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93929 Cloacal exstrophy

definition

Cloacal exstrophy (EC) is a major birth defect representing the severe end of the spectrum of the exstrophy-epispadias complex (EEC; see this term) characterized by omphalocele, exstrophy, imperforate anus and spinal defects (also referred to as the OEIS complex), often associated with other malformations.