TITLE:
Bladder Exstrophy: A Case Report at Abass Ndao Hospital Center
AUTHORS:
Yves Kyungu Nkulu, Idrissa Ngom, Pereira Ermelindo, Ibou Dieng, Arsen Mudiangombe Ngoie, Arsène Mponyongo, Tony Kabangu, Yannick Kabeya Tshiani
KEYWORDS:
Bladder Exstrophy, Bladder Reconstruction, Urological Malformation, Senegal
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Urology,
Vol.16 No.10,
October
27,
2026
ABSTRACT: Bladder exstrophy is a rare and severe congenital malformation belonging to the exstrophy-epispadias complex. It can be diagnosed prenatally using morphological ultrasound, but in resource-limited countries, it is often diagnosed at birth due to insufficient access to specialized obstetric care. We report the case of a 7-year-old girl with bladder exstrophy diagnosed at birth but treated late in our department, in order to highlight the difficulties in accessing specialized care in our setting and to discuss the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic challenges of this rare malformation.