Open AccessThe long-term outcomes after staged repair of exstrophy-epispadias complex
Author(s) -
Sajni I. Khemchandani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.186544
Subject(s) - medicine , epispadias , term (time) , bladder exstrophy , surgery , general surgery , quantum mechanics , physics
Classic bladder exstrophy (BE) is a rare malformation of the genito-urinary tract affecting 1:50,000 to 1:100,000 live births. The surgical reconstruction of the BE-epispadias complex is challenging for the most experienced pediatric urologists, surgeons, and orthopedists.