Response to commentary on “Optimizing Prenatal Diagnosis and Referral of Classic Bladder Exstrophy: Lessons from a Single-Institution Experience”

We thank the commenters for their insight on the thorny problem of prenatal diagnosis of classic bladder exstrophy (CBE). They correctly highlight what we consider among the most important conclusions of our study: CBE is difficult to diagnose for multiple reasons, chief among them the lack of suspicion by maternal fetal medicine specialists because of the rarity of the disease. As the largest cohort to date, our study reinforces the fact that knowledge of CBE diagnosis has not been widely disseminated.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research