Pseudoexstrophy of the bladder: a rare variant.

Pediatr Surg Int

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.

Published: March 2001

A 15-day-old female presented with a healed omphalocele and a triangular musculoskeletal defect in the hypogastric area similar to the defect seen in classic bladder exstrophy. The bladder was normal on exploration. The defect was successfully closed using a bilateral anterior pubic ramotomy. Only ten cases of pseudoexstrophy have been reported in the world literature.

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