Table of Contents
- Overview
- Risks
- Recovery
- Prevention
- Images
Bladder birth defect repair; Everted bladder repair; Exposed bladder repair; Repair of bladder exstrophy
Expectations after surgery
Surgery is necessary to:
- Prevent infection that could decrease kidney function
- Allow the child to develop normal urinary control
- Improve the child's physical appearance
- Avoid future problems with sexual function
Convalescence
How long a person stays in the hospital depends on the severity of the bladder defect, if there are are other medical problems, and how many surgeries are needed.
Images
Male bladder anatomy
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Bladder exstrophy repair Prevention
Review Date: 06/13/2006
Reviewed By: Neil D. Sherman, MD, Urologist, Essex County, NJ. Review provided
by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
