A Novel Surgical Approach for the Management of Cloacal Exstrophy with a Giant Omphalocele

Cloacal exstrophy is a rare malformation that presents as a lower midline abdominal wall defect which affects the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems. The components of cloacal exstrophy characteristically include omphalocele, exstrophy of perineal structures, and imperforate anus. Most of th...

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Main Authors: Caitlin A. Smith, Jeffrey R. Avansino, Paul Merguerian, Victoria Lane, Marc Levitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1728719