title: Early prenatal diagnosis of bladder exstrophy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Exstrophy of the urinary bladder is a rare congenital malformation. The first case of sonographic diagnosis, prior to viability, of bladder exstrophy without associated anomalies is presented. The diagnosis before viability allowed the parents to receive counseling on prognosis as well as possible options. This case is unique in that the bladder anomaly was an isolated defect, not associated with any other structural anomaly. The literature on the subject is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Coyman
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barahona
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Reece
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging