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exstrophy
(redirected from Bladder exstrophy)

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exstrophy [ˈɛkstrəfɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Med congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder
[from Greek ex-1 + strophein to turn]


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Benjamin was born with bladder exstrophy, which means his bladder is in the wrong place and inside out.
Midwives at Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity Unit discovered baby Emily had a rare condition called bladder exstrophy, which meant her bladder was on the outside of her tiny body.
However, this process may be upset by a variety of reasons, including disabilities such as spina bifida or bladder exstrophy (a congenital condition causing the bladder to be turned inside out).
 
 
 
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