Ultrasound Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report.

Cho, Sung Woo; Lee, Eun Hye; Shim, Jeong Yun; Chang, Sung Woon

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002;45(6):1082-1085.
Published online June 1, 2002.

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report.

Sung Woo Cho, Eun Hye Lee, Jeong Yun Shim, Sung Woon Chang

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pochon CHA University College of Medicine, Pochon, Korea.
²Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Pochon CHA University College of Medicine, Pochon, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Pochon CHA University College of Medicine, Pochon, Korea.

Abstract

Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital malformation in which the anterior wall of the bladder is absent, and the posterior wall is exposed. Because of the poor prognosis, prenatal diagnosis is important. We present a case of bladder exstophy which was presented as a solid mass in the lower part of the fetal abdomen instead of fluid-filled urinary bladder, and confirmed at autopsy after termination of pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bladder exstrophy prenatally diagnosed in the Korean literature.

Key Words: fetus, abnormalities, genitourinary system, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound