EPISPADIAS

Course overview

EPISPADIAS IS A RARE UROGENITAL ANOMALY CHARACTERIZED BY THE FAILURE OF THE URETHRAL TUBE TO TUBULARIZE ON THE DORSAL ASPECT. ALTHOUGH COMMONLY ASSOCIATED AS A PART OF BLADDER EXSTROPHY-EPISPADIAS-COMPLEX (BEEC), ISOLATED EPISPADIAS OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY. ITS DIAGNOSIS IS CLINICAL AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS. THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR DETERMINING POSTOPERATIVE CONTINENCE IN THESE PATIENTS IS THE AVAILABILITY OF A SKILLED PEDIATRIC SURGEON/UROLOGIST. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EPISPADIAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.