Differentials

Cloacal exstrophy

SIGNS / SYMPTOMS
INVESTIGATIONS
SIGNS / SYMPTOMS

Rare midline defect of the lower abdominal wall in which the intestines lie outside of the abdomen, often surrounded by two halves of the bladder. Genitalia are often bifurcated, the rectum may communicate with the bladder and an imperforate anus may be present.

INVESTIGATIONS

Prenatal ultrasonography: visualization of defect with the presence of gut or other abdominal viscera outside of the abdominal cavity.

Postnatal physical exam: confirmatory of diagnosis.

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