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Preferred term

Bladder Exstrophy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Bladder Extrophy
  • Exstrophy Of Bladder
  • Exstrophy of the Bladder
  • Urinary Bladder Exstrophy

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T1J21T3X-3

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