Bladder augmentation in exstrophy vesicae: Long-term results of a single experienced center.
Hasan DemirkanMehmet Özgür KuzdanPublished in: Birth defects research (2022)
An elaborated plan of surgical reconstruction for classic BE can lead to satisfactory long-term urinary continence in most patients. Ultimate predictors of outcome in BE repair are difficult to ascertain. Consistently, BA, bladder neck closure, and Mitrofanoff CIC continue to stand out at a critical point in the management of those patients with classic BE. Our study demonstrated that augmentation is required to achieve acceptable dryness with high satisfactory dryness rates in BE.