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Exstrophy — Eversion of a hollow organ at birth. An exstrophic bladder is one that is turned inside out like a rubber glove. In exstrophy of the cloaca (a primitive embryonic structure) an area of the intestine is interposed between two separate areas of the … Medical dictionary
exstrophy-epispadias complex — a group of congenital defects of the anterior abdominal wall, including exstrophy of the bladder, exstrophy of the cloaca, and epispadias, believed to be caused by failure of the cloacal membrane to be reinforced by ingrowth of mesoderm … Medical dictionary
Bladder exstrophy — Infobox Disease Name = Bladder exstrophy Caption = DiseasesDB = 33377 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|64|1|q|60 ICD9 = ICD9|753.5 ICDO = OMIM = 600057 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 704 MeshName = Bladder+Exstrophy MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Cloacal exstrophy — A birth defect involving the pelvic area that is termed a malformation sequence and involves the cloaca. A cloaca is a common passageway for feces, urine and reproduction. During human embryogenesis (development), there is for a time a cloaca.… … Medical dictionary
ectopia cloacae — exstrophy of cloaca … Medical dictionary
hemibladder — hemi·blad·der (hemґe blad″ər) a half bladder, as seen in exstrophy of the cloaca; the urinary bladder is formed as two physically separated parts, each with its own ureter … Medical dictionary
