Bladder exstrophy: current management and postoperative imaging

Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Jul;44(7):768-86; quiz 765-7. doi: 10.1007/s00247-014-2892-5. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

Abstract

Bladder exstrophy is a rare malformation characterized by an infra-umbilical abdominal wall defect, incomplete closure of the bladder with mucosa continuous with the abdominal wall, epispadias, and alterations in the pelvic bones and muscles. It is part of the exstrophy-epispadias complex, with cloacal exstrophy on the severe and epispadias on the mild ends of the spectrum. Bladder exstrophy is the most common of these entities and is more common in boys. The goal of this paper is to describe common methods of repair and to provide an imaging review of the postoperative appearances.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bladder Exstrophy / pathology
  • Bladder Exstrophy / surgery*
  • Cicatrix / diagnosis
  • Cutaneous Fistula / diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
  • Humans
  • Ilium / surgery
  • Osteotomy
  • Pelvic Bones / abnormalities
  • Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Floor / abnormalities
  • Postoperative Care
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Preoperative Care
  • Radiography
  • Rupture / diagnosis
  • Urethral Stricture / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder / injuries
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Catheterization
  • Urinary Fistula / diagnosis
  • Urinary Tract / pathology
  • Urogenital Abnormalities / pathology
  • Urogenital Abnormalities / surgery
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / methods*