Preferred Label : Bladder exstrophy and epispadias complex;
Symbol : BEEC;
CISMeF acronym : BEEC;
Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;
Included titles and symbols : Exstrophy of bladder;
Description : Bladder exstrophy and epispadias complex (BEEC) is an anterior midline defect with
variable expression involving the infraumbilical abdominal wall including the pelvis,
urinary tract, and external genitalia (Gearhart and Jeffs, 1998). BEEC is one of the
most severe urologic birth defects because of its profound impact on continence, sexual
function, and morbidity due to the effect of chronic and recurrent infections on renal
function. The term 'exstrophy,' derived from the Greek work ekstriphein, which literally
means 'turn inside out,' was first used by Chaussier in 1780. Martinez-Frias et al.
(2001) emphasized that exstrophy of the cloaca and exstrophy of the bladder are 2
different expressions of a primary developmental field defect. Cloacal exstrophy is
a feature of the OEIS (omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects) complex
(258040). Exstrophy of the cloaca includes the persistence and exstrophy of a common
cloaca that receives ureters, ileum, and a rudimentary hindgut and is associated with
failure of fusion of the genital tubercles and pubic rami, incomplete development
of the lumbosacral vertebrae with spinal dysraphism, imperforate anus, cryptorchidism
and epispadias in males and anomalies of the mullerian duct derivatives in females,
and a wide range of urinary tract anomalies. Omphalocele is common, and most patients
have a single umbilical artery.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Prefixed ID : %600057;
Origin ID : 600057;
UMLS CUI : C1838703;
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