Superior vesical fissure, a curious variant of exstrophy: an experience of three cases in children hospital, Pims

ABSTRACT

To present experience of superior vesical fissure. Study of management of patients with superior vesical fissure a variant of bladder exstrophy. The Children's Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad. Patients, cases of superior vesical fissure. Superior vesical fissure is a rare variant of bladder exstrophy. There is a wide spectrum of presentation of these patients. Pubic diastasis if present is minimal. Careful assessment of the extent of the superior vesical fissure is important. Treatment is tailored for the individual patient. Operative management is much easier and satisfying as compared to bladder exstrophy in terms of continence and function