Bladder exstrophy

Introduction: Bladder exstrophy

Description of Bladder exstrophy

Bladder exstrophy: Congenital eversion of the urinary bladder. It is characterized by the absence of a portion of the lower abdominal wall and the anterior vesical wall, with eversion of the posterior vesical wall through the deficit.
Source: Diseases Database

Bladder exstrophy: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Bladder exstrophy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Bladder exstrophy:

• Bladder
• Bladder symptoms (1010 causes)
• Bladder disease
• Bladder disorder
• Bladder pain (16 causes)
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder

Terms associated with Bladder exstrophy:

Terms Similar to Bladder exstrophy:

• Bladder extrophy
• Congenital ectopic urinary bladder
• Congenital extroversion of bladder

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Bladder exstrophy

• Urogenital Abnormalities
• Urinary Bladder Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Bladder exstrophy

The following list attempts to classify Bladder exstrophy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Urogenital Abnormalities
    • Bladder Exstrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Urologic Diseases
    • Urinary Bladder Diseases
      • Bladder Exstrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
    • Urogenital Abnormalities
      • Bladder Exstrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
    • Urologic Diseases
      • Urinary Bladder Diseases
        • Bladder Exstrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Abnormalities
    • Urogenital Abnormalities
      • Bladder Exstrophy

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Source: Diseases Database

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