Bladder Anomalies: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

bladder anomalies, bladder diverticulum, urachal sinus, urachal cyst, patent urachus, vesicourachal diverticulum, bladder ears, bladder agenesis, megacystitis, bladder duplication, bladder septation

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Bartley G Cilento, Jr, MD, Instructor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Boston and Harvard Medical School
Bartley G Cilento, Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Urological Association, and Massachusetts Medical Society
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Martin David Bomalaski, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Urologist, Alaska Southcentral Urology Specialists
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Harry P Koo, MD, Chairman of Urology Division and Director of Pediatric Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University; Professor of Surgery, VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia; Director of Urology, Children's Hospital of Richmond
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