"Bladder Exstrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001746
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.706.132 C12.777.829.132 C13.351.875.132 C13.351.968.829.132 C16.131.939.132
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| Concept/Terms |
Bladder Exstrophy- Bladder Exstrophy
- Bladder Exstrophies
- Exstrophies, Bladder
- Exstrophy, Bladder
- Exstrophy Of Bladder
- Urinary Bladder Exstrophy
- Exstrophies, Urinary Bladder
- Exstrophy, Urinary Bladder
- Urinary Bladder Exstrophies
- Bladder Extrophy
- Bladder Extrophies
- Extrophies, Bladder
- Extrophy, Bladder
- Exstrophy of the Bladder
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bladder Exstrophy" by people in Profiles.
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The anatomy of the pelvis in the exstrophy complex. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Feb; 77(2):177-89.