What are the clinical features of bladder exstrophy?

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asked Oct 4, 2022 in Incontinence by Speepupants (1,990 points)
What are the clinical features of bladder exstrophy?

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answered Oct 21, 2022 by FGjple (7,970 points)
The clinical features and main symptom of bladder exstrophy is the bladder protruding through an opening in the belly.

Bladder exstrophy can also lead to other symptoms, including: Smaller-capacity bladder.

And a lower-than-usual belly button.

The cause of bladder exstrophy is a developmental abnormality that occurs 4-5 weeks after conception in which the cloacal membrane is not replaced by tissue that will form the abdominal muscles.

However the underlying cause of this error in development is not known.

Bladder exstrophy is not very common and only around 1 out of 50,000 babies are born with bladder exstrophy.

Although bladder exstrophy is more common in males than females.

Bladder exstrophy is considered genetic as if someone in your family was born with bladder exstrophy then your baby has a higher chance of being born with bladder exstrophy.

Firstborn children, children of a parent with bladder exstrophy or siblings of a child with bladder exstrophy have an increased chance of being born with the condition.

A baby can survive without a bladder although without the bladder the baby will be incontinent for the rest of their life.

In some cases the bladder exstrophy can be fixed through surgery and the procedure is called complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy.

Complete repair surgery is performed in a single procedure that closes the bladder and the abdomen and repairs the urethra and outer sex organs.

This can be done soon after birth, or when the baby is around two to three months old.

When a baby is born without a bladder it's called bladder exstrophy which is a rare birth defect in which the bladder develops outside the

The exposed bladder can't store urine or function normally, resulting in urine leakage (incontinence).

Healthy and properly nourished babies should gain between 1 to 2 lbs of weight per month.

As long as your baby is gaining at least 1 lb of weight per month then they are okay but if the baby is gaining less than 1 lb of weight per month then they could have some health issues and should see a doctor.

Healthy breastfed infants typically put on weight more slowly than formula fed infants in the first year of life.

Formula fed infants typically gain weight more quickly after about 3 months of age.

Slow weight gain could be a problem if your newborn doesn't regain their birth weight within 10 to 14 days after their birth or your baby up to 3 months old gains less than an ounce a day, your infant between 3 and 6 months gains less than 0.67 ounces a day.

Failure to thrive in babies and children is defined as decelerated or arrested physical growth (height and weight measurements fall below the third or fifth percentile, or a downward change in growth across two major growth percentiles) and is associated with abnormal growth and development.

There are three reasons why babies do not gain weight which include not taking in enough calories, not absorbing calories or burning too many calories.

Full-term newborn infants should take in about 1.5 to 2 ounces of breast milk or formula about every 3 hours.

Premature infants need more calories than term babies.

Expect your baby to double his or her birth weight by about age 5 months.

From ages 6 to 12 months, a baby might grow 3/8 inch (about 1 centimeter) a month and gain 3 to 5 ounces (about 85 to 140 grams) a week.

Expect your baby to triple his or her birth weight by about age 1 year.

Poor weight gain is defined as gaining weight at a slower rate than other children who are the same age and sex.

"Normal" ranges for weight are based upon the weight of thousands of children.

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