Evaluation of Outcomes following Complete Primary Repair of Bladder Exstrophy at Three Individual Sites Prior to the Establishment of a Multi-Institutional Collaborative Model

The Multi-Institutional Bladder Exstrophy Consortium (MIBEC) was established in 2013 to refine technical aspects of the complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy (CPRE), to decrease complications, and to improve outcomes. In order to place outcomes from the consortium into context of historic outcomes, we evaluated continence and dry intervals in children who were repaired prior to the beginning of the consortium at these institutions. We hypothesized that continence (voiding with dryness) is rarely achieved after primary CPRE and surgery following CPRE improves dryness but may hinder voiding per urethra.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - May 28, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Dana A. Weiss, Aseem R. Shukla, Joseph G. Borer, Bryan S. Sack, John V. Kryger, Elizabeth B. Roth, Travis W. Groth, Jennifer R. Frazier, Michael E. Mitchell, Douglas A. Canning Source Type: research