Bladder Exstrophy Program Resources for Professionals
Our relationships with our professional colleagues are critical to the care we provide for the children and families we treat. To improve your experience and promote collaboration as we work together to care for our patients, we've collected a variety of resources and educational materials to share.
Referrals and consultations
To refer a patient, request a consultation or ask questions about one of your patients being seen by our team, we encourage you to call us at any time at 215-590-2754 or use our online form.
CHOP OPEN (Online Pediatric Education Network)
CHOP OPEN provides pediatric medical education. Healthcare professionals can sign up for a free account and have access to hundreds of lectures and presentations recorded by CHOP experts. View Urology courses.
Research highlights
2024
- Multi-Institutional Bladder Exstrophy Consortium After 8 Years: The Short- and Intermediate-Term Outcomes | Journal of Urology
- Male epispadias repair: Outcomes at three sites prior to the establishment of a multi-institutional collaboration - ScienceDirect
- Radiographic calibration for pubic diastasis assessment in bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex: a phantom study | Pediatric Radiology
2023
- HUMANITARIAN 2023 Urology Care Foundation Humanitarian Grant Award - American Urological Association
- Pelvic Ectopic Kidney Prevalence and Pressure Changes During Cloacal Exstrophy (Omphalocele-Exstrophy-Imperforate Anus-Spinal Defects Syndrome) Closure - ScienceDirect
- Prenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy and OEIS over 20 Years - ScienceDirect
2021
- Continence after Exstrophy Closure: What Does it Mean and is it Achievable? - American Urological Association
- Timing of inguinal hernia following complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy - ScienceDirect
- Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Care of Bladder and Cloacal Exstrophy: Are We Making Progress? - American Urological Association
2020
- Evaluation of outcomes following complete primary repair of bladder exstrophy at three individual sites prior to the establishment of a multi-institutional collaborative model - ScienceDirect
- Initial Experience of Pediatric Urology Consortium in Taking Care of Children with Bladder Exstrophy: the Search for the Holy Grail | Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports
2017
Urology clinical pathways
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers a library of clinical pathways for the evaluation and treatment of children with a variety of urologic conditions.
Each clinical pathway is a task-oriented care plan that details essential steps in the care of patients with specific clinical problems and describes the patient's expected clinical course.
Dr. Douglas Canning Memorial Endowed Fund
As CHOP’s Chief of Urology for 25 years, Douglas Canning, MD, directed one of the largest and most robust pediatric urology programs in the world and established CHOP’s leadership in diagnosing, understanding and treating bladder exstrophy. The Dr. Douglas Canning Memorial Endowed Fund seeks to both honor and extend Dr. Canning’s principles by supporting four pillars that guide our work with bladder exstrophy. Learn more.