Goals of treatment include closing the bladder and abdominal defect while maintaining renal function, achieving urinary continence, maintaining sexual function, and providing cosmetically appealing external genitalia. Several long-term complications of this challenging condition in pediatric urology require a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
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U2 - 10.1542/neo.11-12-e705
DO - 10.1542/neo.11-12-e705
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649945659
SN - 1526-9906
VL - 11
SP - e705-e713
JO - NeoReviews
JF - NeoReviews
IS - 12
ER -