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Successful pregnancy and delivery in a patient with bladder exstrophy
Fatma Devran Bildircin1, Halil Suat Ayyildiz, Migraci Tosun
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. drfdevran@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Bladder exstrophy (BE) is a rare congenital anomaly. Owing to the advanced reconstructive surgical techniques and effective antibiotics, the incidence of urinary and systemic complications in patients with BE has decreased and the life expectancy has increased. However, this brings along social, sexual, and psychological problems; particularly, successful pregnancy and delivery is extremely rare in females with BE. We present a pregnancy of an 18-year-old female with BE, who has been followed at our university hospital since birth.
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