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
Severe lower limb defects in exstrophy of the cloaca
β Scribed by Jain, Mahim ;Weaver, David D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 128A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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