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Exstrophy-Epispadias Anomaly

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Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex (BEEC) is the current term for three congenital anomalies involving failure of fusion of the bladder and urethra. It includes classic bladder exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy and epispadias. Reconstruction involves major surgery and is usually staged.

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    Justin Kelly—Australian urologist.

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    FV Cantwell described repair in 1895, updated by Philip Ransley an English urologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.

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    Benjamin Alcock (1801—not known). Professor of anatomy in Dublin and Cork, Ireland.

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  1. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

    Naser Al Soudan Al Anazi & Imran Mushtaq

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Mark Davenport

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Al Anazi, N.A.S., Mushtaq, I. (2022). Exstrophy-Epispadias Anomaly. In: Sinha, C.K., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84467-7_31

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