The aims of reconstructive surgery in patients with bladder exstrophy are to maintain kidney function, achieve urinary continence and to create or preserve functionally normal external genitalia As ...

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 ...

A working bladder is something most people take for granted. “Peeing is generally such a monotonous, uneventful function, but for me, it’s a painful, eye-watering experience” says Becca Rabizadeh.

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 ...