Duplicate exstrophy presenting as an apparent urethral duplication

AbstractVariants of the exstrophy-epispadias sequence are exceedingly rare. We report a case of a newborn with duplicate exstrophy of the bladder that mimicked a urethral duplication. We discuss the workup and review the embryology and treatment of exstrophy variants.

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 50; p. 101304
Main Authors Shaw Anderson, Alexander Geoffrey, Middleton, Connor, Rich, Mark A, Swana, Hubert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019
Elsevier
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Double exstrophy
Duplicate exstrophy
Exstrophy variants
Surgery
Duplicate exstrophy
Exstrophy variants
Double exstrophy
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Summary:AbstractVariants of the exstrophy-epispadias sequence are exceedingly rare. We report a case of a newborn with duplicate exstrophy of the bladder that mimicked a urethral duplication. We discuss the workup and review the embryology and treatment of exstrophy variants.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101304