Cloacal exstrophy

What it means

Cloacal exstrophy is a severe anterior abdominal wall defect in which the two hemibladders are visible and are separated by a midline intestinal plate, an omphalocele, and an imperforate anus.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category