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Bladder Exstrophy

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Definition: 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.      Other names Urinary Bladder Exstrophies; Extrophies, Bladder; Exstrophy, Urinary Bladder; Exstrophy, Bladder; Exstrophies, Urinary Bladder; Exstrophies, Bladder; Bladder Extrophies; Extrophy, Bladder; Bladder Exstrophies; Urinary Bladder Exstrophy; Exstrophy of the Bladder; Bladder Extrophy

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