Reconstruction of the Umbilicus in Exstrophy

1 February 1994

journal article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology

Vol. 151 (2) , 453-454
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)34986-8

Abstract

Reconstruction of the umbilicus has cosmetic and functional value in the surgical treatment of the child with bladder exstrophy. We report on 12 patients who underwent creation of a neoumbilicus as part of genitourinary reconstruction.

Keywords

FUNCTIONAL
TREATMENT
CHILD
EXSTROPHY
SURGICAL
COSMETIC
NEOUMBILICUS
GENITOURINARY
BLADDER

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