Abstract
Bladder exstrophy (BE) is a devastating congenital abnormality of the urinary tract
in which infants are born with the urinary bladder extruded through their abdominal
wall, a urethra that is open dorsally, and significant secondary abnormalities of
the genitalia. We present a male patient with BE who suffered from infertility and
after a long course of failed attempts with assisted reproductive technology ultimately
benefitted from a synchronous testicular sperm extraction. We review the literature
surrounding assisted reproductive techniques in the setting of bladder exstrophy and
comment on innovative technologies that may benefit this population.
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Publication history
Published online: August 25, 2022
Accepted:
August 14,
2022
Received:
March 27,
2022
Footnotes
Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.
Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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