It affects the urethra, the tube that carries urine outside of the body from the bladder In a baby with epispadias, the urethra doesn’t fully develop. Epispadias is a birth defect in which the urethra fails to fully develop, resulting in urine leaving the body from an abnormal site [1] in males, this may be an opening on the upper aspect of the penis, [2] and in females when the urethra develops too far anteriorly. Epispadias is a rare congenital anomaly in which the urethra opens onto the dorsal aspect of the penis in boys and is often displaced anteriorly in girls Epispadias is a rare birth defect located at the opening of the urethra
In this condition, the urethra does not develop into a full tube, and the urine exits the body from an abnormal location The causes of epispadias are unknown It may be related to improper development of the pubic bone. Epispadias is a rare congenital (present at birth) abnormality that involves the opening of the urethra (the tube from which urine exits the bladder) In boys with epispadias, the urethra opens in the top of the penis rather than the tip. Epispadias is a rare congenital condition involving the abnormal positioning of the urethral opening
What is bladder exstrophy/epispadias?bladder exstrophy is a very rare abnormality that is present at birth (congenital) It occurs when the bladder does not fold and close and therefore the abdominal wall and the pelvic bones cannot close over the bladder.
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