[Psychological, sexual and social aspects of bladder exstrophy in adulthood. Analysis of 3 cases].
Rare congenital malformation, bladder exstrophy is usually treated soon after birth. Based on three cases report of bladder exstrophy in adulthood (two men and one women aged from 21 to 25 years), the authors emphasize the importance of psychological, sexual, and social disorders caused by this affection treated at this age. Urinary problems were excluded of this study. The authors stress the necessity of an early management of this malformation, if possible at birth in order to minimize these consequences.
el Khader
K
K
Service d'urologie B, hôpital Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc.
el Fassi
J
J
Koutani
A
A
Ibn Attya
A
A
Hachimi
M
M
Lakrissa
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological