An unusual form of duplicate bladder exstrophy.
Duplicate bladder exstrophy is a rare variant of the exstrophy/epispadic lesions in which an external patch of exstrophic bladder presents in addition to a closed bladder in a more normal anatomical position, diastasis of the pubis and rectus muscles, and often a form of epispadias. We describe an anomaly of this variant with a fistula to the closed bladder. Careful examination with fluoroscopy and cystoscopy is helpful in defining the anatomy in these variants.
Tomita
Sandra S
SS
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
McTiernan
Tracy L
TL
Ginsburg
Howard B
HB
D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004842:Epispadias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery