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Mesh term Bladder Exstrophy

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Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urogenital Abnormalities

Description

A birth defect in which the URINARY BLADDER is malformed and exposed, inside out, and protruded through the ABDOMINAL WALL. It is caused by closure defects involving the top front surface of the bladder, as well as the lower abdominal wall; SKIN; MUSCLES; and the pubic bone.



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