From Athens to Boston: Bladder exstrophy patient made “the best choice”

This past February, Giorgios Bampos was born in Athens, Greece, with a rare urological condition called bladder exstrophy. Deeply concerned for their son and committed to learning all they could about the condition and its treatment, his parents spoke with medical experts in their home country and extensively researched on the Internet.  They quickly determined that Boston Children’s Hospital was the best place for their son to get well. “The day my son was born was a very difficult day. They told me he had a problem. I did not know what it was. I was very scared at first,” according to Theodos Bampos, the boy’s father. Soon, Theodos came to understand the complex nature of his son’s problem. Bladder exstrophy is a congenital condition in which a baby is born with the bladder inside-out and exposed on the outside of the body. Affecting only about one in every 40,000 babies born, bladder exstrosphy is treated through surgery early in a baby’s life and then monitored with regular follow-up as the child grows. Joseph Borer, MD One of the main reasons the Bampos family chose Boston Children’s was the hospital’s experience in treating the condition. According to Joseph Borer, MD, director of the hospital’s bladder exstrophy program, Boston Children’s cares for between two and six newborns with bladder exstrophy each year. “This past year, we’ve seen four newborns,” Borer reports. In addition, the hospital’s team takes care of many new patients wh...
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