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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2000;43(10):1386-1389. Published online October 15, 2000.

A Case of Omphalocele-Exstrophy-Imperforate Anus-Spina Bifida(OEIS syndrome)

Hyeon Jong HJ Yang¹, Lae Kyung LK Park¹, Han Jin HJ Kim¹, Hye Kyung HK Lee¹, Young Chang YC Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan, Korea

Abstract

Omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects(OEIS Syndrome) is a single defect in early mesoderm, and its incidence is about one in 250,000. If was first described by Littre in 1709. The characteristics of this disorder is omphalocele, extrpohy of bladder, imperforate anus and spina bifida. There have been reports of longtime survival made possible by several operations, but for most cases normal life is impossible due to the deformities. We report a case of OEIS complex who had omphalocele, exstrophy of bladder, imperforate anus and spina bifida from birth.

Keywords :OEIS syndrome