label: Bladder Exstrophy
label_lc: bladder exstrophy
description: A congenital anomaly that involves the protrusion of the exstrophied bladder through the abdominal wall. It is an anomaly that exists along the exstrophy-epispadias complex, which frequently includes urethra exstrophy, separation of the pubic symphysis, external rotation of the pelvic bones, and opening of the puborectal sling and sphincters.