title: Covered exstrophy: a rare variant.
abstract: A case of covered exstrophy without sequestration of a bowel segment is reported. A 4-year-old female presented with dribbling of urine. Treatment to date has been simple excision of the covered membrane with functional closure of the bladder and bilateral posterior iliac osteotomies, with reconstruction of the bladder neck and genitalia to be performed at a later date. The embryogenesis of this rare variant, a review of the reported cases, and management options are discussed. Keyword Covered exstrophy. Exstrophy. Bladder variants
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Borwankar
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kasat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naregal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bajaj
mesh_terms: D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans