Exstrophy of the cloaca and the OEIS complex: One and the same
β Scribed by Carey, John C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Exstrophy of the bladder (EB) and exstrophy of the cloaca (EC) are generally recognizable as distinct clinical entities. In patients with EB, the posterior bladder wall is exposed through a midline defect of the abdomen. The umbilicus is inferiorly displaced and located close to the superior margin
Recently, I read with great interest the papers/ editorial comment by MartΔ± Β΄nez-FrΔ± Β΄as et al. [2001], Keppler-Noreuil [2001], and Carey [2001] on cloacal exstrophy and OEIS (omphalocele -exstrophy -imperforate anus -spinal defects) complex. These papers demonstrate again the ongoing difficulties i